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Clinical Settings

Students in the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) are provided with supervised clinical experiences in a variety of athletic training settings. Descriptions of the facilities utilized in the ATEP can be found below.

Campus Athletic Training Facilities

McClain Sports Medicine Center
The McClain athletic training room is the main athletic training facility on campus. It is used by all the varsity sports in the morning and in the afternoon it becomes primarily a football and track facility. It houses the office of the Head Athletic Trainer, the offices of the assistant and graduate assistant athletic trainers, and an insurance coordinator. The McClain facility contains two doctor's offices one used primarily by general medicine physicians and the other by the orthopedic physicians. The training room is situated between the main weight room and the football locker room, and is constructed to ensure easy traffic flow. The taping area includes a long taping counter, four taping tables, and a wound care station. The taping area is separated from the rest of the room by the athletic trainers' offices. The remainder of the facility is used as the rehabilitation/treatment area, and includes a hydrotherapy room and rehabilitation pool.

Kohl Center Athletic Training Room
The newest of the campus facilities, the Kohl Center athletic training room is a fully functional facility that primarily serves the men's and women's basketball and hockey teams. It is located near locker room facilities to allow easy access for men and women athletes. The room contains areas for taping, treatment, rehabilitation, and hydrotherapy and storage. A private examination room is available for use by primary care and orthopedic physicians. There is also an office area for staff athletic trainers and a locker room facility within the athletic training room.

Fieldhouse Athletic Training Room
The Fieldhouse training room is the main facility for volleyball during its competitive season. This facility is also used by wrestling in preparation for home meets. The training room is located between the men's and women's locker rooms.

Stadium Athletic Training Room
The Stadium training room is mainly operated in the afternoon and supports thefollowing sports before and after practices: women's softball, wrestling, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's crew, and spirit squad.

Bob Johnson Ice Hockey Facility Athletic Training Room
The Coliseum Athletic Training Room currently serves men's ice hockey and is located adjacent to the locker room and near the practice and competition areas. In addition to taping, treatment, and rehabilitation areas, the room also includes a doctor's examination room/office.

Affiliated Clinical / Athletic Training Settings

UW Clinics - Research Park / UW-Health Sports Medicine Center
The UW Clinics - Research Park provides a continuum of health care services. In addition to on-site diagnosis and treatment in areas such as sports medicine, primary care, preventative cardiology, spine care and occupational medicine, the clinic offers customized rehabilitation services under the same roof. The facility provides professionally supervised long-term reconditioning and lifestyle enhancement services with two pools, a walking track, aerobics area, and a fitness center. The clinic contains the nationally recognized UWHospital Sports Medicine Center, with a roster of orthopedists, pediatricians, and certified athletic trainers who specialize in the care of sports injuries. The UW Sports Medicine Center also includes Sports Medicine Physical Therapy, Fitness Center, Aquatic Activity Center, Athletic Training Outreach Program, and Lifestyle Improvement for Employees.

High Schools Serviced by UW Health Sports Medicine Center
Six local high schools that participate in the UW Health Sports Medicine Center - Athletic Training Outreach Program serve as clinical sites for the Athletic Training Education Program. East, Edgewood, LaFollette, Memorial, Middleton, and West High School are staffed by a full time certified athletic trainer from the UW Sports Medicine Center. ATEP students are provided the opportunity to receive instruction in providing care for the interscholastic athlete. Although they are small, each high school has adequate athletic training rooms that offer a co-educational environment. Taping tables, treatment and exam tables, and basic modalities are common to each setting.