Membership

The NATA Political Action Committee (NATAPAC) held its inaugural sweepstakes in April. Members purchased tickets for a chance to win one of three prizes. On May 3, winners were drawn, and the sweepstakes awarded three members: Jennifer Brodeur, MS,...

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Throughout the month, the NATA Now blog will highlight some of NATA’s Asian American and Pacific Islander committee members in a series that discusses the importance of service and giving back to the...

By Michelle Boling, PhD, LAT, ATC, Incoming NATA Convention Program Committee Chair The NATA Convention Program Committee (CPC) is excited to share with members in the coming weeks the educational program for the 2021 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia...

A new virtual workshop targeted toward athletic trainers who are interested in understanding the health care needs and disparities of LGBTQIA+ patients is available starting April 28 in the NATA Professional Development Center. This educational...

What to Look Forward to in May from National Athletic Trainers' Assn on Vimeo . There is a lot happening at NATA! Stay up to date on what’s to come each month in advocacy, engagement and development in this NATA Now blog series. Check out what else...

Before the Journal of Athletic Training or the Athletic Training Education Journal publish new research, it is vetted and reviewed by health care providers, including athletic trainers, and other content experts who volunteer their time and...

The NATA Professional Education Committee has created multiple resources for NATA members to assist them in continued learning. For ATs in the education setting, these resources can help them learn a new skill or gain new insight. “The PEC has been...

By Dana Bates, PhD, LAT, ATC, and Jessica Moore, EdD, LAT, ATC Clinical education for athletic training students was suddenly questionable for some programs and came to a standstill for others when the COVID-19 pandemic began its first nationwide...

In 2019, the NATA Education Advancement Committee, under the NATA Executive Council for Education, created the Continuing Professional Development in Educational Scholarship Grant to help a researcher gain a new skill or collaborate with a partner...

Over the past several months, the NATA Board of Directors, along with at-large appointments from the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee, has worked with a DEI consultant in association management to develop and align around organizational...