Musculoskeletal Injury Management (Graduate Certificate)

Dr. Phillip Gribble

Director of Graduate Certificate

Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition

phillip.gribble@uky.edu

College of Health Sciences

206 Charles T. Wethington Building

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40536-0200

Program website

859-218-0885

The Graduate Certificate in Musculoskeletal Injury Management is designed to provide advanced education and clinical experience for credentialed clinicians (i.e. Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physicians, Physician Assistants, etc) that manage injuries in physically active populations. Graduates from our program will emerge as advanced clinicians with post-professional knowledge and clinical experience that will be highly competitive for positions providing healthcare services in a variety of employment settings (i.e. traditional athletics, physician’s clinic, out-patient rehabilitation setting, occupational setting).

Elevate Your Knowledge

Musculoskeletal injuries are the most common injury sustained in the physically active population. This post-professional graduate certificate focused on these conditions will be especially important for sports medicine professionals, such as athletic trainers. Students will receive focused coursework that provides advanced didactic education related to mechanisms of musculoskeletal injury and current evidence for clinical management of these conditions. We will couple this with hands-on laboratory learning that will advance the learners knowledge, skills and abilities related to evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries.

Students enrolled in this certificate program who hold the athletic training credential may be eligible for an Athletic Training Fellowship. These Fellowships will provide students the opporutiny to work as an Athletic Trainer with one of our clinical partners to provide athletic training services in a variety of settings, including collegiate, high school and middle school athletics.

The advanced curriculum will expand the knowledge and skill set of clinicians in sports medicine releated fields, and clinical experiences will prepare clinicians for competitive opportunities in the job market. This program can help young clinicians prepare before beginning full time employment, as well as bolster the knowledge and skill set of clinicians that are already practicing in the area of physically active injury management.

Application Requirements

CV Upload Required	Yes
Personal Statement Upload Required	Yes
Writing Sample Required	No
Assistantship App Available	No
GRE or GMAT	Not required.
Spring App Deadline	Applications not accepted.
Summer App Deadline	Applications not accepted.
Fall App Deadline	January 15
Number of Recommendations	3 Letters of Recommendation

Admissions Officer Contact Information

VIVIAN BOWLING

201A Gillis Building
859-257-4619
vivian.bowling@uky.edu

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