Preceptors' Perceptions of Contemporary Expertise

Document Type

Poster

Abstract

Context: All preceptors and educators are required to report an area of contemporary expertise, but the idea of developing an area of contemporary expertise is one that is new to the athletic training profession as a whole. Additionally, it has not been well defined, and to date, there have been no published studies. Objective: To explore athletic training preceptors’ perception of having to develop and report an area of contemporary expertise. Design: Cross-sectional Setting: Online survey with open-ended questions. Participants: Two hundred seventy-seven athletic training preceptors, who are affiliated with CAATE-accredited professional athletic training programs, accessed the survey; 259 respondents completed at least 1 open-ended question about contemporary expertise, and were therefore included in data analyses. Intervention(s): We used a 15-item survey included demographic questions (10 items) and open-ended response questions (5 items). Main Outcome Measure(s): Guided by the consensual qualitative research approach, 3-person data analysis team coded responses from 2 of the open-ended questions. Each member coded responses from 30 participants, and met to develop a consensus codebook. Each member then coded responses form 50 additional participants, and met to confirm the consensus of the codebook. One member then coded the remaining responses, which were confirmed by the other 2 members. Emergent data were organized into themes and categories, and frequency counts were determined for each category. Results: The categories of defining characteristics and parameters of contemporary expertise focused on gaining knowledge and skills through evidence-based practice, formal and informal education possibilities, and focusing on new and emerging practices. The improvement and no improvement categories focused on improving patient care/outcomes, staying current on the evidence, and growth mindset versus fixed mindset. Conclusions: Based on the results of the study, athletic training preceptors are largely in favor of reporting an area of contemporary expertise. There is some confusion as to what this actually means. Therefore, the CAATE should provide additional education to both the preceptors, and the programs they are affiliated with.

Publication Date

Spring 2021

Comments

Poster presented at ATSU-ASHS DAT Spring - 2021. This is a Kubify based presentation hosted at https://api.ltb.io/show/BSYLW It includes a video presentation, references, a PowerPoint presentation, and summary poster.

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