Practical Training Laboratory:
Assisting a Sports Medicine Technician
Assignment E2:
The Medical-Fitness Assessment
The Medical-Fitness Assessment
Instructions:
Work with your designated Sports Medicine Technician for demonstrating proficiency in medical-fitness testing.
Work with your designated Sports Medicine Technician for demonstrating proficiency in medical-fitness testing.
To get credit for this lab, you will need to complete the tasks listed below:
- Recruit 2+ of your friends or relatives to volunteer as "mock" medical-fitness clients at your designated medical-fitness facility.
- Have your recruits schedule a Medical-Fitness Assessment during which time you can "shadow" your lab instructor.
- Observe your instructor conducting at least 1 complete Medical-Fitness Assessment.
- Under supervision, conduct the tests and fill-in the Fitness Testing part of at least 1 Medical-Fitness Assessment Form.
- Enter the data from at least 1 Medical-Fitness Assessment Form into the online form on the AASMT website.
- Practice completing the Fitness Testing part of as many Medical-Fitness Assessments as needed to become proficient.
- When you're ready, demonstrate your proficiency on an actual client at the clinic and have the instructor validate it below.
Proficiency Validation E2