RT Book, Section
A1 Prentice, William E.
SR Print(0)
ID 1176810941
T1 The Process Leading to CAATE Accreditation of the Athletic Trainer as an Allied Health Care Professional
T2 Principles of Athletic Training: A Guide to Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 17e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260241051
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176810941
RD 2025/07/09
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.