Athletic Training Advisory Committee

Student-Athlete Cardiac Assessment Professional Development Module (PD module)
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is pleased to announce the availability of the Student-Athlete Cardiac Assessment professional development module (PD module) required by the Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act (P.L. 2013, c.71). Physicians, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants are required to complete the PD module before performing any student-athlete pre-participation physical examination prior to the first official practice of the athletic season starting with the 2015-16 school year. The legislation required the development of the PD module to increase the assessment skills of the health care providers who perform student-athlete physical examinations and screenings. The PD module can be found here.  

Additionally, the legislation requires that the American Academy of Pediatrics, the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the Athletic Trainer’s Society of New Jersey, the State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey State Board of Nursing and the New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants to post the link to the PD module on their respective websites and also the link to the Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes pamphlet. The pamphlet is available at http://www.state.nj.us/education/students/safety/health/services/cardiac.pdf.

If you have any questions, please direct them to schoolhealthservices@doe.state.nj.us.