Clinical Education
Students will complete a total of 50+ weeks of clinical education. The experiences will include different types of rotations- each with different rigor, number of hours per week and expectations related to student learning and clinical practice involvement. The UToledo MAT Policies and Procedures Manual provides additional details.
| Semester 1: Summer |
| No Clinical Education |
| Semester 2: Fall (15 weeks + Finals week = 16 weeks) | Winter Break | Semester 3: Spring (15 weeks + Finals week = 16 weeks) | ||
| Passport Clinical Experience | No Clinical Education | 8 weeks | 8 weeks | |
| Semester 4: Summer |
| No Clinical Education |
| Semester 5: Fall (15 weeks + Finals week = 16 weeks) | Winter Break | Semester 6: Fall (15 weeks + Finals week = 16 weeks) | ||
| 8 weeks | 8 weeks |
Clinical Education |
8 weeks | 8 weeks |
| Type of Clinical Experience | Settings | Hours, Days per week |
| Passport | 4 experiences at local secondary schools and intercollegiate athletics | 10 hours per experience for a max of 10 hours per week |
| Integrated | Secondary School, intercollegiate athletics |
20-30 hours per week 4-6 days per week |
| Immersive | Secondary School, intercollegiate athletics |
35-50 hours per week 5-6 days per week |
| Supplemental | Orthopedic Physician's Clinic, Family Practice Physician's Clinic, Physical Therapy Clinic (1 rotation at each setting) |
10-20 hours per week 3-5 days per week |
The clinical education component provides students the opportunity to translate knowledge and skills from classroom to real-life patient care. Under the supervision of a Clinical Preceptor, students will complete a series of clinical education rotations in a variety of settings.
The UToledo MAT Program currently maintains clinical affiliations with:
- NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Athletics: University of Toledo, University of Michigan, Clemson University, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Wake Forest University, Bowling Green State University
- NCAA Division II Intercollegiate Athletics: Tiffin University
- NCAA Division III Intercollegiate Athletics: Defiance College
- NAIA Intercollegiate Athletics: Lourdes University
- East Coast Hockey League: Toledo Walleye
- Ohio High School Athletics Association: Anthony Wayne High School, Northwood High School, Perrysburg High School, St. Johns Jesuit, St. Francis de Sales, Sylvania Southview, Toledo Public Schools, Toledo Christian Schools, Whitmer High School
- Physician Clinics: University of Toledo Physicians, ProMedica Physicians and Toledo Clinic
- Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinics: University of Toledo Rehab Services, ProMedica Toledo Rehab Sports Medicine
