Athletic Trainers (ATs) are healthcare professionals who render service or treatment, under the direction of or in collaboration with a physician, in accordance with their education and training and Indiana's statutes, rules, and regulations. As a part of the healthcare team, services provided include primary care, injury and illness prevention, wellness promotion and education, emergent care, examination and clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. According to the Indiana AT Practice Act - IC 25-5.1, ATs can treat "physically active individuals as a result of participation in: an exercise, a sport, game or recreational activity; requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina including any comparable injury that impedes the individual's participation in any of the activities listed in this section."

Where do ATs work?

Athletic trainers work in a variety of settings, including traditional sports settings, such as:

• High schools
• Colleges
• Professional/semi-professional sports
• Youth and rec sports

Athletic trainers also work with physically active patient populations in several additional settings, such as: 

• Outpatient rehabilitation clinics
• Hospitals and orthopedic clinics
• Health and recreation centers
• Industrial and corporate settings
• Military, fire and police
• Performing arts
• And many others!

Education Information

Professional Degree Level:  Masters’ level

Undergraduate recommended majors:  exercise science, kinesiology, athletic training or sports medicine. 

Some AT master’s programs have accelerated undergraduate pathways, see each program website for traditional and accelerated undergraduate pathways.

Indiana Programs: 

• BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
• FRANKLIN COLLEGE
• INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY
• INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
• MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY
• PURDUE UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE
• UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS