June 2, 2025 by Lydia Hicks

Inclusive Medicine and Service

In honor of Pride Month, throughout June, NATA Now is highlighting members of the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and their impact on the profession.

The opportunity to serve an excellence-driven collegiate patient population is what inspired Tina Tubbs, MS, ATC, CES, to pursue athletic training.

June 21, 2024 by Lydia Hicks

The Product of Service

To commemorate Pride Month in June, NATA Now is highlighting student members who serve on their state, district or national LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and sharing insight into their impact on the profession.
 

June 17, 2024 by Lydia Hicks

From Injury to Opportunity

To commemorate Pride Month in June, NATA Now is highlighting student members who serve on their state, district or national LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and sharing insight into their impact on the profession.
 

June 10, 2024 by Lydia Hicks

Representing Acceptance

To commemorate Pride Month in June, NATA Now is highlighting student members who serve on their state, district or national LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and sharing insight into their impact on the profession.

June 3, 2024 by Lydia Hicks

Leading With Pride

To commemorate Pride Month in June, NATA Now is highlighting student members who serve on their state, district or national LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and sharing insight into their impact on the profession.

 

Keely Arndt, ATC, found her passion for athletic training as a student athlete in secondary school and college.

October 20, 2023 by Beth Sitzler

Announcing: NATA DEIA Council

In 2021, the NATA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access Task Force was introduced and charged with bringing the association’s six DEIA commitments to life. This year, in order to continue this work well into the future, the NATA Board of Directors approved the formation of the NATA DEIA Council.

July 6, 2023 by Lydia Hicks

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:

June 29, 2023 by Lydia Hicks

The Difference-Making Alignment

To commemorate Pride Month, throughout June the NATA Now blog is highlighting members of the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and their impact on the profession.

For Sean Rogers, DAT, LAT, ATC, the practice model under which athletic trainers operate in traditional and non-traditional settings attracted him.

June 8, 2023 by Lydia Hicks

Meaningful Change Inspired

To commemorate Pride Month, throughout June the NATA Now blog is highlighting members of the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and their impact on the profession.

With an uncle who practiced sports medicine, Meredith Decker, PhD, LAT, ATC, said she fell in love with athletic training at a very young age.