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The NATA Timely Topics Series will provide members with an engaging, high-level introductory conversation about a hot topic in athletic training. Each event will give attendees the chance to connect in real-time to thought leaders who have anecdotal success within these areas of interest as well as access to a library of related resources.  

 

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Timely Topics: State of Athletic Training - Employment and the AT in the Secondary School Setting

 

 

Currently in the United States, there are over 26,000 public and private secondary schools, and of this number, it is estimated that over 8 million students participate on sports teams. Over 1.4 million student-athletes ages 14 - 18 will sustain some type of sport-related injury every year. It is imperative to provide quality comprehensive medical services to this population, yet it is becoming more difficult to hire athletic trainers in this space. The question needs to be asked – why is the health care practitioner that is on-site to take care of these injuries not happy about their current work situation? Join the Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Committee as they unveil their recent study on employment in the Secondary School setting, identify compensation models and strategies to facilitate a healthy work-life ratio and develop a path to aid in recruitment and retention of ATs in the Secondary School setting.​​​​​​

 

 

 

Date/Time: March 4, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm Central Time

 

Moderator

Ciara Taylor, EdD, LAT, ATC

Chair, Secondary Schools AT Committee

Panelists

Jason Viel, MS, LAT, ATC

District 5 Representative, Secondary Schools AT Committee

Tiffany Phillips, MEd, LAT, ATC

District 6 Representative, Secondary Schools AT Committee

Marissa Fukunaga, EdD, ATC

District 8 Representative, Secondary Schools AT Committee

Denton Norwood, MS, LAT, ATC

District 10 Representative, Secondary Schools AT Committee

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