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In 1990, the American Medical Association finally recognized athletic training as an official allied health care profession. However, for as long as athletic trainers have been around, their role as professionals, recognized or not, have been of great importance in many different settings. The roles and responsibilities of an athletic trainer have been unclear to the general public because of our underplayed role in society. While many people may not have recognized the importance of the athletic trainers, the people truly involved or employed in this field, the athletic trainers themselves, have always known just how much responsibility we hold in the medical field and to the people we help. Athletic training is one of the most broad and versatile health professions in the country today. Our roles and responsibilities are numerous, our available work settings are plentiful, and the people we are willing and able to help are quite eclectic in nature. We do not limit ourselves to any one grouping of people, and contrary to popular belief, we do not only work with athletes. Athletic trainers are required to have at least a bachelors degree in a related field but most athletic trainers, around 70%, have advanced degrees.
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