P Sports Medicine 2

CTE524

Grade Level: 10-12
Length of Course: Year
Graduation Credit: Elective (z)
UC/CSU Credit: (g) Elective
Prerequisite: Sports Medicine 1
Career Pathway: Sports Medicine 1 -> Sports Medicine 2 
Offered at: ACHS

This Sports Medicine II course provides an excellent opportunity for students to continue to explore their interest in the fields of health science and medicine, specifically focused toward careers in athletic training, emergency field medicine, and therapeutic services. This course is aligned with California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards and is a second level course in a Sports Medicine CTE pathway. This class provides a framework of advanced skills for building on the concepts learned in Sports Medicine I. Through a lecture/lab/project-based learning format, students will acquire fundamental practical concepts of training room development; risk management; administrative and legal issues; and hands-on application of theory on evaluation, assessment, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Career technical education standards such as communication, career planning, technology, problem solving, safety, responsibility, ethics, academic skills, technical knowledge, and teamwork are incorporated into academic units throughout the course. Students conduct individual research with in-depth reading and writing required as well. Modern health and scientific principles of care are presented and applied in various scenarios to develop cognitive and critical thinking skills. These mockups of real life scenarios will require students to perform evaluation and treatment protocols on others in order to prepare them for real life situations.