Personal Statement: A Career In Athletic Training
Medicine is a broad specialty; there are doctors, nurses, technicians, therapists, and first responders. Belonging to the latter, are athletic trainers. Similar to other medical first responder fields, athletic training is a health care profession that works under the direction of a physician. However, athletic trainers are tasked with the medical care of athletes and those who engage in physical activity. Athletic trainers are academically and clinically proficient in injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. They are required to diagnose, evaluate, treat, and rehabilitate athletes to safely return to their respective activity. I want to study athletic training because I want to be the one who can make a difference in an athlete’s
life. I am extremely interested in sports and emergency medicine and am currently following a pre-medical track in hopes of attending medical school after successful completion of a bachelor’s degree. I specifically chose to apply to the athletic training program because I believe that it will provide me with a unique experience that will better prepare me for the challenges of graduate school. Since athletic training deals with sports and emergency medical care, I believe that it will not only allow me to acquire the clinical skills needed in those situations, but the ability to work in a stressful environment as well. After completing my observational hours, I am confident that this is the major I was meant to pursue and I am confident that I will be successful in this program. After completing my bachelor’s degree, if I am to continue in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, I will commission into the U.S. Air Force. After my commissioning, I plan on attending medical school and becoming a trauma flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force. I plan to choose this specially because it contains similarities to athletic training. Flight surgeons are medical doctors who provide primary care to military members of flight crews. They are similar to athletic trainers in that both professions practice preventative, occupational, and emergency medicine. I chose to apply to the UCF Athletic Training Program because I sincerely believe that it will best prepare me for my professional goals. The knowledge I have of this program is that it is an academically challenging program that is designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide medical care in various environments. Having witnessed the extremes that athletic trainers are willing to go through to best care for their athletes has provided me with a new appreciation for athletic trainers and it has encouraged me to continue with my plan of majoring in athletic training.
life. I am extremely interested in sports and emergency medicine and am currently following a pre-medical track in hopes of attending medical school after successful completion of a bachelor’s degree. I specifically chose to apply to the athletic training program because I believe that it will provide me with a unique experience that will better prepare me for the challenges of graduate school. Since athletic training deals with sports and emergency medical care, I believe that it will not only allow me to acquire the clinical skills needed in those situations, but the ability to work in a stressful environment as well. After completing my observational hours, I am confident that this is the major I was meant to pursue and I am confident that I will be successful in this program. After completing my bachelor’s degree, if I am to continue in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, I will commission into the U.S. Air Force. After my commissioning, I plan on attending medical school and becoming a trauma flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force. I plan to choose this specially because it contains similarities to athletic training. Flight surgeons are medical doctors who provide primary care to military members of flight crews. They are similar to athletic trainers in that both professions practice preventative, occupational, and emergency medicine. I chose to apply to the UCF Athletic Training Program because I sincerely believe that it will best prepare me for my professional goals. The knowledge I have of this program is that it is an academically challenging program that is designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide medical care in various environments. Having witnessed the extremes that athletic trainers are willing to go through to best care for their athletes has provided me with a new appreciation for athletic trainers and it has encouraged me to continue with my plan of majoring in athletic training.