April 25, 2022

SLU MAT Class of 2022 Hosts Capstone Day on Friday May 6th at 1:00 pm


Students in the Saint Louis University Master of Athletic Training Class of 2022 will be presenting their Capstone Projects in the Multipurpose Room of the Allied Health Professions Building on SLU's South Campus as well as virtually on-line on May 6, 2022 starting at 1:00 pm.


The event is open to the public, and presentation of these projects mark the completion of their experience as students in the SLU Athletic Training Program.

2022 MAT Capstone Day Schedule

1:00 PM Mason Cotterel     
Slipping Rib Syndrome: A Functional Rehab Progression

1:15 PM Brittany Risko             
Effective Communication with Athletes with Autism Spectrum Disorder

1:30 PM Maddie Cavanaugh     
FIFA 11+ : Is it Effective as a Hamstring Injury Prevention Program?

1:45 PM Sydney Nash             
Labral Repair: Does External Rotation Ever Fully Return

2:00 PM Katie Wissing             
COVID-19: A Mental Pandemic

2:15 PM Amra Kardasevic     
The Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Range of Motion after ACL Reconstruction

2:30 PM Michael Ryan
Concussion Evaluation in the Athletic Setting

3:00 PM RECOGNITION CEREMONY/PROGRAM AWARDS

Online Access via Zoom: 
For more information email Dr. Anthony Breitbach, SLU AT Program Director at anthony.breitbach@health.slu.edu.

April 21, 2022

SLU AT Society Hosts Scholarship Fundraiser on Giving Day - April 28th


The Saint Louis University Athletic Training Society (SLATS) is hosting a scholarship fundraiser on SLU Giving Day, April 28, 2022.

The SLU community changes lives all over the globe. This year's theme is "Paint the World SLU Blue".

The fifth annual SLU Giving Day is on April 28. This annual 24-hour day of giving — our biggest fundraising event of the year! — brings the SLU community together in support of important projects across the University.

All gifts made on SLU Giving Day also contribute to Accelerating Excellence: The Campaign for Saint Louis University. 

To donate to the SLATS Fundraiser use the SLU AT Scholarship Link

You can donate to the Brandi Burgett Memorial Award and Scholarship or the Bauman Endowed Scholarship in Athletic Training, or BOTH!

In the "additional information" box type in the name of the SLU AT student you are sponsoring.

The top 2 students in (1) number of donors and (2) amount raised will get a Nike Sideline Parka, which will be useful to wear when are on the field at cold events and practices.

If you have an questions, please email: sluptat@health.slu.edu

April 01, 2022

UCJC Student Appreciates the Opportunity to Learn at Saint Louis University


SLU AT International Clinical Exchange Spotlight - Universidad Camilo Jose Cela (Madrid)
By: Blanca Muntaner (UCJC Class of 2022)

Because of coronavirus we had been a whole year wondering when would we have the opportunity to finish our Athletic Trainer master's program. It looked like this moment was never coming. Finally, after a long time waiting, we finally landed in the city of Saint Louis. 

From the beginning we had a wonderful welcoming from our classmates and also from our professors. Which is something for which I am enormously grateful. When you arrive to another city, in another country, with a different language you feel much better being surrounded by people like them.
After our initial week we started our clinicals. During the first period I attended my clinicals in a public high school called Webster Groves High School. With two other students we spend all our afternoons from Monday to Friday in there. When you are there you realize the importance of the sport in this country. This particular place offers a wide variety of different sports to practice, for both men and women. Besides the way they make it allows each student to practice more than one sport if they want to. So the amount of athletes is amazing. Besides I had the opportunity to see many different injuries. From a concussion to skin disorders, among others. Furthermore, I was so lucky to spend time with my preceptor from there. From the beginning he was so committed with me learning and he also trusted me. 

After the time I spent on the high school I started my clinicals in the Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University. A different place where you enjoy the amazing facilities they have. A hydrotherapy area with a treadmill in it, a gym with everything needed  or a room where physical therapists, athletic trainers, doctors and students work together. This is what impacts you the most when you see it for the first time. Working with all of this helps you learning at the same time that you personalize the treatment for the athlete.

To sum up, if your desire is to enjoy an experience in the United States of America knowing how things work in here at the same time that you improve your English level, Saint Louis is the right place to come. 


El coronavirus nos había tenido en vilo todo el ultimo año y parecía que este momento nunca iba a llegar. Después de tanto tiempo de espera y de incertidumbre, de no saber cuando podríamos terminar nuestro master de Athletic Trainer, por fin llegamos a Saint Louis. 

La bienvenida que nos dieron desde el primer momento iba a ser la tesitura de nuestra estancia en esta Universidad. Tanto los alumnus como los profesores nos mostraron su apoyo desde el primer momento. Es algo que agradezco enormemente ya que al llegar a una nueva ciudad, en otro país, con otro idioma, te sientes mucho más tranquila sabiendo que estas rodeada de gente como ellos.
Tras una semana de adaptación llego el momento de empezar las prácticas. Durante la primera mitad de mi estancia aquí, estuve de prácticas en un instituto public llamado Webster Groves High School. Junto a dos alumnus de primer año de mi máster acudíamos todas las tardes. Cuando estas allí te das cuenta de la importancia que tiene el deporte en este país. Este sitio en particular ofrece una gran variedad de deportes para todos sus alumnus, tanto niños como niñas. Y el sistema te permite practicar más de un deporte, por lo que la cantidad de deportistas es incredible. Atiendes todo tipo de lesions, desde un traumatismo cranioencefálico hasta infecciones en la piel. Además tuve la suerte de tener un tutor que me ofreció toda su confianza desde el primer día y que se involucró en mi aprendizaje. 


Despúes del instituto empecé las prácticas en el estadio de la propia Universidad de Saint Louis. Un ambiente distinto en donde disfrutas de las increibles instalaciones que tienen. Una zona de hidroterapia con una cinta para correr sumergida, un gimnasio con todo el material necesario para adaptarse a cualquier tipo de deporte o una sala en donde fisios, athletic trainers, medicos y estudiantes trabajan en conjunto. Esto es lo que te impacta nada más llegar el primer dia. Trabajar con estas facilidades te ayuda a parender a la vez que adaptas al 100% el tratamiento a la lesion que tiene él/la deportista.

En definitiva, si lo que quieres es disfrutar de una experiencia en Estados Unidos, conociendo de primera mano el sistema de este país y cómo trabajan aquí con los deportistas a la vez que mejoras tu nivel de ingles, Saint Louis es el lugar indicado para venir .