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Athletic Trainer Every state except Alaska has a college or university that offers a four-year (bachelor’s degree) program in athletic training.

As outlined by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), course work gives students skills in five major areas: injury prevention; clinical evaluation and diagnosis; immediate and emergency care; treatment and rehabilitation ; and organization and professional health and well-being. Not all the learning takes place in a classroom. Students also have to work with actual patients, under the watchful eye of a certified athletic trainer or another health professional. After receiving a degree from an appropriate school,

Degrees in Sports Medicine/ Exercise Science

The four sports medicine jobs focused on in this book are not the only fields in sports medicine, of course. People looking to combine athletics and health can find jobs in several different fields after earning just a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine or exercise science. In many cases, though, the jobs do require some certification. Here’s a listing of some of those jobs, provided by the American College of Sports Medicine: • Aerobics Instructor • Exercise Specialist in a hospital • Employee Fitness Director with a business • Personal Trainer • Physical Education Teacher

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C areers O ff T he F ield • Health Careers in Sports