The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) has a wide-ranging committee called the Executive Committee for Education (ECE) that is charged to inform and assist the profession in setting the direction for athletic training education. One recent initiative of the NATA ECE committee is to investigate how the internship model contribute to the educational development of … [Read more...] about Dr. Michael Hudson Chairs a NATA ECE WorkGroup
Archives for April 2015
2nd year athletic training students in group 1 of the ATC 240 Clinical Practicum II course participated in their first day of casting today. Taught by faculty member Kristin Tivener of the Sports Medicine and Athletic Training department, students have the opportunity to apply a short arm cast and then use a cast saw to remove the cast placed on their partner. Students … [Read more...] about Casting Day 1 in Practicum ATC 241
Congratulations to Alexandria (Alex) Jauregui-Dusseau for successfully defending her thesis today in front of peers, faculty, and her committee. Alex’s thesis title was titled ‘Factors Affecting Anterior Knee Pain in Post-ACLR Comparing Patellar Tendon and Hamstring Tendon Autografts’. Her study included a collaboration with Mercy Hospital in order to … [Read more...] about Alexandria Jauregui-Dusseau’s Thesis Defense
2nd year athletic training student, Katie Baker teamed up with other Missouri State University students with the goal of bringing women's lacrosse back to MSU. This year that goal became a reality. In an article by USA Today, Katie and other MSU women's lacrosse players discuss how the team was formed, what is currently happening, and their goals for the future of the … [Read more...] about 2nd Year AT Student Katie Baker Helps Bring Women’s Lacrosse Back to MSU
Fourth year athletic training student Kinsey Cook did an ambulance ride-along with the Mercy ambulance crew last week as part of her interprofessional experience hours. As part of the clinical practicum courses, all 2nd-4th year AT students are required to obtain a minimum of 16 hours per term in an interprofessional experience. Often these experiences are very valuable as … [Read more...] about Ambulance Ride-Along Experience from AT Student, Kinsey Cook