Table 3.

Semistructured Interview Guide for Follow-Up Interviews

1. What was the major influence behind your reasons to persist in athletic training? Do you see those same influences ever changing?
2. What was your major reason to leave the profession or never entering in the first place?
3. Do you have any regret regarding your decision?
4. Where do you see yourself professionally in 5 years?
5. Reflect back on your undergraduate experience. Is there anything you would change? Why?
6. Why do you think so many students go through the process of undergraduate education in athletic training and when they graduate they never use the degree they received?