Certificate of Achievement: Advanced Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine is a multi-disciplinary educational experience. Instruction emphasizes injury prevention, emergency care and rehabilitation through the principles of anatomy, physiology, pathology, bio-mechanics and psychology. Hands-on experience is available to the student intern through the Athletic Treatment Center from an array of Sports Medicine professionals. Students interested in medicine, athletic training, physical therapy, chiropractic, nutrition or other allied health fields are candidates for this program.

 

The Certificate of Achievement: Advanced Sports Medicine is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in knowledge and experience in a variety of sports medicine fields.  It builds on the foundation of the Certificate of Achievement: Introduction to Sports Medicine with more in-depth course work and experience opportunities as well as options within related disciplines such a personal training and adaptive fitness.  The emphasis on clinical experience and hands-on practical skills prepares the students not only with the knowledge they need to be successful in the workforce, but the skills and experience that are critical to that success.  Completion of the requirements prepares students for aide positions in physical therapy clinics and chiropractic offices as well as positions in personal training and adaptive fitness.  When combined with additional coursework, students also can prepare for transfer and additional study in Sports Medicine fields at the Four-Year or Professional Educational Program setting.

 

 

With the number of students in the Sports Medicine Program and the close alignment with the Personal Training and Adaptive Programs, we project 5-10 completers per year.  As we grow our populations and strengthen the relationships between programs, we project 15-20 completers per year by the 5-year mark.

Course #	Course Title	Year 1 Annual Sections	Year 1 Annual Enrollment	Year 2 Annual Sections	Year 2 Annual Enrollment
KINS 16A	Prevention of Injuries	3	46	3	34
KINS 16B	Emergency Injury Care	3	70	3	68
KINS 16C	Treatment and Rehabilitation of Injuries	2	41	4	80
KINS 62A	Clinical Experiences in Sports Medicine I	5	26	4	32
KINS 62B	Clinical Experiences in Sports Medicine II	5	13	4	12
KINS 62C	Clinical Experiences in Sports Medicine III	3	7	4	6
KINS 62D	Clinical Experiences in Sports Medicine IV	2	4	4	7
KINS 62E	Clinical Experiences in Sports Medicine V	4	6	5	8
INT 50	Internship	7	74	7	67
INT 51	Internship	8	45	9	49
INT 52	Internship	4	17	7	31
INT 53	Internship	3	16	5	13
INT 54	Internship	4	16	4	8
KINS 1	Introduction to Kinesiology	10	334	9	325
KINS 8A	Theory and Concepts ofExercise Physiology I	3	75	3	85
KINS 8B	Theory and Concepts ofExercise Physiology II	1	20	2	36
KINS 9	Basic Nutrition for Sports and Fitness	5	199	4	178
KINS 48	Fitness Assessment Techniques for the Personal Trainer	NA	NA	1	30
KINS 81	Introduction to Adaptive Fitness	1	12	2	22
KINS 82	Applied Principles of Adaptive Fitness	NA	NA	NA	NA
KINS 84	Functional Fitness and Adaptive Movement	NA	NA	NA	NA

The Certificate of Achievement: Advanced Sports Medicine is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in knowledge and experience in a variety of sports medicine fields.  It builds on the foundation of the Certificate of Achievement: Introduction to Sports Medicine with more in-depth course work and experience opportunities as well as options within related disciplines such a personal training and adaptive fitness.  Completion of the requirements prepares students for aide positions in physical therapy clinics and chiropractic offices as well as positions in personal training and adaptive fitness.  When combined with additional coursework, students also can prepare for transfer and additional study in Sports Medicine fields at the Four-Year or Professional Educational Program setting.

 

Program Learning Outcomes:

·      Students will demonstrate an entry-level of knowledge and skill in a variety of sports medicine disciplines, including athletic training, physical therapy, strength and conditioning and emergency medical care.

·      Students will gain skills applicable in providing quality medical care for active populations.

