Athletic Training Chat

I really think that is the key, if you’re not getting enough sleep and not exercising you can feel awful and thats not a formula for a good life. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/epdZZAd6CsY   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialt...

Jonathan is an athletic trainer who has spent most of his career in either the secondary setting or the industrial setting. He has plenty of experience in both but more recently he has been building a new occupational health program and creating new service lines and customers along the way. In this episode, we talk about starting this program from the beginning. What Jonathan has learned along th...

You can elminate stress by creating relationships so that people trust you. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/4Wy-xQQdud0   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks

Ed Wozniakwicz has been an athletic trainer for just about 10 years. He is also a listener to the podcast and thought that his experiences would bring a unique insight into our ATChat 5 questions. In this episode we sit down and talk with Ed on what he has learned over the past 10 years and what information he would want to pass down to young professionals if he were able to go back and have the i...

The first time we talked with Shauna, she had a lot going on. She was in the middle of a PhD program while also runnign her online business at the time, MVMT Matters. In this follow up discussion, a lot has happened and Shauna was kind enough to share her story. Shauna’s PhD program didn’t go quite as expected and that is the story she shares. She goes into detail about the feelings of being left...

How do you persuade with what you know? How do you get it to make the connection you want? #ATtwitter #ATCchat #atimpact #at4all #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat  #ATSarehealthcare #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #complicatedsimple

Dr. Phillip Vardiman has done and is doing a lot in the athletic training profession. I know Dr. Vardiman from my time in graduate school when he served as my advisor and we’ve been able to stay in touch ever since. Dr. Vardiman in this episode shares with us how he works to balance all the different apsects of AT he is involved in. Not only has he been full-time in an academic education program,...

We had the pleasure of joining the 2024 IATS VNS. It was a great day of education as it relates to the industrial setting. This recording was the end of the day and was a round table discussion from some of the members of the IATS board and the director of education. We discussed professional membership and service and how IATS has worked to ensure they keep everyone engaged and provide value that...

Yeah, I love to workout. Love to golf. Love spending time with my fiance and our dog Bailey. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/Qx7BbKnS2oM   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks

In this episode, Adam talks about some of the business basics that someone might want to consider when looking to start a business. He discusses some things you might want to consider and other things that you might want to avoid. We also discuss marketing and some of the important aspects that are most key to focus on. He shares his experience with what has been successful and what hasn’t.  If yo...

I’ve come to learn and accept that if you are doing something to just check it off a list, maybe it doesn’t need to be on your list. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/7-Q52mmgU2w   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #...

Dr. Stamm is an athletic trainer, neuroscientist and concussion researcher. She recently wrote a book on how concussions and repetitive impacts can affect the brain of the developing of young children. This is obviously a big deal and it has become even more of a discussion with some of the high profile injuries that have occurred in the NFL. In this episode we talk about what has been happening w...

Katie Lee is a doctoral student at Baylor University who is focusing her dissertation work on staff wellness, burnout, and caffeine consumption as it relates to a solution. In addition to this important conversation, we also discuss acrobatics, which Katie is working with while going through her program. Burnout is obviously a big topic in the athletic training profession, rightfully so. Katie hel...

Racism is wrong. Hate can’t be accepted. Just not being “racist” is not enough to propel change. In order to help create change, we have to listen, work to comprehend and accept the fact that those in privileged positions can never understand what diverse people go through. ATChat hasn’t put a statement out because we needed to listen and learn from people that experience racism on potentially dai...

Even today, doing what I do, these products that I sell and market is helping those athletes get back to what they love doing, playing that sport. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/IUOAUMTOE6c   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essential...

Advocating for the athletic training is as important now as it has ever been. There have been several avenues that people have worked through in order to get the word out about athletic training and what the profession can do. In this episode we got to talk with Ryan Stevens, the founder of cATalyzing Coaching Consulting where I focus on helping organizations enhance their employee experience, sta...

I think the person first healthcare. More than who they are in sport is a big part of it for me. Ep LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcOS7V7ONB4&t=1s   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks

There are so many settings that athletic trainers can have an impact in. When it comes to the educational aspect, it is vital to the profession for obvious reasons. How do educators focus on keeping at the top of their game? Beth Shoulders discusses that very topic in this episode. Beth is the clinical education coordinator at Spalding University as well as an assistant professor. In addition to t...

I will always value the relationships and the doors it has opened by coming into this profession.  Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/7-Q52mmgU2w   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks

Allison is an athletic trainer that has taken a unique career path in her professional life. She followed a “traditional” path with clinical experiences and getting her masters degree but then unique opportunities came up and she took advantage. Allison moved out of AT and started working for different medical related companies doing a variety of different roles but the entire time building a skil...

In this episode, we talk with Jessica McManus who is an athletic trainer that has been employed to work with patients in the Stewart County Georgia School System. We originally discussed the innovATe program with Dr. Christy Eason in Ep. ## and that is how we connected with Jessica. Jessica is serving this school district but in a unique way. She is doing it as a part-time athletic trainer in addi...

Aaron Jackson talks with host Mercedes Himmons on the importance of mental health in our patients and the ATs role. This topic can’t be talked about enough and Aaron brings a lot of great insight and talks about the research he has been doing and how he applies best practices to working with his patients. Aaron provides so much insight into mental health and the ATs role. At times things can be ov...

Eli Kassab is an athletic trainer that currently works in the sport setting but has done a little bit of everything, including spending some significant time in high-level football. Through all of this, Eli found himself getting burned out from the constant go of the profession. This led Eli to find some new opportunities to break the cycle of burnout and see what else might be next in his career....

Athletic training is a unique health care profession that in many of the “traditional” settings allows for patient interaction at minimum on a daily basis. This provides a unique opportunity for athletic trainers to be more to their athletes than just prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehab. Bonds of trust can get built as we often learn more about person lives than other health care providers...

Dr. Alejandra Merriman is an athletic trainer and teacher in the secondary setting in Los Angeles California. In addition to those full-time jobs, she is also one of founders of LatinxATs. In this episode, we talk about founding LatinxATs and the hashtag #equALLYATs. We discuss why founding this group was needed within athletic training and what their goals are. We also discuss diversity in the pr...