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As seen in the article, “The Qs and As That AT Programs Should Consider When Recruiting Students,” in the July issue of the NATA News, recruiting diversity is important to the athletic training profession and a part of NATA’s heartbeat.

To this end, at the professional level, two veteran athletic trainers have collaborated on a recruitment strategy that starts with students and increases diversity in their master’s programs.

The Athletic Training Education Journal invites manuscripts for a special series focusing on Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Practice (IPECP).

The Athletic Training Education Journal invites authors to submit manuscripts for a special series regarding healthcare for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Athletic training students at the 73rd NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo got a taste of post-graduate life during a full slate of educational sessions curated just for them at the Athletic Training Student Seminar. The NATA Student Leadership Committee organizes the annual event to give students a more in-depth look at the profession and to start networking.

The first day of the 73rd NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo set an inspiring tone for attendees to take with them through the rest of the convention. Attendees were “Reunited AT Last” at the Keynote presentation, Lessons from Leadership, featuring NATA Past Presidents Julie Max, MEd, ATC, Marje Albohm, MS, AT Ret., and current President Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC.

The impact of Title IX, now 50 years since its historic passing, goes beyond the young women in sports who it was enacted to support. The “Championing Title IX and Women in Health Care” event at the 73rd NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo proved Title IX’s far-reaching influence as 12 representatives from leading sports and health care associations convened to discuss 50 years of progress and where we go from here.

The Athletic Training Student Seminar (ATSS), organized by the NATA Student Leadership Committee, is designed to give students a more in-depth look at the profession and to start networking. ATSS at the 73rd NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo is no exception. 

We are finally “Reunited AT Last” at the 73rd NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo! June 28 kicked off four days of the best athletic training educational programming and reconnecting for an in-person experience that isn’t available to ATs anywhere else. 

After two years of virtual convention experiences, NATA 2022 is not only your chance to learn the latest in sports medicine, but it’s your opportunity to connect with your fellow athletic trainers and athletic training advocates from around the world in Philadelphia.

At the 73rd NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, three new district directors will join the NATA Board of Directors. Ray Davis Jr., MSS, LAT, ATC, will represent District Three, Kasee Hildenbrand, PhD, LAT, ATC, will represent District Ten and representing District Eleven is Ryan Wilkinson, EdD, LAT, ATC.

Davis, Hildenbrand and Wilkinson will be featured in the upcoming July NATA News – open up your copy to learn more about their inspirations and goals.

Attendees of the 73rd NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo will have the opportunity to see the latest research in athletic training thanks to the NATA Research & Education Foundation Free Communications Program, sponsored by SEATA, which will feature both in-person and virtual offerings.