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NATA’s Council on Practice Advancement (COPA) Public Safety panel presents a critical conversation featuring experts from the Public Safety Athletic Trainers Society and COPA addressing the rise in preventable deaths and life-threatening incidents among law enforcement academy recruits—particularly those linked to heat illness and sickle cell trait complications. Moderator: Maura Shea, DAT, LAT, ATC, Executive Director, Public Safety Athletic Trainers Society Panelists: Anna August, MS, LAT, ATC with Fairfax County Police Department, Traci Tauferner, LAT, ATC, CSCS with Advanced Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine and Miranda Zamora-Williams, DAT, LAT, ATC with OrthoLive

This white paper describes how ATs can intentionally shape their career paths by identifying opportunities for advancement both within and beyond traditional athletic training workplace settings. This includes preparing for roles in leadership, education, research, administration and emerging health care sectors where the skills of ATs are highly valuable

This poster outlines the role and benefits of ATs in the public safety workplace.

Throughout 2025, NATA News is partnering with the NATA Student Leadership Committee to create tip sheets for NATA’s student members.This tip sheet provides suggestions for making the most of our your convention experience.