Program Learning Outcomes
Students in the program achieve a comprehensive set of learning outcomes. The outcomes are divided into seven sections: Human Body Systems (SYS), Medical Legal and Ethics (MLE), Medical Pathologies and Treatments (MED), Trauma Pathologies and Treatments (TRA), Public Health (PBH), Athletics and Kinematics (ATH), and Medical Education (EDU).
Outcomes
The Big Ideas
Human Body Systems (SYS)
The complex system of the human body is the foundation for any medical practice. The systems occur at different scales and different levels of complexity while including biochemical and fauna systems as well. This big idea focuses on the study of Anatomy and Physiology.
Medical Legal and Ethics (MLE)
An exploration of the medical and legal underpinning of the medical practice in the United States, California, Placer County, and at Western Sierra Collegiate Academy. This includes major laws and court opinions at the federal, state, and local levels. Also included is an exploration of the virtue ethic and ethical theories. This big idea lays the foundation for the medical program.
Medical Pathologies and Treatments (MED)
Pathophysiology and differential diagnosis are the cornerstones of medical practice. Medical communication is also a critical component of joining the medical profession. This big idea encompasses all of those items along with pharmacology, appearance and performance-enhancing drugs, and nutrition.
Medical Education (EDU)
Medical education is a critical skill for a medical provider. Every provider must educate their patients in order to secure informed consent. This big idea allows the students to investigate methods for education in a classroom, small group, and patient/provider context.
Trauma Pathologies and Treatments (TRA)
Traumatic injuries are the most common and possibly the most graphic of conditions that the medical provider will face. Bleeding Control, bandaging, splinting, and wrapping are cornerstones of medical practice. This big idea encompasses all of those items along with shock identification and treatment, scene management, and rehabilitation.
Public Health (PBH)
Athletic Training is at its heart a public health activity. The student trainers work to give the people in our community, both within the school and the families and neighbors around the school, information to make better healthcare decisions. This takes the form of students’ interactions in person, with their families, in friend groups, and on social media that all not only refute misconceptions but put forth how to get reliable information. Student trainers not only work actively to prevent injury and disease in their athletes and classmates but also provide families and friends with the tools to prevent injury and disease as well.
Athletics, Kinematics, and Sidelines (ATH)
An understanding of the sports and activities we serve, what forces they create, and how those forces impact the human body is critical to understanding how to deploy resources to achieve the mission. This big idea integrates all those items into a comprehensive risk analysis along with evaluations of the Sports Medicine provider in the context of the sport, activity, and/or school/community.