Spring 2027

Introduction to Athletic Healthcare

Introduction to athletic healthcare covering health care systems, interprofessional teams, and injuries in active populations, emphasizing team-based patient care.

offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Patrick Hills-Meyer4.0/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Patrick Hills-Meyer

Assignments were not difficult. The course involved three exams, where the final exam covered the material from the third exam, which was administered on the last day of class.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Define athletic healthcare

  • Identify components of the health care system commonly used in athletic healthcare.

  • Interpret the role of public health in addressing issues in athletic healthcare.

  • Demonstrate their knowledge of common injuries and conditions in active populations.

  • Differentiate the roles of specific health science professions that make up a comprehensive athletic healthcare team.

  • Assess the relationship of policy to practice in athletic healthcare.

  • Identify the nature and demands of a variety of athletic healthcare employment settings.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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KINES 127 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

Patrick Hills-Meyer

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.27/5 from 26 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 2.3/5 difficulty · 8 reviews

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Past student reviews · Patrick Hills-Meyer

Patrick Hills-Meyer taught engaging lectures filled with real-world stories from his athletic training career, which students found made the material interesting and accessible. Reviews described the class as relatively easy, with assignments that were not difficult, and noted that his passion for the content helped students connect with the profession.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.64 GPA, 77.2% A/AB (n=101 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.42 GPA, 61.3% A/AB (n=106 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.56 GPA, 73.2% A/AB (n=97 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Andrew P. Winterstein

Past students found Dr. Winterstein funny and nice, stating the class was not too bad if you followed along with readings and lectures. One reviewer noted that exams were all multiple choice and that finals were not cumulative.

ANDREW WINTERSTEIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PATRICK HILLS-MEYER is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Patrick Hills-Meyer

Patrick Hills-Meyer taught the course with humor and real-world insights into athletic training, making lectures engaging and valuable for students interested in the profession.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.31 GPA, 51.7% A/AB (n=89 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.74 GPA, 87.4% A/AB (n=95 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.56 GPA, 73.2% A/AB (n=97 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Patrick Hills-Meyer

Assignments were not difficult. The course involved three exams, where the final exam covered the material from the third exam, which was administered on the last day of class.

Past student reviews · Patrick Hills-Meyer

Students found the professor's stories and connection with the class highly beneficial, noting that taking this course before advanced anatomy helped prepare them for future coursework.

Topics

  • Health care systems
  • Interprofessional teams
  • Injuries and conditions common to active populations
  • Health science professions
  • Public health in athletic healthcare
  • Policy and practice in athletic healthcare

Skills

  • Define athletic healthcare
  • Identify components of the health care system commonly used in athletic healthcare.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of common injuries and conditions in active populations.
  • Differentiate the roles of specific health science professions in an athletic healthcare team.
  • Assess the relationship of policy to practice in athletic healthcare.
  • Identify the nature and demands of athletic healthcare employment settings.

Grades

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Spring 2027 · Projected

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

6 earlier forecasts · 0.19 GPA average error.

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Where this course fits relative to

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Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
KINES 127 · Spring 2027

Introduction to Athletic Healthcare

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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