SLU AT Program Welcomes Alumni Back as Lab Instructors

The Saint Louis University Athletic Training Program is proud to welcome back alumni Alex Hubbs MAT, ATC and Maddie Bozych MAT, ATC to serve as adjunct lab instructors.

A native of Liberty, MO, Alex received a Bachelor's degree from Truman State University before entering the SLU AT Program as a post-baccalaureate student in 2016, and graduating with a Master of Athletic Training (MAT) degree in 2018. He serves at the Athletic Trainer at Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, MO.  He will work with Dr. Kitty Newsham in MAT 5240 - Musculoskeletal Assessment and Management I and MAT 5250 - Musculoskeletal Assessment and Management II.

Maddie is from Glen Ellyn, IL and entered SLU as a freshman in 2016, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science in 2020 and a MAT degree in 2021.  She has a position as an Athletic Trainer with SLU Billiken Athletics; and will work with Dr. Anthony Breitbach in DPT/MAT 4125 - Therapeutic Modalities in the Fall and with Dr. Mike Markee in MAT 5500 - Rehabilitation in Athletic Training I in the Spring.

Welcome Alex and Maddie!

SLU AT Students Present Scholarly Projects at University-wide Student Research Events

Saint Louis University sponsors several student research events each year.  In 2020, those events were converted to a virtual on-line format with abstracts published in a proceeding book.  SLU Athletic Training students presented a project at each of the events.

Graduate Student Association Research Symposium

The annual SLU Graduate Student Association Research Symposium is held each year during the spring semester and is an interdisciplinary forum open to all SLU graduate students.

SLU AT students Gwyneth Brown and Maria Lingardo (MAT Class of 2020) along with mentors Jonathan Burch ATC (SLU Assistant Athletic Director) and Anthony Breitbach PhD, ATC, FASAHP (SLU AT Program Director) presented: "Key Player on the Team: The Role of The Athletic Trainer in the Assessment and Management of Mitochondrial Disease in an Intercollegiate Athlete".

Link to complete program: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CwztzrFWfBhyV4EBiOk1eQLgG2vocRQQ/view

Senior Legacy Symposium

The Senior Legacy Symposium is SLU's  annual celebration of undergraduate scholarly and creative work. Since 2008, this event has provided a platform for distinguished students from all majors to share their culminating academic achievements with the campus community in the form of research posters, oral presentations, artistic exhibitions, and musical/dramatic performances.

SLU AT Student Katherine Perko (MAT Class of 2021) Honors Capstone Project "Perspectives on Athletic Training in the Performing Arts" along with mentor Anthony Breitbach PhD, ATC, FASAHP (SLU AT Program Director).

Link to published abstract: 

https://sites.google.com/slu.edu/sluseniorlegacy2020/home/doisy-college-of-health-sciences/physical-therapy-athletic-training/perspectives-on-athletic-training-in-the-performing-arts  

International Athletic Training Student Values Immersive Clinical and Academic Experience at Saint Louis University

International Clinical Experience at Saint Louis University 

By Alfredo Del Giudice (AT Student, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela)

If you are looking for a full-immersion authentic American experience and are willing to learn new skills in healthcare, rehabilitation and training this is the place for you! Saint Louis University was my place for a couple of months, a place where I really felt part of a community and had the opportunity to grow personally and professionally. The structure of the campus, the library, the gym and classes are full equipped with last generation material and allow the student to have a great didactic experience. Also the services that the university offers are top level, and in this regard I would like to give special thanks to the alumni service who helped us with the big amount of papers we had to fill in order to be part of the Athletic Training program. 

During this experience I had the opportunity to met great professional like Dr. Anthony Breitbach and Dr. Timothy Howell, who were totally involved in doing that the stay in the USA was the best and that were as much complete as possible. 

I really enjoyed receiving theoretical classes in Medical Conditions, Rehab Protocols, First Aid, Suture and also a simulation of how to deal with a job interview. This was thanks to the high quality of the lessons and its teachers but also because of the great group of students that surely will be talented professionals in future. When you can perceive an ambient where everyone is starving for learning and being better everyday you know that who has organized this program is doing a great job with his students.

