Athletic Training Program

Committed to serving the community

At Palmetto Health-USC Orthopedic Center, our team includes more than 30 athletic trainers who collaborate with physicians in the prevention, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.

Working to prevent injuries

Our athletic trainers can be found in middle and high schools across the Midlands in addition to local and regional colleges. We were responsible for approximately 20,000 student athletes at all divisional levels within the South Carolina High School League and many of the institutions within the South Carolina Independent School Association.

Additionally, our services are provided at the collegiate level to eight NCAA Division I, Division II, and NAIA institutions within the Midlands region of South Carolina.

High schools in our network

• AC Flora
• Airport
• Blythewood
• Brookland-Cayce
• C A Johnson
• Cardinal Newman
• Chapin
• Columbia
• Dreher
• Dutch Fork
• Eau Claire
• Gilbert
• Irmo
• Keenan
• Lexington
• Lower Richland
• Lugoff Elgin
• Pelion
• Richland Northeast
• Ridge View
• River Bluff
• Spring Valley
• Westwood
• White Knoll

Affiliated high schools

• Ben Lippen
• Calhoun Academy
• Calhoun County
• Fairfield Central
• Gray Collegiate
• Mid-Carolina
• Newberry
• Orangeburg Prep
• Orangeburg-Wilkinson
• Saluda
• Swansea
• Whitmire

Affiliated colleges and universities

• Allen University
• Claflin University
• Columbia College
• Columbia International University
• Newberry College
• Palmetto Prep Academy
• South Carolina State University
• University of South Carolina
• USC Campus Recreation

Club and special event affiliates

• Columbia City Ballet
• Columbia Classical Ballet
• Columbia Volleyball Club
• Irmo Chapin Recreation
• Lexington County Blowfish
• Lexington County Recreation and Aging Commission
• North-South Football All-Star Game
• Run Hard Columbia Marathon
• SC United Soccer