By: Olivia Hiscox and Jacob Kidwell (MAT Class of 2025)
Our experience with the Gateway Grizzlies has been fulfilling and immersive. Our time has allowed us to showcase our skills that we have been building on over the past year, while also learning new skill sets and ways in which the knowledge we already have could be enriched. Working alongside our preceptor, Margaret Rall, LAT, ATC, we have been able to actively participate in both injury evaluation as well as rehabilitation strategies, these strategies include but are not limited to, modalities, manual therapy, and wound care.
The team, managers, coaches, and our preceptor have all been extremely welcoming, offering anything that we may need to ensure that our time is well spent and that our learning is vast. These connections that we have formed allow us to learn many of the basic but essential skills required of an athletic trainer. Learning in such an environment is something that allows you to learn in an involved manner, as well as in ways that can’t be taught outright inside the classroom. We are extremely grateful to the Gateway Grizzlies, Margaret Rall, and the Saint Louis University Athletic Training program for providing the opportunity for us to improve as future athletic trainers in an environment that facilitates us as students.
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.
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