Early Professionals

The NATA Early Professionals’ Committee has launched a resource aimed at helping new athletic trainers find the right fit for their first – and future – job. The goal of the Finding the Right Fit: Questions for Interviewing a Prospective Employer...

The 75th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28 in New Orleans, is approaching – and registration is now open . As we get ready for convention, NATA Now is looking back at convention history as well as what to know about NATA 2024...

Early professional athletic training employment has been ailed with issues such as decreased compensation, expanded work expectations, challenges with work-life balance and other factors affecting employee recruitment and retention, said NATA Early...

Early professional ATs and new graduates are invited to attend the NATA Connection and Engagement Committee Early Professionals Meet and Greet at 6 p.m. CDT May 17. During this free event, recent graduates and early professionals can learn about the...

NATA Timely Topics kicks off anew this year with “The State of Athletic Training: College/University Employment” at 1 p.m. CST March 2. In support of the recently released white paper, The Collegiate Athletic Trainer Labor Crisis: A Data Driven...

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...

Commemorating National Native American Heritage Month in November, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of NATA’s Native/Indigenous American athletic training leaders and their impact on the profession. Early in her education, Saskia Richter, PhD...

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of our Hispanic/Latinx athletic training leaders at the state, district and national levels. As the District Nine representative to the NATA Early...

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of our Hispanic/Latinx athletic training leaders at the state, district and national levels. As the former Texas chair to the SWATA Young...

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. “I believe that my job is an...