Dual credentialed PT/ATC

[FarrJean]

Hello all,

I have always been interested in pursuing physical therapy as a career, and I still am. But recently I have done more research on the field of athletic training and I have become interested in this as well. Are there any dual credentialed physical therapist/ athletic trainers out there? How did you go about schooling? ATC first then DPT? What are the pros and cons of being dual credentialed? Thanks in advance!

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[dobsonek]

There aren’t any in my cohort but the cohorts above me in my program have ATCs!! I think they might’ve done it for their undergraduate degree so the process might be a bit different now that most AT programs are switching to masters only, but personally I feel like going for the masters then the doctorate makes the most sense!

 

[eschmitt98]

There are two schools I know of that offer a dual degree program for DPT/AT degrees, Shenandoah University and Idaho State. Definitely look into them! I work with a DPT/AT who did AT and then DPT.