 

Knowledge and Skills:

• identify basic musculo-skeletal anatomy.
• employ knowledge of muscle anatomy by designing sport specific pre-activity warm-ups.
• apply various strapping and wrapping techniques to prevent injuries
• demonstrate flexibility exercises to stretch major muscle groups.
• demonstrate basic athletic injury recognition.
• recognize basic signs and symptoms of athletic injury trauma.
• apply basic first aid skills to mock athletic injuries.
• explain the phases of tissue healing.
• design treatment protocols for the different phases of healing.
• understand the indications and contra-indications of different therapeutic treatments.
• demonstrate proper use of machine and free weight exercise equipment.
• formulate exercise protocols to strengthen different areas of the body.
• discuss cultural differences in prevention, emergence care, treatment and rehabilitation.

 

TOTAL UNITS:  24-27 Units

Proposed Sequence:

Year 1, Fall = 9-14 units

Year 1, Winter = 9-14 units

Year 1, Spring = 3-13 units

TOTAL UNITS: 24-27 units

 

Example Sequence

 

Year 1, Fall – KINS 16A, KINS 62A, 1 Restricted Elective (9 – 14 units)

Year 1, Winter – KINS 16B, KINS 62B, 1 Restricted Elective (9 – 14 units)

Year 1, Spring – KINS 16C, 1 Restricted Elective (3 – 8 units)

 

Requirements	Course #	Title	Units	Sequence
Core Courses (9 units)	KINS 16A	Prevention of Athletic Injuries	3	Year 1 Fall
	KINS 16B	Emergency Athletic Injury Care	3	Year 1 Winter
	KINS 16C	Treatment & Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries	3	Year 1 Spring
Restricted Electives(15-18 units)	Experience: Select minimum of 6 units
	KINS 62A	Clinical Experiences in Sports Medicine I	3	Year 1 Fall/Winter/Spring
	KINS 62B	Clinical Experiences in Sports Medicine II	3	Year 1 Fall/Winter/Spring
	ITRN 50	Internship	1	Year 1 Fall/Winter/Spring
	ITRN 51	Internship	2	Year 1 Fall/Winter/Spring
	ITRN 52	Internship	3	Year 1 Fall/Winter/Spring
	ITRN 53	Internship	4	Year 1 Fall/Winter/Spring
	ITRN 54	Internship	5	Year 1 Fall/Winter/Spring
	Select minimum of 9 units
	KINS 1	Introduction to Kinesiology	5	Year 1 Spring
	KINS 8A	Theory & Concepts of Exercise Physiology I	5	Year 1 Fall
	KINS 8B	Theory & Concepts of Exercise Physiology II	5	Year 1 Winter
	KINS 9	Basic Nutrition for Sports & Fitness	5	Year 1 Spring
	KINS 48	Fitness Assessment Techniques for the Personal Trainer	4	Year 1 Winter
	KINS 81	Introduction to Adaptive Fitness	4	Year 1 Winter
	KINS 82	Applied Principles of Adaptive Fitness	4	Year 1 Winter
	KINS 84	Functional Fitness & Adaptive Movement	3	Year 1 Spring

The certificate provides opportunities for students in many areas, including our duel enrollment populations at the high school level. Students are exposed to a variety of sports medicine careers and learn knowledge and skills that may help them along their pathway towards those careers. The certificate also serves traditional, returning and retraining students who are preparing for professional education programs in medicine, athletic training, physical therapy and chiropractic medicine. Finally, the certificate design allows for more distance and virtual teaching and learning, providing students with options outside the traditional face-to-face instruction model. In all, the Certificate of Achievement: Advanced Sports Medicine is well in line with the goals and direction of Foothill College, higher education and professional education in medicine. Perhaps the most important aspect of the Certificate of Achievement: Advanced Sports Medicine is the focus on hands-on experience and practical knowledge and skills. Feedback from industry professionals and educational program directors indicates that the greatest weakness in entry-level candidates is not in their lack of knowledge, it is in their lack of ability to apply that knowledge in a practical setting. By incorporating clinical experience and emphasizing hands-on skills within the certificate, we hope to close that achievement gap and produce graduates who are successful in both conceptual and practical knowledge and skills, making for a stronger workforce.

Per faculty chair, Warren Voyce, he has contacted and received the positive feedback from counterparts in West Valley and Ohlone.