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In 2024, the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee announced the creation of four national awards, in addition to its existing Bill Chisolm Professional Service Award for athletic trainers who are NATA members nominated in good standing and non-...

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of our athletic training leaders at the state, district and national levels . Estefania Zavala, DAT, ATC, CES, began her athletic training journey...

In honor of Black History Month, NATA is highlighting some of our Black leaders at the state, district and national levels and shares insight into their volunteer journeys. Since her days as a young sports medicine volunteer and college student...

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan , each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA...

By Elizabeth Quinn In honor of Black History Month, NATA will highlight some of our young professional leaders at the state, district and national levels and how they’re advancing athletic training into the future. Having a mother who is a “lifelong...

The NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC) offers Diversity Enhancement Grants of up to $5,000 to educational institutions to support the advancement of diversity within the athletic training profession. Grant applications are currently...

The NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee has selected a new graduate student representative: Chaerin Yeom. Originally from South Korea, Yeom is attending Weber State University in Utah. She shared with NATA what drew her to the athletic training...

After hosting a successful call-in event in June, the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee and ATs Care Commission will team up once again to host call-in nights for NATA members and student members to express their emotional response to recent...