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About the Athletic Training Education Program

What is athletic training?

Athletic training is an allied health profession dedicated to prevention, care, and rehabilitation of injuries in physically active people. Athletic trainers work with physicians and other members of the sports medicine team to help injured athletes return safely to their sports. Certification by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certificationis the entry-level credential needed to practice athletic training. Some states also require athletic trainers to be licensed. The mission of our program is to prepare professionals for careers in sports medicine as certified athletic trainers in the context of an outstanding liberal arts education.

How is the athletic training major at Hope structured?

The CAAHEP-accredited athletic training major has two components: coursework and clinical experience. Athletic training majors take the following courses:

Introduction to Cell Biology
Introductory Statistics
Introduction to Psychology
Health Psychology
Human Anatomy
Human Physiology
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Physiology Laboratory
Kinesiology
Health Education
Nutrition
Safety, First Aid, and CPR
Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
Therapeutic Modalities
Therapeutic Exercise
Athletic Injury Assessment I
Athletic Injury Assessment II
Seminar in Athletic Training Administration
Athletic Training Practicum Ia and Ib
Athletic Training Practicum IIa and IIb
Athletic Training Practicum IIIa and IIIb
Athletic Training Practicum IVa and IVb

What about clinical experience?

All athletic training majors complete clinical internships totaling at least 1200 hours under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer. Although most of your experience will come from working with Hope student-athletes in our two athletic training rooms, you will also serve three rotations in each of the following settings:

A local high school
A local hospital-based sports medicine clinic
Our team physician's family medicine office

Many students participate in summer internships in athletic training. Our students have gained valuable summer experience in:

Professional football
Sports medicine clinics
University sports camps
The Junior Olympic program
State games
Special Olympics

How do I become an athletic training major?

Hope's athletic training program has a competitive admission requirement. All interested students must apply to both the College and the athletic training program. Candidates complete an application form, submit high school or junior college transcripts and three letters of recommendation, and visit the campus for a personal interview.

What about costs?

The most up to date information on the cost of a Hope College education can be otained from the Financial Aid Office. In addition there are a few additional costs that athletic training students incur. Click here for a summary of these extra expenses.

Athletic Training Faculty

Richard Ray, EdD, ATC, Program Director & Professor of Kinesiology
Kirk Brumels, MS, ATC, Head Athletic Trainer & Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Meg Frens, MS, ATC, Assistant Athletic Trainer & Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Tonia Gruppen, MS, ATC, Part-Time Assistant Athletic Trainer & Clinical Instructor
Sandi Karafa, MS, ATC, Clinical Instructor
Michael Seger, ATC, Clinical Instructor
Patrick Hulst, MD, Medical Director, Team Physician, & Clinical Instructor

Questions?

If you would like more information, or would like to schedule an interview please contact:

Kirk Brumels , MA, ATC
Coordinator, Athletic Training Program Dow Center
Hope College
Holland, MI 49423
PHONE (616) 395-7708
FAX (616) 395-7175
E-MAIL brumels@hope.edu