I was the only person walking around in a Gatorade shirt all day till one girl spotted me and asked if I was Meeja. She introduced herself as Lindsey, a student in the undergrad UC ATEP. She has been extremely generous in helping me around campus and going to lunch with me when we were on our breaks. She gave me some insight into the program as well.
Apparently, UC's training room is run by Novacare Rehabilitation. Since it is a privately-owned company, not only the university's athletes go to the training room, but the common population patients also visit the training room when needed treatment.
I found this to be very different. It's good from the financial side as it helps save the university money to a certain extent, but the main complaint was that if a sports team was in there at the same time as some patients, room was limited and it would be inconvenient if there was a time crunch.
I was also told that UC barely uses any ultrasound at all. Quite the opposite from Purdue. Their big thing is an emphasis on laser treatment.
Now with the undergrad athletic training program there, it is set up as a four year program. In the first semester, the students spend their time in a pre-program. By the spring semester, they are accepted. It was explained to me that most of the classes have around 20 students. Each semester the students are assigned a new sport starting practically right as soon as they get in the program. The one benefit to this setup is that the students are able to see a variety of sports and get a basic understanding of them at least.
Apparently, UC's training room is run by Novacare Rehabilitation. Since it is a privately-owned company, not only the university's athletes go to the training room, but the common population patients also visit the training room when needed treatment.
I found this to be very different. It's good from the financial side as it helps save the university money to a certain extent, but the main complaint was that if a sports team was in there at the same time as some patients, room was limited and it would be inconvenient if there was a time crunch.
I was also told that UC barely uses any ultrasound at all. Quite the opposite from Purdue. Their big thing is an emphasis on laser treatment.
Now with the undergrad athletic training program there, it is set up as a four year program. In the first semester, the students spend their time in a pre-program. By the spring semester, they are accepted. It was explained to me that most of the classes have around 20 students. Each semester the students are assigned a new sport starting practically right as soon as they get in the program. The one benefit to this setup is that the students are able to see a variety of sports and get a basic understanding of them at least.