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In this episode, Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES, chair of the task force and host of this series, interviews Jason Daffner, JD, CPA , and Rick Griffin, MS, LAT, ATC to give you some real examples of how to represent yourself and show your value to your employer. Daffner is an attorney who represents many athletic trainers and other clients in the areas of sports law, employment law and corporate law. He will go over scenarios you need to prepare for when negotiating a better salary for yourself and will even give you some ideas of creative ways you can ask for more compensation. Griffin has worked as an athletic trainer in professional sports for more than 40 years and has even spent some time with the professional rodeo. He has learned a lot along the way and wants to share insider tips on how to have the conversation about compensation with your employers.

Keeping children and teens healthy and safe is always a top priority. Whether you are a parent, youth sports coach, school coach, school professional, or health care provider, this site will help you recognize, respond to, and minimize the risk of concussion or other serious brain injury.

GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. Together we can transform our nation's schools into the safe and affirming environment all youth deserve.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss risk and prognostic factors for concussion outcomes, review comprehensive approaches to assessment, and describe a new method for conceptualizing treatment for sport-related concussion using clinical experience.

This resource covers key considerations such as communicating changes to the BOC, preparing speakers for live online sessions, selecting the right virtual platform, and managing attendee tracking and accessibility features.

The NATA State Association Advisory Committee (SAAC) also encourages leaders to build an online repository of resources for members, including NATA publications, public health updates, telemedicine guidance, and state-specific information such as unemployment resources, legislative updates, and COVID-related policies.

Examples from other state associations are included for reference.

An interactive map that shows athletic training state regulatory boards and their contact info.

In this episode, Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES, chair of the task force and host of this series, talks with Jennifer Brown, ATC, and Emily Mulkey, MS, LAT, ATC, CPT, to continue the conversation from the previous episode, “CompensATion ConversATion: Recruitment Tips.” This discussion takes a closer look at what employers look for when trying to fill a position, how much leverage they have when negotiating a salary for a position and how young professionals can prepare for these conversations during the recruitment stage. This episode addresses things like: 

• Should you apply for a job if you don’t meet the qualifications? And what should you expect in terms of compensation if you do?
• How can growing your network help all parties involved in the recruitment process?
• How does the reference call affect compensation for the employer and the potential employee?
• When and how often should you have the compensation conversation with your employer?

This episode covers the recruitment stage. It includes advice to job seekers on making sure a job is right for them, when to approach the topic of compensation and how to show value throughout the recruitment process. This episode isn’t just for job seekers – recruiters can also learn from this conversation. Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES, chair of the task force and host of this series, talks with Jennifer Brown, ATC, and Emily Mulkey, MS, LAT, ATC, to dive deeper. Brown is the senior associate athletic director for sports medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, and gives important insight from the perspective of someone who actively recruits and hires athletic trainers. Mulkey, a staff athletic trainer at Youngstown State University, brings her own perspective as a young professional who has recently gone through the recruitment process. This episode will discuss: 

• How knowing what goes on in both sides of recruitment can help you when considering a new position
• How to ask about compensation in the interview process
• How to decline or negotiate an offer
• How showing your value in your current position can help you when applying for positions in the future

This episode will be another deep dive into fundamentals, with a heavy focus on the ways learning to speak the language of compensation can help you when having conversations about compensation. Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES, chair of the task force and host of this series and Kyle Scharer, MS, LAT, ATC, the ambulatory manager for the orthopedic service line at Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, discuss: 

• How learning to speak the language of compensation can help to disprove some of the biggest myths concerning AT compensation  
• How the market value of the athletic trainer is determined
• And, most importantly, how learning key compensation terms can empower you to advocate for yourself

This episode will be a deep dive into the first area: fundamentals. Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES, chair of the task force and host of this series, interviews Kenny Boyd, MS, LAT, ATC, senior associate athletic director for student athlete health and wellness at Baylor University, and Randy Cohen, DPT, ATC, associate athletic director for medical services at the University of Arizona.

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments. In this NATA Now post, which is part of an ongoing series highlighting these efforts, NATA International Committee Chair Matthew Kutz, PhD, ATC, CSCS, outlines IC’s actionable items, what the committee hopes to achieve and how members can get involved.

The CompensATion ConversATion podcast series will focus on what the task force has identified as the five buckets of employment: fundamentals, recruitment, advancement, retention and separation. Each bucket represents a stage in the life cycle of employment and will be used to identify potential strategies to address these issues. Murphy Grant, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES, chair of the task force and host of this series, leads the conversation with athletic trainers of varying levels of experience to break down the five buckets of employment. This episode features three NATA members with unique perspectives on the topic of compensation for athletic trainers: Kenny Boyd, MS, LAT, ATC, a senior associate athletic director for student athlete health and wellness at Baylor University, lends his perspective as an employer in charge of hiring athletic trainers. Ann Wallace, MSEd, ATC, NASM-CES, an associate director of athletic training at the University of Kansas, tells her story from the lens of someone who is in charge of hiring and onboarding new athletic trainers into her program. Emily Mulkey, MS, LAT, ATC, CPT, a staff athletic trainer at Youngstown State University, joins the conversation representing the young professional population to share how she approaches the topic of compensation with her employers. This group will lay the foundation for what will be discussed in the remaining episodes of this series. Tune in for a discussion with ATs across various settings and leave with some actionable items you can use whether you are an employee or employer.

The NATA-Cast is the official podcast of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, providing in-depth conversations about health care topics that interest you – the athletic trainer.

NATA Now article, discussing how health care professionals, especially athletic trainers, are uniquely positioned to advocate for the rights of our transgender patients so they can receive gender-affirming care, which is medically-necessary, evidence-based care that improves the physical and mental health of transgender and gender-diverse people.

Patient values are individual characteristics such as gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion and socioeconomic status that can influence health and well-being.