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Athletic training is a profession built on relationships. Just as important as the relationships ATs build with their patients are the ones they build with each other. NATA is often a conduit for these relationships, providing members with opportunities for collaboration, connection and a sense of belonging. This Be NATA blog series highlights various AT relationships and the role NATA played in these connections.

“Hey, I’m about to go to this EDAC thing – come with me.”

Athletic training is a profession built on relationships. Just as important as the relationships ATs build with their patients are the ones they build with each other. NATA is often a conduit for these relationships, providing members with opportunities for collaboration, connection and a sense of belonging. This Be NATA blog series will highlight various AT relationships and the role NATA played in these connections.

With the 2023 reporting year coming to a close and the pending retirement of the NATA Professional Development Center (PDC), here are some reminders to help you get organized and stay on track before the end of the year.

Earn Your Needed CEUs

In 2023, athletic trainers certified in 2021 and prior need to report 50 CEUs to the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer by Dec. 31, while ATs certified in 2022 need 25 CEUs.

Since 2005, the NATA Political Action Committee (NATAPAC) has been the voice of the athletic training profession, seeking better working conditions, fair access and the right to practice for all athletic trainers across America.

Over the past year, NATAPAC garnered more than $70,000 from 1,035 contributors between October 2022 and September 2023. View a complete list of the 2022-23 contributing members.

The December NATA News highlights the 140 members who celebrated 50 years of membership with NATA in 2023. Congratulations to these members, listed below, as well as all of our members who are celebrating milestones with the association this year!

Thomas Abdenour, DHSc, ATC, CES

Karen Atkins, AT Ret.

Thomas Baker, AT Ret.

Tod Baldwin, AT Ret.

Tobias Barboza, AT Ret.

Michael Barnish, AT Ret.

Greg Bauer, AT Ret.

William Biddington, AT Ret.

Lynn Bott, AT Ret.

Kathleen Boyd, MS, LAT, ATC

By the NATA COPA Public Safety Committee

Athletic training is a profession built on relationships. Just as important as the relationships ATs build with their patients are the ones they build with each other. NATA is often a conduit for these relationships, providing members with opportunities for collaboration, connection and a sense of belonging. This Be NATA blog series will highlight various AT relationships and the role NATA played in these connections.

In honor of National Native American Heritage Month in November, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of NATA’s Native/Indigenous American members and their impact on the athletic training profession.
 

Antonio Romano, ATC, initially aspired to become a nurse, but his path led him to athletic training.

By the NATA COPA Public Safety Committee

In honor of National Native American Heritage Month in November, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of NATA’s Native/Indigenous American members and their impact on the athletic training profession.
 

The melding of medicine and sports became a lifetime opportunity for Alexis Lyons, an athletic training student, whose extended hours in the athletic training facility after an injury helped define her passion for the profession.