Quality clinical experiences are critical to producing outstanding health care professionals. Athletic Training clinical experiences provide students opportunities to integrate knowledge, skills, and professional behaviors while delivering patient care while receiving valuable mentorship and supervision from our preceptors.
In order to best prepare students for athletic training practice with a diverse patient population in a variety of settings, students in our program rotate through at least 3 different settings (secondary school, community college, 4-year university, professional sports, rehabilitation clinic and/or medical office). Assignments are made based on multiple factors, including: the student’s needs (clinical skills and/or personal growth), future career goals, “fit” with preceptor’s personality or teaching style, etc.
Students complete semester-long clinical experiences at our various clinical sites, including:
College/University Athletics
- CSUF Intercollegiate Athletics - NCAA Division I
- Chapman University - NCAA Division III
- Cypress College- Community College
- Fullerton College- Community College
- Mount San Antonio College- Community College
- University of La Verne- NCAA Division III
- Orange Coast College- Community College
- California Institute of Technology- NCAA Division III
- UC Irvine- NCAA Division I
High School
- Godinez High School (Santa Ana)
- Junipero Serra Catholic High School (San Juan Capistrano)
- Northwood High School (Irvine)
- Santa Ana Valley High School (Santa Ana)
- Servite High School (Anaheim)
- Valencia High School (Yorba Linda)
Professional Sports
- Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)
- Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)
Physician Practice
- Orthopedic Specialty Institute (Orange)
- ActiveKid MD (Anaheim Hills)
Rehabilitation Clinic
- Compete Sport Performance (Yorba Linda and Lake Forest)
- CSUF Physical Rehabilitation Services
- Sports Conditioning and Rehabilitation- SCAR (Orange)
