Early professional athletic training employment has been ailed with issues such as decreased compensation, expanded work expectations, challenges with work-life balance and other factors affecting employee recruitment and retention, said NATA Early Professionals’ Committee Chair Emily Mulkey, MS, LAT, ATC.
In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA is highlighting women in the profession who are working to advance athletic training through recruitment, retention and leadership.
NATA Early Professionals’ Committee District Two Rep. Shaniece Jackson, DAT, ATC, LAT, who is currently an assistant athletic trainer with the Philadelphia Eagles, has experienced firsthand the benefits of mentorship – benefits she is working to share with the next generation of athletic trainers.