Students space, evaluate the activity of multiple muscles while simultaneously examining joint angles or acceleration using a • We currently have over 600 students across our three degree DEPARTMENT OF Delsys electromyography system, or measure kinematics through programs and we continue to grow. video-based analysis systems including Vicon and Dartfish. EALTH AND XERCISE CIENCES • Our students have presented research at professional H E S conferences across the United States and internationally. Graduate School Placement • Student-led organizations include Phi Epsilon Kappa, Eta Sigma Gamma, and the Student Public Health Association. Our • Medical Schools Degree Programs Faculty students and faculty are also heavily involved in other discipline- Creighton University University of Illinois Des Moines University University of Iowa • We offer Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees in Exercise Science • HES includes 21 full-time and 2 part-time faculty members. related organizations such as the American Medical Students Kansas City University of University of Kansas (ES), Health Science (HLTH), and Athletic Training (AT). Association, American Student Dental Association, and the • 52% of full-time faculty members hold a terminal degree. Medicine and Biomedical University of Minnesota • Our Health Science Program is approved by the Society of Pre-Student Osteopathic Medicine Association. • Our faculty are diverse; they come from many different areas, Sciences University of Missouri- Public Health Educators – American Association for Health • Our students work with a wide range of community residents they attended an array of public and private undergraduate Kirksville College of Columbia Education Baccalaureate Approval Committee (SABPAC). from children to the elderly to increase quality of life for institutions, and their doctorates were received from some Osteopathic Medicine University of Missouri- • Our Athletic Training Education Program is accredited by the Missouri residents. of the most prominent research universities from across Loyola University Kansas City Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education • Many of our students are leaders in campus service the United States. Medical College of Wisconsin University of Nebraska (CAATE). • Our faculty are active teacher-scholars who work organizations such as Cardinal Key, Blue Key, Habitat for Humanity, and Student Athlete Advisory Committee. • Students in all three degree programs take nationally prominent collaboratively with students on undergraduate research projects. • Physical & Occupational Therapy Schools certification exams specific to their program as their senior test. • Upon graduation, 100% of our athletic training students have • Our faculty are dedicated to serving the State of Missouri Arizona School of Health University of Colorado Passing these exams provides students with highly respected cre- been employed or entered into graduate programs in athletic and the Midwest region. They currently or have recently Sciences University of Miami dentials such as Certified Health Education Specialist (HLTH), training. served as executive officers, members of executive boards, and Boston University University of Missouri- Board of Certification (AT), and Health Fitness Specialist (ES). • Approximately 65% of our Exercise Science majors identify on committees of the following state organizations: Missouri Colorado State University Columbia • All HES students take Human Anatomy with a cadaver lab physical therapy as their occupation of choice and Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Creighton University University of Nebraska which is located at AT Still University of Health Sciences, the approximately 90% of those who apply to graduate programs in Dance, MO Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health, Des Moines University Medical Center local medical school. Only 4% of undergraduate programs in physical therapy gain admission. Missouri Partners in Prevention, Missouri/Kansas Association Mayo Clinic University of North Carolina the nation offer cadaver-based anatomy. for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and the Midwestern State University at Chapel Hill • All students complete a required professional field experience Missouri Athletic Trainers Association. Facilities & Equipment Missouri State University University of Southern or practicum in supervised professional health-related settings of • Our faculty are active nationally and internationally with • Students working in our Human Performance Laboratory Old Dominion University California their choosing. membership and leadership roles in: measure all aspects of human function. For example, they Rockhurst University University of St. Augustine • There are numerous opportunities for students to conduct American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation measure oxygen consumption and caloric expenditure using a Saint Louis University Washington University in undergraduate research, either on-campus with a Truman and Dance computerized metabolic cart; measure body composition and Southwest Baptist University St. Louis faculty member or off campus, both during the academic year American Alliance for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary bone mineral density using a dual x-ray absorptionmetry; gain and during the summer. Rehabilitation clinical experience in identifying cardiac abnormalities using a • Graduate Schools • Many of our students study abroad in countries such as Austra- American College of Sports Medicine state-of-the-art treadmill with an integrated electrocardiogram lia, Costa Rica, Germany, Ireland, Italy, England, and Spain. Drexel University University of Missouri- American School Health Association package; or use a velocity-controlled strength device to analyze • We have articulation agreements with some of the most promi- Illinois State University Columbia International Society of Biomechanics muscle power output and assess the effect of resistance training nent physical therapy, medical, occupational therapy and athletic Iowa State University University of Pittsburgh International Society of Biomechanics in Sports on strength. training graduate programs in the nation. These agreements pro- Johns Hopkins University Washington University in National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions • Students participating in the Movement Neuroscience Ohio University St. Louis vide HES students special advantages in the admissions process. National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Articulating schools include Washington University (St. Louis), Laboratory investigate neural contributions to movement Saint Louis University West Virginia University National Strength and Conditioning Association control and movement learning using everything from a Sony The University of Alabama Yale University Creighton University, AT Still University of Health Sciences, and National Wellness Association the Arizona School of Health Sciences. PlayStation® system to Neurocom’s Balance Master® system. Tulane University Society for Neuroscience • We have two athletic training clinics where our students University of Michigan • Our class sizes are small and our faculty are readily available to Society for Public Health Education students. work with our 20 NCAA Division II sports teams under the • The HES curricula offers the flexibility to obtain a variety of • Our faculty members serve the Northeast Missouri area supervision of our five approved clinical instructors. minors, both interdisciplinary and discipline-specific. through numerous student-based partnerships. Partnering • Students working in our Piper Movement Analysis Laboratory organizations include Kirksville Primary School, Brashear learn about human motion, muscle activity, and kinematics “After two years of graduate study I look back on the experience Elementary School, Preferred Family Healthcare, Partners in using state-of-the-art technology. For example, students use our I gained while at Truman. To summarize my thoughts: as a whole, Prevention, Kirksville Police Department, Heartland Task Force, sophisticated motion analysis system integrated the HES faculty did a fantastic job of facilitating the learning and Kirksville Parks and Recreation. with Bertec forceplates to measure force process. Specifically, you all allowed us to free our minds from the • Our faculty members are committed academic advisors with vectors in 3-dimensional constructs of content-based learning and actually learn.” several faculty members winning the prestigious William —CHRIS BRAMMER, ’06 O’Donnell Lee Advising Award.