MISSION STATEMENT
The Hampton University Sports Medicine Program strives to provide the student-athletes with the upmost quality health care. In doing so, the sports medicine staff is devoted to providing top-quality care, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses to out student-athletes while maximizing athletic performance and ensuring that their best interest is our top priority. The sports medicine program is dedicated to creating an environment that promotes the total wellness of the student, the athlete, and the person.
The purpose of the Sports Medicine Program is four-fold. First, we hope to allow easy access to sports medicine services for the student-athletes. Second, we hope to encourage a philosophy of sport that places a high value on health and wellness. Third, we hope to enable injured student-athletes to return to their sports as soon as they are medically safe. Finally, we hope to be able to substantially reduce the risk of athletic injury for those student-athletes in our services. The Hampton University Sports Medicine Department works under the guidelines of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA), Hampton University, and the Department of Athletics.
SCOPE OF PRACTICE
"Athletic training" means the form of health care that includes the practice of preventing, recognizing, assessing, managing, treating, disposing of, and reconditioning athletic injuries under the direction of a physician licensed in this state or another qualified, licensed health professional who is authorized to refer for health care services within the scope of the person's license.
The Hampton University Medicine Staff shall be licensed under the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Professions. With this license, all staff athletic trainers shall practice under the direction of a Virginia licensed team physician.
VIRGINIA ATHLETIC TRAINER LICENSURE ACT
Under § 54.1-2400 and Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, effective July 1, 2004, all individuals wishing to practice athletic training in the state shall be licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine. Licensure is a two-stage process, requiring successful completion of the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification National Medical Exam, and the completion of the Virginia Licensure Application. The necessary forms, designated fees and formal description of the licensing and renewal process can be found on the Virginia Board of Medicine web page at
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/medicine/default.htm
All athletic trainers employed through Sentara Healthcare must have all licensure documentation on-file within Sentara Healthcare.