The Athletic Training Room is a wide space very well organized and full equipped with plenty of rehabilitation material (they also have a rehab pool with an aquatic treadmill!) and by its side there’s a big gym, only for college athletes, also very well equipped. The ambient in the room is dynamic and active, full of students willing to learn and different healthcare professionals like AT, PT, Physician and Strength Coach willing to teach all of their knowledge. At the start of the clinical rotation the practices where mainly observational but day after day I had the opportunity to be involved more and more until finally having total freedom to treat and diagnose athlete. This helped me a lot with developing athletic training and therapy skills and gave a big boost to my English level. Also, I would like to mention the great experience we had at Webster Groves High School with another great professional like Sean Wright ATC, a skilled and proactive AT who was really involved in showing us his way of working and learning from us how we approach the patient; this was absolutely a place where we learn a lot and moreover where we were showed a different ambient from the college sports. 

How not to mention the Arch Madness at the Missouri Valley Conference! Unbelievable experience with many basketball teams from different universities. A show of talents in a real professional stadium such as the Enterpirse Center side by side with a lot of ATT and healthcare professional from all over the United States. A great moment where we had the opportunity to share ideas and our personal history and making friends!

In general, this is a totally recommendable experience for whoever is willing to learn from great professionals and bigger persons! I feel I have acquired new skills, learned a different approach and enriched my professional baggage. Thanks to you all friends, hope to see you soon again!

Experiencia clínica internacional en la Universidad de Saint Louis

By Alfredo Del Giudice (AT Student, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela)

Si está buscando una auténtica experiencia estadounidense de inmersión completa y está dispuesto a aprender nuevas habilidades en atención médica, rehabilitación y entrenamineto, ¡este es el lugar para usted! La Universidad de Saint Louis fue mi hogar durante un par de meses, un lugar donde realmente me sentí parte de una comunidad y tuve la oportunidad de crecer personal y profesionalmente. La estructura del campus, la biblioteca, el gimnasio y las clases están totalmente equipadas con material de última generación y permiten al estudiante tener una gran experiencia didáctica. Además, los servicios que ofrece la universidad son de primer nivel y, en este sentido, me gustaría agradecer especialmente al servicio de alumnos que nos ayudó con la gran cantidad de documentos que teníamos que llenar para formar parte del programa de ATT.

Durante esta experiencia tuve la oportunidad de conocer a grandes profesionales como Anthony Breitbach y Timothy Howell, quienes estuvieron totalmente involucrados en hacer que la estadía en los Estados Unidos fuera la mejor y que fuera lo más completa posible.

Realmente disfruté recibiendo clases teóricas en condiciones médicas, protocolos de rehabilitación, primeros auxilios, suturas y también una simulación de cómo lidiar con una entrevista de trabajo. Esto fue gracias a la alta calidad de las lecciones y sus profesores, pero también debido al gran grupo de estudiantes que seguramente serán profesionales talentosos en el futuro. Cuando puede percibir un ambiente donde todos se esfuerzan por aprender y mejorar cada día, sabe que quién ha organizado este programa está haciendo un gran trabajo con sus estudiantes.

La sala de entrenamiento atlético es un amplio espacio muy bien organizado y equipado con mucho material de rehabilitación (¡también tienen una piscina de rehabilitación con una cinta de correr acuática!) y a su lado hay un gran gimnasio, solo para atletas universitarios, también muy bien equipado. El ambiente en la sala es dinámico y activo, lleno de estudiantes dispuestos a aprender y diferentes profesionales de la salud como AT, PT, Physician y Strength Coach dispuestos a enseñar todo su conocimiento. Al comienzo de la rotación clínica, las prácticas eran principalmente de observación, pero día tras día tuve la oportunidad de involucrarme más y más hasta finalmente tener total libertad para tratar y diagnosticar al atleta. Esto me ayudó mucho con el desarrollo de las habilidades terapéuticas y dio un gran impulso a mi nivel de inglés. Además, me gustaría mencionar la gran experiencia que tuvimos en Webster High School con otro gran profesional como Sean Wright, un ATT experto y proactivo que realmente estuvo involucrado en mostrarnos su forma de trabajar y aprender de nosotros cómo nos acercamos al paciente; este fue absolutamente un lugar donde aprendemos mucho y, además, nos mostraron un ambiente diferente al de los deportes universitarios.

¡Cómo no mencionar el Arch Madness en la Missouri Valley Conference! Experiencia increíble con muchos equipos de baloncesto de diferentes universidades. Una muestra de talentos en un estadio profesional real, como el Enterpirse Center, junto con muchos ATT y profesionales de la salud de todo Estados Unidos. ¡Un gran momento donde tuvimos la oportunidad de compartir ideas y nuestra historia personal y hacer amigos!

