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Athletic Training Residency

Specialty – Rehabilitation


Northwestern Medicine/Northwestern University is currently seeking accreditation for their new Athletic Training Residency program and is not accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The institution/organization will be submitting a self-study to begin the accreditation process on July 1, 2024.

The mission of Northwestern Medicine/Northwestern University’s Athletic Training Residency program is to improve the healthcare experience through the development of specialists in rehabilitation that advance clinical practice.

Goals

  • Develop a specialist in rehabilitation who demonstrates advanced clinical practice with particular focus in areas of clinical reasoning, sports science, leadership, and professionalism.
  • Meet and exceed residency program expectations while the resident is consistently fulfilled by the work they do.  
  • Demonstrate excellence by delivering patient-centered, quality health care in service to patients and our department.

Outcomes

  1. Identify, select, and implement a variety of tools to demonstrate outcome measured practice
  2. Demonstrate advanced practice leadership consistent with the values of the department and organization
  3. Demonstrate a continuous process of self-reflection, assimilation of evidence, and critical thinking to enhance clinical reasoning abilities and delivery of patient care
  4. Improve clinical practice and health care through scholarship
  5. Contribute to the residency program by fostering an educational, collaborative, and challenging environment
  6. Meet stated program resident achievement measures and obtain employment providing advanced practice in rehabilitation
  7. Demonstrate equity and inclusivity in clinical care with a focus on population health

 
Program Policies & Procedures

Resident Achievement Measures

  • Aggregate data will be available upon completion of the first cohort, anticipated Spring 2025.

CAATE Program Information and Outcomes

 

Application Process

Applications for the 2025-2027 residency program are now closed. The next application cycle will open in Fall 2026.

 

Program Sequence

  • The next residency cohort will begin in late May/early June 2025. It will be a 21-month program sequence and a two-year employment agreement.

Admission Requirements

Required
  • Current Board of Certification (BOC) Inc. certification as an Athletic Trainer, or successful completion of the BOC examination and able to show proof of BOC Inc. certification within three month of start date.
  • Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Athletic Training License, or IDFPR license eligible and able to show proof of license within six months of start date.
  • Master’s degree, or Bachelor’s degree from a Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) accredited program.
Preferred
  • 1-2 years of previous job-related experience

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