The Barriers That Athletic Training Students Experience and How They Affect Them

The Barriers That Athletic Training Students Experience and How They Affect Them

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Abstract:
For decades, nursing, medical and other health professions have studied the barriers that affect their students. Yet, little research has been done to evaluate the barriers that affect athletic training students. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods study was implemented to determine what barriers athletic training students face during their professional programs and what effect these barriers have on their desire to leave their program. This lecture will discuss the findings of this research study focusing on the barriers that athletic training students experienced during their professional programs as well as the frequency with which they experienced these barriers and the overall effect that each barrier had on their desire to leave their athletic training program. This lecture will also discuss the correlation between the frequency with which athletic training students experience barriers and their desire to leave their athletic training program.

Learning Objectives:

  • Consider how barriers affect athletic training students in professional programs.
  • Critique current practices within their own programs that place barriers and stressors on athletic training students.   
  • Summarize the areas of greatest need for future research on the barriers that affect athletic training students.

Track: Program Administration
Format: Lecture

This Session is NOT Eligible for CEUs.

Chelsea Kuehner-Boyer, MS, LAT, ATC

Chelsea Kuehner-Boyer is an Assistant Professor at Illinois State University with a primary research interest in higher education barriers for healthcare professionals, especially those that disproportionately affect students from historically excluded groups. 

Additionally, her research seeks to examine how the outcomes of these barriers affect health and healthcare disparities, especially those related to asthma. Before accepting her current position Chelsea also served as an Instructional Assistant Professor, Clinical Education Coordinator, a Director for an on-campus sports medicine clinic, a Division 1 Assistant Athletic Trainer, a Preceptor, and an Adjunct Professor. 

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