Internship Reflection

My internship has given me a better sense of what I would like to do in the next 5 years. This internship has given me the opportunity to understand what it takes to be an athletic trainer and the amount of work put in for student-athletes. My internship does tie into my major. My major is multidisciplinary studies with my areas of study being both sociology and kinesiology. Over the last year, I have done a large amount of research review to better understand women's leadership in sports and this internship has allowed me to experience that firsthand. I believe that having either kinesiology or biology knowledge is beneficial during this internship as there is a lot of review on injuries and illness. I would say that I have enjoyed my internship experience this far, but it is not what I would like to do for a career. I would like to dive deeper and explore some of the social stigmas that still revolve around women’s leadership in sports. In order to become a full-time athletic trainer, one must: obtain a bachelor’s degree in athletic training, student athletic training completion, a state athletic trainer license as well as CPR certification. One piece of advice that I have for incoming interns is to take advantage of this opportunity. There are several people around who would also like to see you succeed. So, ask as many questions as possible. The people around you have gone through it all and have more tips and tricks than any website could ever give you.