Journals
These journals reflect my weekly experiences as an athletic training student. Each journal reflects either an actual patient contact experience, or something I am working on in my athletic training courses.
As a senior ATS, I do feel like I have modeled professionalism as a student. Being in this role, I have been able to put aside different worries and thoughts, and be able to fill the role as an ATS. Whenever I walk into the clinic, I do not bring any of problems in there with me. When I come into the clinic, I am able to focus solely on my clinical experience. I have learned how to interact with patients that are either my age or older, and I am able to treat them all the same. I believe this also allows me to be a little bit superior to them because of my role as an ATS. I also feel like I am able to mentor younger ATSs. I believe I have been really open about being helpful to other ATSs. I also have a mentee, who I have helped for the past two years. I do feel like I am a mentor to other students that are not in the AT program. I believe that this major shows that there is a lot of work and commitment that goes into every day life as an ATS. So, I feel like other students see ATSs as very smart students. There are a lot of younger students who have come to me for help in many of their classes. I have also been a peer mentor for two years. I have spent three semesters with three different students. I feel like I have really impacted their commitment and dedication to their school work. I also think that being an athlete has helped molded me as a role model. Being a leader on and off the court has helped me learn how to talk to certain people. I feel like I am a good resource for others to come and talk to. I do believe this major has really shaped me to not only look at the athlete, but to look deeper. There is also more to a person, and this major has taught me how to read each person. I can watch a person walk into the clinic, and I can already tell if something more than just an injury is bothering them. This allows me to open up a relationship with them because it shows me noticing and caring about their problems. Lastly, I believe this major has shown to others that I am a very trustworthy person. Because the athlete can confide me in, I believe this shows to them that I am a good role model to come to when they are struggling with something.
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Reflective JournalsThese journal entries express my experience as an athletic training student Archives
April 2019
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