Communicable Disease Policy
The Cumberland University AT Program recognizes the need to minimize the exposure of athletes or patients in the clinical experience setting to communicable diseases. Students in the AT Program must demonstrate protection against communicable disease before being allowed to participate in patient care. This includes completion of a comprehensive vaccination/immunization record and completion of a physical examination to verify that the student has met the technical standards of the AT Program. Students must complete annual training on the handling of blood-borne pathogens and infectious agents as specified by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and documented by the AT Program. Documentation of these records will be kept in the student’s personal file. Students who obtain a communicable disease are required to follow the prescribed guidelines of the attending physician. Students may not participate in clinical experience rotations which may expose others to their communicable disease. Return to clinical experience rotations and field experiences must be documented by a physician to release them back to their athletic training duties.