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August 7, 2025 by NATA Staff
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NATA Names Mollie Pillman as Executive Director

NATA announced that Mollie Pillman, MS, MBA, CAE, will begin her role as executive director Sept. 2. Pillman was selected following a highly competitive national search led by executive search firm Vetted Solutions.

December 21, 2015 by NATA Staff

AT Spotlight: Adam Quigley


In the January NATA News, Adam Quigley, ATC, SCAT, a graduate student at the University of South Carolina, shared how an internship with the University of Arizona football team during his undergraduate studies opened his eyes to a world of possibility.     
December 11, 2015 by NATA Staff

Safe Sports School Award Honorees For November

The Safe Sports School Award recognizes secondary schools that take the crucial steps to keep their athletes free from injuries. The recipient list continued to grow in November with 22 additional schools honored. You can see the full list below. If you are interested in learning more and/or applying there is an information packet available that includes the award criteria and the award application and a separate FAQ.
December 7, 2015 by NATA Staff

ATs Win Research Award to Fund Air Force Project

Two University of the Incarnate Word athletic trainers, Dr. Shandra Esparza and Dr. Reid Fisher have successfully been awarded a Clinical Research Initiative (CRI) Intramural Research Award  to fund a project titled:  "Athletic Trainer Integration in U.S. Air Force Basic Training: Reducing Injury and Related Costs”. This is a 30 month, $970,000 project that will embed two certified athletic trainers with in an Air Force Squadron of 1,200 Trainee Airmen at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
 

December 4, 2015 by NATA Staff

Training for Active Shooter Emergency

By Heather Harvey, MA, ATC
AB Miller High School, Redlands, California
NATA Young Professionals’ Committee
 
I’m sure everyone has heard about the mass shooting that occurred in San Bernardino, California. The Inland Regional Center, where the shootings took place, is about 15 minutes away from my workplace, and we have all had some connections with people who were either there or, sadly, lost their lives in the attack. A graduate of our school (a former basketball player) lost his father.
 
December 1, 2015 by NATA Staff

Dallas AT works with others to save referee’s life

As an athletic trainer for 44 years, Robert Ramos, MS, LAT, ATC, is used to staying on his toes and being ready for whatever may happen. These skills were put to the test Oct. 26 when he was working a Gateway Charter Academy home game in the Dallas area and a referee needed lifesaving assistance. 
 
Ramos, AT coordinator with Lakewood Orthopaedics, was at the Gateway vs. Wortham High School football game as part of his athletic training outreach duties, which he began in 2010 after he “retired.”
 
November 23, 2015 by NATA Staff

The #BetterTogether Winner is

Last month we unveiled the new website for the 67th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo and the corresponding theme for the convention which is #BetterTogether. We also launched the #BetterTogether contest and asked ATs to show us their take on the theme, that athletic trainers are better together and convention is more fun with a friend. Now, after nearly 15,000 votes were cast for the 15 finalists, we have a winner.

November 20, 2015 by NATA Staff

Environmental Cold Injuries Handout

Winter is here, but that doesn’t mean outdoor activities need to come to a halt. To help you keep your athletes and members of your community safe and active this winter, NATA has created an Environmental Cold Injuries Handout (pdf), found on p. 42 in the December NATA News. In it, you find information on the four common environmental cold injuries—hypothermia, frostbite, chilblain and immersion foot—as well as safety tips.

November 16, 2015 by NATA Staff

Help Us Choose the #BetterTogether Winner!

The #BetterTogether contest ended last week and the participation from athletic trainers across the country was great. We received nearly 200 photo and video entries! So who will win a free trip for two to the convention in 2016? Well, that’s where we need your help. We were so impressed by the creativity shown in the number of entries we received that we had a hard time choosing who we thought was the very best. We did manage to narrow it down to 15 of our favorite entries but now we need your help to choose the winners.