Athletic Trainers
| ATCs at the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute |
Certified Athletic Trainers take on several different roles at the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute. Without your traditional athletic department, training room, or physical clinic duties, our ATCs daily responsibilities and contributions are listed below. The combination of physician extender clinical duties mixed with secondary school sports medicine coverage is what makes our positions unique.
Clinical Physician Extenders
The athletic trainers provide a multitude of duties as physician extenders, due to their knowledge base in medicine and specifically orthopaedics, but also due to their work ethic and jack of all trades mentality. The duties of the physician extenders include:
- Initial medical history intake
- Home exercise prescription and education
- Acute injury management
- Pre and post-operative education
- Suture removal, dressing wounds
- Casting/splinting
- Managing clinic flow
- Assisting physicians with in-office procedures
- Triaging patient questions and requests
- Brace fitting
- Other duties to manage clinic flow and efficiency
Administrative and Project Responsibilities
Each ATC has been assigned to a project or event committee. ATCs have designated time to attend to these projects and other administrative duties. A few examples of these projects and events are…
- PlaySafe Cardiac Physicals, Primary Coordinator
- UCSF Sports Medicine Conference, Conference Chairs
- Marathons and Triathlons, Assist Medical Director
- Primary Care Sports Medicine Conference, Assist Conference Chair
- Golden Gate Rugby Coverage, Primary Coordiantor
- Concussion Clinic/ImPACT Testing, Clinic Coordinator
- Student Sports Medicine Program, Primary Coordinator
High School Outreach
Our ATCs provide on-site care for various schools and events around the bay area. Below are a list of the schools which our ATCs regularly provide coverage for…
- SFUSD / AAA
- Stuart Hall High School
- St. Ignatius High School
- Redwood High School
- Sir Francis Drake High School
- Jewish Community High School
- Varsity Football Games
- All City Championship Games
- Transbay championship Games
- Golden Gate Wrestling Tournament
Sports Medicine Event Coverage
UCSF ATCs are also out in the community providing sports medicine services to athletes of all ages.
- Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon
- RunSF Marathon
- USA Rugby Club 7′s Tournament
- JP Morgan Corporate 5k Challenge
- San Jose Rock and Roll 1/2 Marathon
Community Events and Programs
Through the PlaySafe Program, our ATCs assist with events and programs that serve the high school athletes of San Francisco. Below are a few events that you can expect to see on a regular basis.
- Fall Sports Physicals, August/Sept
- Wrestling Weight Management Program, Nov-Jan
- PlaySafe Cardiac Physicals, May
- PlaySafe Student Sports Medicine Program, On-Going
- Coach/Athlete/Officials Injury Education, On-Going
