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A student practices suturing with the guidance of an instructor.

Program Design

Penn State's MAT curriculum is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to excel as a versatile health care provider in diverse practice settings.  The curriculum promotes evidence-informed decision making, inter-professional collaboration, and cultural competence, which helps students develop attitudes and habits that cultivate career enrichment and lifelong learning.

Coursework and Delivery

Students take prescribed courses in core areas of scholarship, which are delivered through in-person, hybrid, and remote asynchronous modes. To promote authentic inter-professional education, students also enroll in a course offered by the department of Public Health Sciences. They also engage in cross-curricular learning activities with students, faculty, and staff from the College of Medicine and College of Nursing. Articulation with the Department of Biology takes place through human cadaver dissection in ATHTR 802. Below is a breakdown of coursework by year. A color-coded curriculum map is also available in PDF.

Core Areas of Scholarship

The curriculum adheres to six core competencies. The following shows which courses satisfy our core competencies. 

State-of-the-Art Facilities

Penn State's MAT program benefits from upgraded facilities in the renovated Kinesiology Tower, designed to build clinical skills, engage students in collaborative problem-solving, and prepare for them for success in diverse athletic training settings.

An instructor helps a student while teaching a lecture.
=An instructor helps a student while teaching a lecture.
=A student practices suturing on a model.
=An instructor stands at the front of a classroom full of students.
=A student uses an ice bath for his leg while two other students observe.
=A student balances on a trampoline while another observes.
=A student and instructor watch as another student lifts his knee.
=A student sits and reaches while two other students observe.
=A woman sits and does shoulder presses with dumbbells in a gym.