TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Process Leading to CAATE Accreditation of the Athletic Trainer as an Allied Health Care Professional A1 - Prentice, William E. PY - 2021 T2 - Principles of Athletic Training: A Guide to Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 17e AB - In June 1990, the American Medical Association (AMA) officially recognized athletic training as an allied health care profession. The primary purpose of this recognition was to have the profession of athletic training recognized in the same context as other allied health care professions and to be held to similar professional and educational expectations, as well as to allow for the accreditation of educational programs.29 Overseen by NATA's Professional Education Committee (PEC), since 1969 athletic training education programs became the responsibility of the AMA. The AMA's Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) was charged with developing the requirements (Essentials and Guidelines) for the structure and function of academic programs to prepare entry-level athletic trainers. The Joint Review Committee on Athletic Training (JRC-AT) was originally charged with evaluating athletic training education programs seeking accreditation and making recommendations to CAHEA as to whether those educational programs met the necessary criteria to become an accredited program in athletic training education. The JRC-AT was made up of representatives from the NATA, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. As of 1993, all entry-level athletic training education programs became subject to the CAHEA accreditation process. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176810941 ER -