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Athletic Training Terms
NATA: National Athletic Trainers’ Association, founded in 1950. Organization that is member driven (approx. 30,000 members worldwide). www.nata.org
BOC: Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer. Develops and handles the certification exams. www.bocatc.org
CAATE: The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) grants accreditation to programs for the Athletic Trainer. www.caate.org
NATA-EC: NATA Education Council develops clinical proficiencies and competencies used by entry-level Certified Athletic Trainers. The proficiencies and competencies are then used by the BOC to develop the certification exams. The CAATE use these proficiencies and competencies as a guideline when evaluating a college/university for accreditation or re-accreditation. http://www.nataec.org/
Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) or Athletic Trainer
Athletic Training Student
CIE: Clinical Instructor Educator – Jeremy Erdmann, ATC who has completed the CIE training course and provides the ACI training course for that particular institution
ACI: Approved Clinical Instructor – An ATC who has went through the ACI training course
CI: Clinical Instructor – Other Allied Healthcare Professional, not an ATC or an ATC who has either not completed the ACI training course or has less than one year of experience