Students in the SLU MAT Class of 2019 Celebrate Excellence and Scholarship

On Friday, May 3, 2019 students in the Saint Louis University Master of Athletic Training Class of 2019 presented their Capstone Project presentations to the Doisy College of Health Sciences in the Multipurpose Room of the Allied Health Building on the SLU Medical Center Campus.

The SLU MAT Capstone Project is the culminating scholarly product that our students develop to meet the requirements of the Master of Athletic Training Degree.  The topics of the 2019 projects can be viewed here: https://sluathletictraining.com/2019/04/students-in-slu-mat-class-of-2019-to.html

The SLU AT Program's Excellence in Professional Service Award and Clinical Excellence Award were presented to graduating students at the event.  The Academic Excellence Award will be presented after the final grades are posted at the end of the spring semester. 

Erin Fabbri - Excellence in Professional Service

Chris Mecherle - Excellence in Professional Service

Rory Cusack - Clinical Excellence

Matthew Eifert - Clinical Excellence

Award winners pictured above with AT Program Director Anthony Breitbach PhD, ATC, FASAHP and Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training Chairperson Tricia Austin PhD, PT, ATC.

A complete photo gallery of the event is available at: 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/slu_healthsciences/albums/72157708246590355 

Students in SLU MAT Class of 2019 to Present Capstone Projects on Friday May 3rd.

Students in the Saint Louis University Master of Athletic Training Class of 2019 will be presenting their Capstone Projects on May 3, 2019 starting at 8:00 am in the Multipurpose Room on the 3rd Floor of the Allied Health Building on SLU's Medical Center (South) Campus.  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. 

SCHEDULE

7:30 am   BREAKFAST

8:00 am   Erin Fabbri - Playing surface and ACL Injuries

8:15 am   Cody Hutson - Footwear/equipment and Lower Extremity Injuries

8:30 am   Maggie Rowell - Short Foot Exercise Program and Balance

8:45 am   Jazmon Carroll - Early Weight-Bearing After Achilles Tendon Rupture

9:00 am   Matt Eifert - Acute Pain Management and Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

9:15 am   Rory Cusack - ACL Injury Prevention Programs for Female Collegiate Athletes

9:30 am   Adam Long - Blood Flow Restriction for Strength in ACLR patients

9:45 am   Juan Calero Alonso - Functional Knee Braces for ACL Protection post-injury

10:00 am Sarah Menzuber - Platelet Rich Plasma vs Stem Cell Therapy for Connective Tissue

10:15 am Matt Murphy - Therapeutic Ultra-Sound with Soft Tissue Manipulation for Tendonopathy

10:30 am Jesse Schmitt - Light Resistance Training and Hamstring Injuries

10:45 am Chris Mecherle - Cupping vs Massage for Neck and/or Shoulder Pain

11:00 am Danielle Jabczynski - Vestibular Rehabilitation for Benign Paraxysmal Postural Vertigo

11:15 am Paul Lamb - Resistance Training to Reduce Injury Rates in Young Athletes

11:30 am Justin Ullom - Oxford vs DeLorme Method of Strength Training

11:45 am Cat Chua - Relationship between Fatigue and Injury

12:00 am Dimitri Killian - Relationship between Depression and Immune Responses

12:15 am Brian Leach - Entrepreneurship in Athletic Training

12:30 am PROGRAM AWARDS AND PRECEPTOR RECOGNITION LUNCHEON

For more information call 314-877-8561 or email sluptat@health.slu.edu.

SLU AT Program Celebrates 2018 Graduates

The Saint Louis University Athletic Training Program celebrated its 2018 graduating students in the Doisy College of Health Sciences Precommencement Ceremony on May 18th and University Commencement on May 19th at Chaifetz Arena.

An additional highlight of the Doisy College Precommencement was 2018 Master of Athletic graduate Killian Hollo outstanding performance of the national anthem!

Congratulations to SLU's 2018 Master of Athletic Training graduates:

• Adam Beck
• Madeleine Bresnahan
• Bridget Bushong
• CJ Butler
• Ryan Dale
• Donielle Francis
• Caitlin Gibson
• Jenna Ginsberg
• Killian Hollo
• Alex Hubbs
• Michael Milek
• Patrick O'Neill
• Wyatt Whitegoat
• Benjamin Wildman

Congratulations to students in the SLU's 3+2 program track from the MAT Class of 2019; who received a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Degree in 2018:

• Juan Calero Alonso
• Catherine Chua
• Rory Cusack
• Matthew Eifert
• Erin Fabbri
• Ryan Frantz
• Grant Hollander
• Cody Hutson
• Danielle Jabczynski
• Paul Lamb
• Brian Leach
• Chase Long
• Christopher Mecherle
• Sarah Menzuber
• Matt Murphy
• Maggie Rowell
• Justin Ullom