The PATS Podcast

🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨 Our next installment includes one of the 2025 PATS Service Award Winners, Emily Duckett. Tune into this e...

🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨 Our next installment includes a fellow WCU Alumni, Mr. Brandon McNeal. Tune into this episode for some up...

🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨 Our next installment includes one of the individuals that shared her knowledge during the symposium, Alys...

🎉🎉🎉 We take a break from our PATS symposium recap series to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the new legislation being passed🎉🎉🎉 July 17,2025 marks the official one year mark of the new practice acts being passed through legislation.  It was a monumental accomplishment for our profession, all thanks to the tireless efforts of many to make it all happen. To help celebrate the occasion, we...

🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨 Our next installment includes another member of the PATs Executive Board, Marguerite Carver.  In addition...

🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨 Our second installment includes our own President-Elect, Kyle Harris.  Tune in to hear about the what Kyl...

🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨 To kick things off, we had the opportunity to sit down with Liz Evarts, co-chair of the PATS Convention C...

Join us for a monumental, 4 part episode! To celebrate both National Athletic Training Month and National Women’s History Month, we are joined by three of the most influential athletic trainers in our field.  We kick off this series with Ms. Jasmin Lalin, chair of the PATS Inclusivity Committee and athletic trainer at Shippensburg University.  Hear about Jasmin’s journey in the profession, her wor...

Join us for a monumental, 4 part episode! To celebrate both National Athletic Training Month and National Women’s History Month, we are joined by three of the most influential athletic trainers in our field.  We kick off this series with Ms. Jasmin Lalin, chair of the PATS Inclusivity Committee and athletic trainer at Shippensburg University.  Hear about Jasmin’s journey in the profession, her wor...

Join us for a monumental, 4 part episode! To celebrate both National Athletic Training Month and National Women’s History Month, we are joined by three of the most influential athletic trainers in our field.  We kick off this series with Ms. Jasmin Lalin, chair of the PATS Inclusivity Committee and athletic trainer at Shippensburg University.  Hear about Jasmin’s journey in the profession, her wor...

Join us for a monumental, 4 part episode! To celebrate both National Athletic Training Month and National Women’s History Month, we are joined by three of the most influential athletic trainers in our field.  We kick off this series with Ms. Jasmin Lalin, chair of the PATS Inclusivity Committee and athletic trainer at Shippensburg University.  Hear about Jasmin’s journey in the profession, her wor...

The conclusion of fall sports can only mean one thing, the start of the NCAA men's and women's basketball seasons! On this episode, we are joined by Austin Pascarella, athletic trainer for the men's basketball team at Duquesne University. Join us to hear about Austin's background and a look inside the life of an athletic trainer in the Division 1 Basketball setting.   Austin Pascarella https://god...

ALERT!! Episode republished!! (Thanks to our past-president, Nicky Cattano, for catching the editing mishap!) Hear the uninterrupted episode now! On the latest episode of the PATS podcast, we were able to sit down with Joe Vogler, current athletic director at Unionville-Chadds Ford School district. Hear about his transition from the high school athletic trainer to his current role, and why he felt...

Happy PATS Week of Service! The podcast was joined today by Bill Frye, a true advocate of the Week of Service Initiative. Listen to our discussion on Bill's background, his amazing efforts in the community and his advice on getting involved!  Interested in getting out there in your community? Feel free to reach out to Bill directly for ways to best utilize your efforts! Remember, lets be better at...

The PATS podcast welcomes two new guests to the show, Katie Bartosik and Devin Kielur.  Both Katie and Devin have recently joined the PATS Executive Board, undertaking the roles of Southeast and Southwest PA Regional Representatives. Listen in to hear their stories, background and life as an Athletic Trainer.  Additionally, hear about their new roles on the EB, their goals and expectations for the...

Fall is definitely in the air! As the academic year is in full swing, we look back to warmer days at the 2024 PATS symposium.  We were lucky enough to be joined by three students from the East Stroudsburg University AT Program: Emily Thran, Sarah Whaleski, and Rachael Sereno. Hear about their experiences in the program and their career goals and aspirations.     

The PATS podcast had the opportunity to hear from three new graduates of the AT program at Moravian University.  Listen in to hear about their experiences, favorite memories and the times they shared together over the last few years.  Guests: Alissa Strouse Hunter Steidinger Hannah Devlin   We would love to hear from you! Do you have an idea for the show? Want to nominate someone to be a guest?? O...

The podcast was onsite for the 2024 Annual Symposium in Harrisburg and what better way to kick off the episodes than hearing from our new president, Dr. Jaime Mansell!. Listen in to hear about her expectations for the two year term and what we, the members, do to help her along the way!   Thank you, Dr. Mansell, for everything you do to lead the Pennsylvania Athletic Training Society!

Jason had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Joshua Cramer, who currently serves as the chair of the Practice Advancement (COPA) Committee for the Pennsylvania Athletic Training Society.  Tune in to this episode to hear about Josh's interesting background, how he got into athletic training and his current role with NovaCare Rehabilitation.  From a committee standpoint, hear about the work t...

Over the past few episodes, we've recently heard a few references about the "going away" of the graduate assistant model.  We're learning that this is having a significant impact on many settings in the athletic training profession. It seemed like an opportune time to speak with someone who recently was in this position, and hear about their positive experience in this role. The PATS podcast welco...

Jason had the opportunity to chat with Kiernan Melograna, chair of the Secondary School Committee for PATS.  Hear about the current struggles facing the secondary school setting, while also hearing about the committee's strategic plan to overcome those obstacles.  Be on the lookout for the survey that Kiernan references during the episode.  Want to get involved with the committee? Reach out to Kie...

The PATS podcast had the opportunity to speak with Mary Kathryn Schickel, Assistant Athletic Trainer at PennWest University and the chair of the Member Engagement and Value committee. Hear about her background and how she got involved with athletic training, PATS and her career now.  Additionally, we discuss everything about this committee and how they plan to better serve the members!   Have an i...

The PATS podcast was lucky enough to be joined by Dr. Wendy Wheeler.  In addition to her role as an athletic trainer at Millersville University, Wendy currently serves as the chair for the College and University subcommittee within PATS.  We discuss a lot of important topics that ATs are facing within these settings.  Hear about what this subcommittee has planned, and how you can get involved and...

This past summer, the PATS podcast had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Katherine Morrison, current professor and chairperson at West Chester University, and Jeff Frechette, who spent 37 years as the Head Athletic Trainer at Dartmouth College. Along with the help of many others, Jeff and Katie have been instrumental in helping launch the West Chester University Athletic Training Alumni Chapter...

Who is else is ready for the start of college football?!?! During the PATS symposium this past June, Jason had the honor of sitting down with Rennie Sacco Med, AT-RET.  Rennie began at Kutztown University in 1985 as the Head Athletic Trainer and enjoyed a remarkable 37 year career, where he worked with not only the university’s football team, but all of the varsity sports on campus.  He was later...