NATA Updates Bylaws
The NATA Board of Directors approved a series of bylaw updates during its Aug. 25 meeting.
These updates are substantive changes, which were submitted to each of the districts’ annual business meetings after an initial board approval. Each bylaw then had to be approved by at least two-thirds of the NATA’s districts before being resubmitted to the board for final approval. After receiving final board approval, the new bylaws went into effect immediately.
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.
Dances With Care
This year, the National Athletic Training Month theme, “From Head to Toe,” highlights the whole-body, whole-person care ATs provide their patients. Throughout March, NATA Now is highlighting members from across the settings. These eight ATs, also featured in the March NATA News, are examples of how ATs are advancing the profession through their direct and indirect efforts.
Victoria Fauntroy, MS, LAT, ATC, discovered her love for treating the whole body through her passion for dancing.
Five Historic Milestones at Convention
The 75th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28 in New Orleans, is approaching – and registration is now open. As athletic trainers look forward to this iconic annual event in AT history, NATA Now is highlighting “75 Things To Know About Convention.”
NATA will celebrate the history of the convention throughout NATA 2024. The following is a look at five historical occurrences and milestones that have taken place over the years during the NATA convention.
Research’s Safety
In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA is highlighting women who are working to advance the athletic training profession through research.
For Riana Pryor, PhD, ATC, her encounter with research in college provided the foundation for her sports medicine research career, now advancing the understanding of extreme weather conditions in patients.
Connecting Baseball and Rodeo
This year, the National Athletic Training Month theme, “From Head to Toe,” highlights the whole-body, whole-person care ATs provide their patients. Throughout March, NATA Now is highlighting members from across the settings. These eight ATs, also featured in the March NATA News, are examples of how ATs are advancing the profession through their direct and indirect efforts.
Five Ways To Earn CEUs at Convention
The 75th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28 in New Orleans, is approaching – and registration is now open. As athletic trainers look forward to this iconic annual event in AT history, NATA Now is highlighting “75 Things To Know About Convention.”
While there will be a variety of topics presented in New Orleans, the NATA Convention Program Committee has identified two key themes for NATA 2024:
Research’s Equity
In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA is highlighting women who are working to advance the athletic training profession through research.
Kemba Noel-London, PhD, MAT, ATC, observed the sports medicine issues facing her athletes in Trinidad and Tobago, some being structural, while others were economic. In pondering solutions, research became an important tool for her.
Treating the Human Before the Athlete
This year, the National Athletic Training Month theme, “From Head to Toe,” highlights the whole-body, whole-person care ATs provide their patients. Throughout March, NATA Now is highlighting members from across the settings. These eight ATs, also featured in the March NATA News, are examples of how ATs are advancing the profession through their direct and indirect efforts.
Whole-Body Care for Collegiate Athletes
This year, the National Athletic Training Month theme, “From Head to Toe,” highlights the whole-body, whole-person care ATs provide their patients. Throughout March, NATA Now is highlighting members from across the settings. These eight ATs, also featured in the March NATA News, are examples of how ATs are advancing the profession through their direct and indirect efforts.
Research’s Creativity
In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA is highlighting women who are working to advance the athletic training profession through research.
Mimi Nakajima, EdD, ATC, got involved with athletic training research because of her interest in how people viewed the world around them.
“I was always interested in how people think and feel, so naturally, that drew me to conducting research about people’s perceptions,” she said.