Check out this video on Athletic Trainers as Physician Extenders!

Hear prominent orthopedic surgeons discuss how athletic trainers have been incorporated into their practice, making it more efficient and enhancing patient care!

• The National Athletic Trainers' Association has provided an excellent video on athletic trainers working as physician extenders.
  

• Medical News Today also has an article on the subject.

The Saint Louis University Athletic Training Education Program provides it students with many opportunities to affiliated physicians who utilize athletic trainers as physician extenders.

AAOS posts article on Athletic Trainers as Physician Extenders

The website for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has posted an article on the increasing prevalance of certified athletic trainers working in orthopaedic offices as physician extenders. This is definitely the case in the St. Louis area and it is a growth area for Athletic Training as a profession.

Click here to read the article.