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.
In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA is highlighting women’s impact on the profession as well as one another. An extension of the “DedicATed” series available on “The NATA-Cast,” this celebration features video-recorded conversations between women in the profession, discussing their similar interests and life experiences.
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.
When Woohyun “Andy” Lee attended Incheon National University in Korea, he was able to take athletic training classes, but didn’t have the opportunity to practice.
Celebrating athletic trainers in honor of Black History Month, NATA Now is highlighting some of our Black leaders at the state, district and national levels as they share insight into their volunteer journeys.
The globalization of the world of medicine and its international constituents has provided numerous opportunities for health care professionals to get involved, and athletic trainers are part of that involvement. In fact, there are a number of international organizations where athletic trainers are at the forefront of leadership and advocacy from all angles including scholarship, clinical, and educational influences.
As domestic travel begins to resume, and some mask mandates and physical distancing regulations ease due to the availability of vaccinations it is exciting to think about the opportunity of re-engaging in international travel. Even more exciting is the possibility of face-to-face interactions with international colleagues.
By the NATA International Committee
“COVID-19 teaches us that we are part of something far greater than ourselves,” said Kristinn Heinrichs, PhD, ATC, PT, an athletic trainer in Vicenza, Italy. The coronavirus pandemic has known no bounds; it doesn’t see territory lines or know cultural differences, it has affected athletic trainers in every part of the world.
The COVID-19 pandemic left gyms, fitness centers, school athletic facilities and some outdoor recreation areas across the globe closed for months at a time. Only within the past couple of weeks have these places, all where athletes are used to going to maintain physical and athletic capacity, begun to reopen with limited capacity.