SLU AT Student share collaborative clinical experience at Missouri Baptist University

By: Jeremy Gries and Olivia Hiscox (Class of 2025)

Our clinical placement at Missouri Baptist University has truly been an enriching experience. Here, we have had the opportunity to put into action a diverse array of skills acquired in the classroom, ranging from wound care and modalities to rehabilitation techniques, taping, and manual therapy. Working alongside our preceptor, Ceckia Blevins, MS, LAT, ATC, We have actively participated in injury evaluations and the rehabilitation process, contributing to a dynamic learning environment.

The bonds we have forged with the athletes, especially Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, as well as Baseball and Softball have been immensely rewarding. It's these personal connections that make the practice of athletic training so fulfilling. Through our time at Missouri Baptist, we have witnessed significant growth both personally and professionally.

This experience has underscored the importance of quick decision-making, adaptability, and multitasking in the role of an athletic trainer. While not always explicitly taught in the classroom, these skills are finely honed through hands-on experience in a clinical setting. We are profoundly grateful to Missouri Baptist and the SLU AT Program for affording us the opportunity to refine these essential skills in such a supportive environment.

This is one of a series of posts authored by students enrolled in the Saint Louis University Athletic Training Program. The number of clinical sites, the quality and diversity of the clinical experience opportunities, and the contemporary expertise of our preceptors are strengths of the CAATE Accredited SLU AT Program.

SLU AT Student gaining clinical experience with Division II athletes

By: Tori Connelly ( MAT Class of 2025)

This semester my clinical placement is at Maryville University with preceptor Austin DeBoer

MPA, ATC, LAT. Austin mainly helps with men’s wrestling, women’s soccer, and the swim and dive

team, however our main focus this semester has been with the wrestling team. Maryville being a NCAA

D2 university has helped expose me to more than just those three sports. Many student-athletes are

coming in at all times and every AT helps each other when it starts to get super busy. I think that the

college setting is great for building professional relationships with both student athletes and Athletic

Trainers.

I had the opportunity to be at the GLVC Wrestling Championships where Maryville took home a

share of the title. That was an amazing experience I was happy to be a part of. Along with that

opportunity I have been able to help with evaluations, treatment and rehab programs, this is something I

have really enjoyed developing my skills in. The college setting also has many more modalities available

to us such as STIM machines, cupping, and scraping. All of these I have been exposed to previously but

being able to do them regularly helps develop my skills even more.

Overall this has been an amazing experience and I am very excited for the rest of this semester to

continue learning from Austin!

This is one of a series of posts authored by students enrolled in the Saint Louis University Athletic Training Program. The number of clinical sites, the quality and diversity of the clinical experience opportunities, and the contemporary expertise of our preceptors are strengths of the CAATE Accredited SLU AT Program.

Congratulations to Our 2023-2024 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to our awardees on receiving the Brandi Burgett Memorial Award and Scholarship (Jenn Hassler, I-Chen "Hugo" Lee, and Mark Romero) and the Clarence "Bob" Bauman Endowed Scholarship (Marissa Uecker). 

The Brandi Burgett Memorial Award and Scholarship in Athletic Training was created in memory of Brandi Burgett, a 2017 graduate of the SLU AT program who passed away in December 2017 after battling a chronic medical condition during her time in the program. The scholarship recognizes a student entering their second year in the professional phase of the program who displays the same courage, determination and passion for the profession as Ms. Burgett. Generous gifts from Brandi’s parents – Robert and Marnie Burgett - family, friends, students in the Saint Louis University Athletic Training Students Society (SLATS) and others allowed make this award possible.

The Clarence “Bob” Bauman Endowed Scholarship in Athletic Training commemorates the former Saint Louis University athletic trainer. Bauman was a model for aspiring athletic trainers and a tremendous positive influence in his community. Bauman took care of SLU athletes and St. Louis Cardinals athletes for over 50 years as an athletic trainer – earning him a spot in both the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and SLU Halls of Fame. The Bauman Scholarship recognizes outstanding athletic training students entering the second professional year in the SLU AT program.