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Education

Undergraduate Exercise Science Experiential Learning

Undergraduate students from the Exercise Science program participate in hands-on learning sessions. throughout their study. Students are provided the opportunity to observe current worksite wellness programming for fire departments and police departments. Students are given the opportunity to gear up and experience mock field demonstrations with both fire departments and police departments.

Graduate Student Hands-On Learning

Selected graduate students work as assistants with the Tactical Athlete Initiative. Under the advisement of faculty mentors, students are responsible for the wellness programming for our tactical community partners including injury prevention, exercise sessions, mobility clinics and rehabilitation. Graduate students aid in annual health and fitness testing for police departments.

Research

The faculty research team is composed of faculty in the Waters College of Health Professions, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. The faculty work in a collaborative effort to take on health and wellness in a holistic approach by implementing programming, presenting and publishing research, and preparing grants geared toward improving the health of our first responders.

Learn about our research being conducted.

Service

Firefighter Recruit Training

The Firefighter Recruit Training is a preparatory program established to prepare firefighters for the demands of their job. The eight-week supervised training is five days a week for up to four recruits at a time.

Contact

Bridget Melton, Ed.D

Email: bmelton@georgiasouthern.edu

Worksite Wellness Programming

Teams of faculty and students assist our tactical community partners to create a maintain worksite wellness programming. Programming includes Friday Fire Fitness, Wellness Wednesday, Movement Breaks for Dispatch and Athletic Training Services.

Learn about our worksite wellness programming.

Last updated: 9/23/2021

Clinical Internship/Practicum Experience Update

Many of the clinical programs offered by the Waters College of Health Professions require a clinical internship or practicum experience to fulfill degree requirements. Pursuant to the University's legal agreements, participants in clinical experiences are required to abide by the workplace rules of the clinical site. The University is aware of recent federal requirements that would mandate vaccination against COVID-19 for those working in certain settings, including health care. At this time, we expect that these new requirements may significantly impact our ability to locate a placement for students who remain unvaccinated. As always, WCHP will continue to make every effort to place students at clinical sites. However, please be aware that we may be unable to locate a site to accept unvaccinated students, which may cause a delay or inability to progress and complete the program of study.

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