Sports Medicine Pathway

Sports Medicine

• Course Description: This hands-on course will be taught by a Certified Athletic Trainer and will focus on anatomy and physiology, disease processes, medical terminology, professionalism, infection control, and safety, vital signs, taping, and wrapping techniques. 
• Prerequisites: none
• Foundational Skills: Anatomy & Physiology, infection control, vital sign assessment, medial terminology
• Certification(s): BLS CPR & First Aid (AHA), Bloodborne Pathogen (CareerSafe), Stop the Bleed (American College of Surgeons), Physical Therapy Aide--seniors only (AAH)

Advanced Sports Medicine

• Course Description: Upon recommendation of the first-year health science teacher, students may return for the second year of advanced sports medicine curriculum. This course will dive more deeply into different careers involved in sports medicine, the specifics of becoming and working as an athletic trainer, emergency preparedness, sports nutrition, hands-on assessment and evaluation of athletic injuries, rehabilitation and modalities, taping and wrapping, kinesiology, and an in-depth focus into the anatomy, physiology and common sports injuries associated with the different body joints and regions.
• Prerequisites: Sports Medicine at LCTC
• Foundational Skills: Athletic injury recognition and assessment, Athletic Taping, Sports Medicine career exploration
• Certification(s): BLS (AHA), OSHA-10 Healthcare & HIPAA (CareerSafe), Physical Therapy Aide (AAH)