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Perceived skills and abilities required by athletic trainers in hospital and clinical management positions: a Delphi
1Department of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, USA. chazelbaker@ewu.edu
Context:
Athletic training has expanded from traditional sport-team settings to varied settings involving active populations. Athletic trainers also use their education and abilities in administration to take on roles of management in hospitals and health care clinics.
Objective:
To begin to explore the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed in the emerging practice setting of health care management.
Design:
Delphi study.
Setting:
Directed surveys.
Patients Or Other Participants:
Eight athletic trainers working as hospital and health care clinic managers in varied geographic settings.
Data Collection And Analysis:
Three rounds of directed surveys were used and included (1) a series of demographic questions and 1 focused, open-ended question, (2) 32 statements scored on a 6-point Likert-type scale with no neutral statement, and (3) 10 statements ranked in order of importance for the athletic trainer working as a health care manager.
Results:
I grouped the results into 2 categories: leadership skills and management tools.
Conclusions:
According to participants, effective health care managers need a strong understanding of business and management tools along with more interpersonal skills in communication and leadership. The results are consistent with the literature and may be applied in athletic training education programs and by athletic trainers seeking health care management positions.
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