December 16, 2022

SLU AT Student Sees a Person-Centered Approach Modeled at University City HS


SLU AT Clinical Site Spotlight - University City High School
By: Claire Love (MAT Class of 2024)

For my first clinical rotation this fall I have been at University City High School with my Preceptor Ashley Jenkins, CES, LAT, ATC. University City High school is a mid-sized high school nestled in between Clayton and Ladue.  My preceptor, athletic director, coaches and athletes have all welcomed me with open arms creating such an incredible learning environment.


Fall sports are in full swing and we see our athletic training room full of athletes day in and day out. While things have been busy, every day I feel like I am able to build trusting and caring relationships with the athletes, which has largely been modeled by my preceptor Ashley. Most days I help tape athletes and assist in applying different modalities to athletes so that they can get out to games or practices. I also spend a great deal of time walking athletes through their specific rehabilitation programs making sure they are using proper form to maximize the benefits of rehab. As we are learning more in class and I get more comfortable I also have started taking history of patients and getting the initial parts of the evaluation process started.

Everyday I feel like my skills and knowledge are being put to the test and I am learning and growing every single day. I am looking forward to the rest of the semester and all the ways I will continue to grow.

This is one of a series of posts by the Saint Louis University Athletic Training students featuring their clinical site and their preceptors. The number, quality and diversity of clinical instruction are major assets for the SLU AT Program.

SLU AT Students Value Autonomy and Support Provided by Preceptor with Billiken Athletics


SLU AT Clinical Site Spotlight - Saint Louis University Athletics 
By: Olivia Mani and Muharem Komic (MAT Class of 2023)

We are with preceptor Ben Heimos ATC at Saint Louis University with Men's Soccer and Baseball. We have really been honing our skills that we already know with Ben and have been learning more with our conversations with him. One thing that we both enjoy working with Ben is the amount of autonomy we have. We get to be on our own while Ben is there in case we need anything, but it is very nice that he lets us go on our own and helps us when we ask him to. Other than that we are in control of treatment for the athletes unless something specific needs to be done from Ben. 


Our hands-on experience has grown exponentially with working with athletes every day doing some type of soft tissue work, manual assistance, or just rehabilitation exercises that are needed. One big take is taping, everyday we are taping ankles and wrists. Some athletes require specific taping jobs due to certain injuries and being able to do them is a learning curve, but we are handling everything really well.

This is one of a series of posts by the Saint Louis University Athletic Training students featuring their clinical site and their preceptors. The number, quality and diversity of clinical instruction are major assets for the SLU AT Program.