"Here she comes around the final bend, about to break the world record for the fastest mile run by a woman. She's almost there, and she's done it! But wait , he's down, damn, I think his knees gave out!" How will this girl get better? What should he do to fix this problem? An athletic trainer would be able to answer these questions and help this girl get back into the best physical condition possible to be able to run again. Below are the key parts of the athletic training career, including, but not limited to: education requirements and colleges offering programs; basic professional titles and responsibilities; employers; benefits, hours, annual income; extend work experience. An Athletic Trainer is by definition "a medical professional who prevents, evaluates, treats and rehabilitates injuries". These professionals are recognized by the American Medical Association and are part of Allied Health Services. Athletic trainers must be mature enough to handle emergency circumstances, such as an unexpected injury, distraught athletes and parents. Must know how to prevent an injury, that is, evaluate an injury in order to care for and rehabilitate the injured person (“Definition” 1). Now, every career person must have an education and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a well-known college to become an athletic trainer. It has a competitive, nationally accredited athletic training program, so that after the first two years of college a student must apply for a position. It also has an excellent gym. The curriculum generally includes "assessment and evaluation, acute care, general medical conditions and disabilities, pathology of injuries and diseases, therapeutic exercises, therapeutic modalities, r...... middle of paper ...... popular career extensions or changes among athletic trainers. The time it takes to add another degree to a resume depends on the type of degree or certification sought and the college or university attended. However, adding more degrees tends to make a person more qualified and desired paid positions, keep in mind that even higher paid positions require more time. Athletic training can be a very rewarding career if someone is ambitious enough to go the distance. The author of this article no longer wants to become a athletic trainer due to the higher pay is harder to reach and would require an extreme amount of time to get into the highest pay range. I think this career would be best for single, healthy people or an athletic family who doesn't mind parents being away for periods of time work hours, whichever, weekends, days or nights.