Athletic Training Residency

The mission of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Athletic Training (AT) Residency Program is to provide a comprehensive educational and clinical program that advances the medical and procedural knowledge of the athletic trainer in an interdisciplinary orthopedic practice setting.

Residency Specialty Area: Orthopaedics

Program Goals:

1. To develop the AT Residents knowledge and skills of the orthopedic practice to the level of an advanced clinician founded in evidence-based practice
2. To enhance the education of the AT resident through inter-professional, didactic, and scholarly activities in orthopedics practice
3. To integrate the AT Resident as part of the orthopedic health care team through a commitment to self-learning and a professionalism dedicated to teamwork 
4. To inspire the AT Resident to be lifelong learnersas part of an evolving healthcare system focused on optimal patient outcomes

Program Outcomes 

1. Patient care and procedural skills in the specialty area of orthopedics
2. Medical knowledge
3. Practice- based learning and improvement
4. Interpersonal and communication skills, and professionalism
5. System- based practice 
6. ACGME core competencies