Athletic trainer employment, physician access and care delivery in secondary schools.

: To evaluate the source of employment of athletic trainers (ATs), access to team physicians, and usage of up-to-date (implementation of the most current international sports medicine societies' position statements and evidence-based literature policy and procedure manuals in secondary schools. : We conducted a cross-sectional study among National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) members. NATA 'Research Survey Request' was contacted to obtain 1,000 e-mail addresses of ATs who actively worked in the secondary school setting.