Building Belonging in Athletic Training
In honor of Pride Month, throughout June, NATA Now is highlighting members of the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and their impact on the profession.
Celebrating Committee Award Winners
Congratulations to this year’s NATA committee award winners! Learn more about NATA’s awards and attend the 76th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo June 24-27 in Orlando, where many of these recipients will be recognized.
VATEC 2024 Registration Now Open
Registration for the NATA Virtual Athletic Training Educators’ Conference 2024 is now open with CEU content lined up for athletic trainers interested in learning about pedagogy and program administration. Educators and non-educators are welcome, and NATA members can use their $150 membership credit toward registration.
ATEJ Accepting Manuscripts on Clinical Immersion
The Athletic Training Education Journal invites authors to submit manuscripts for a special series regarding clinical immersion in athletic training.
Representation in Higher Education
In honor of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May, NATA Now is highlighting some of our Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders at the state, district and national levels.
Inside the Higher Education Setting
Introduced in the April NATA News, this NATA Now article series provides insight into the different athletic training settings as well as information athletic training students and interested ATs need to know. The series also provides tips from members on how to succeed in each setting.
Creating Equitable Change
“I’m so fortunate. I think I have touched almost every setting of athletic training,” said Michael Martinez, MS, LAT, ATC, looking back on his 26-year career in the profession.
Girlfriends Formed at NATA
Athletic training is a profession built on relationships. Just as important as the relationships ATs build with their patients are the ones they build with each other. NATA is often a conduit for these relationships, providing members with opportunities for collaboration, connection and a sense of belonging.
Hot Topics in the PDC
The NATA Professional Development Center (PDC) offers seminal courses relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA), health disparities, social determinants of health (SDOH) and the role of the athletic trainer. Other courses present the topic of sports science and more. The courses include:
There’s a Samar Long for That
Throughout the history of athletic training, the college/university, higher education, professional sports, secondary school and various emerging settings have become home to athletic trainers wanting to care for all active populations. The impact of these ATs has helped their patients remain active and healthy in work, life and sport.