En general, esta es una experiencia totalmente recomendable para quien esté dispuesto a aprender de grandes profesionales y personas más grandes. Siento que adquirí nuevas habilidades, aprendí un enfoque diferente y enriquecí mi equipaje profesional. ¡Gracias a todos ustedes amigos, espero verlos pronto de nuevo!

SLU Athletic Training Program's International Clinical Exchanges Profiled in the NATA News

Saint Louis University was one of two Academic Institution members of the World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy (WFATT) profiled in the April 2020 Issue of the NATA News.  The story, "Going International On Your Campus", presented how the CAATE Accredited Athletic Training Education Programs at SLU and Weber State University engage internationally.  SLU AT Program Director Dr. Anthony Breitbach was also quoted in the article.

In 2015, SLU began clinical exchanges with Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) in Ireland and Universidad Camilo Jose Cela (UCJC) in Spain where UCJC and AIT students attend SLU for as long as a semester.  In turn, SLU students get the opportunity to gain clinical experience in Spain and Ireland.

Click this link for a PDF copy of the article.

Published monthly by the National Athletic Trainers' Association, the NATA News is the only magazine solely dedicated to the athletic training profession.  

For more information go to: https://www.nata.org/news-publications/publications/nata-news

Athletic Training Student from Spain Appreciates International Clinical Experience at Saint Louis University

International Clinical Experience at Saint Louis University 
By Andres Calleja Blanco (AT Student, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela)

We are two Spanish physical therapists specialized in the sports field. This love for sport and the well-being of our athletes led us to become interested in the profession of Athletic Training. Thanks to the Master in Athletic Training and Therapy of the Camilo José Cela University we had the privilege of making a 2-month clinical stay at Saint Louis University (SLU).

On January 10, 2020, our experience in the Athletic Trainer program began, crossing the ocean from Spain to join as students of the Athletic Trainer Program at Saint Louis University. The objective of the trip was clear: to absorb all possible knowledge about Athletic Trainer and to improve our level of English.

The day after our arrival, we met with Dr. Anthony Breitbach (Director of the Athletic Trainer SLU program) in his office at the Doisy College, where he explained the operation of this internship program. In this small meeting he gave us the schedule of classes and practices that we had to fulfill during these 2 months of stay at the University. At the end, Anthony proposed to take a walk around the campus and gave us a guided tour of all its facilities. Anthony was very kind from the beginning and his reception was very warm.

We started practices at Saint Louis University with the university's own baseball and soccer team. Ben Heimos (ATC) was our tutor during this stay. During these practices, the players came before their training and the Athletic trainer carried out an activation work (by means of sports massage, hot packs, Grastone ...) to prepare the players for physical work or we bandaged those who needed it. While the team was training, we were out on the field watching the training in case someone needed assistance or an emergency occurred at any time. When the training ended, the players with some physical complaint came to receive treatment or evaluation.

During these first weeks we dedicated ourselves to being Ben's shadow, that is, we followed him everywhere with the aim of listening, seeing and soaking up all possible knowledge. Little by little we began to realize the way of working they used, we understood things more clearly and we felt more comfortable and with more confidence.

Starting the second month of practice, we began a second clinical rotation, this time at Webster Groves High School under the supervision of Sean Wright. Sean was an ATC who was very interested and familiar with teaching, so we learned a lot from him. Together with Sean we attended to the athletes of the institute in the athletic training room, once they left class. We performed stretches, specific warm-ups and functional or preventive bandages. We also send guidelines and exercises for injured people to do at home or in the AT room. Then we prepared the coolers and bottles with water and ice and went to the training ground to observe and take care of the players.

I consider that this internship period has helped me to understand the Athletic Trainer profession a little better, I have learned a lot of knowledge that will help me to be a better professional and, also, I have learned to work within a multidisciplinary team in which we all must rowing in the same direction to guarantee the performance and health of our athletes. I consider that it has been, up to now, the most enriching academic experience I have had, since I have enjoyed a total immersion in the United States, I have felt very comfortable and I have enjoyed a lot, in addition, I have learned a lot of theoretical-practical knowledge .

Thank all the people with whom we have shared this experience, but especially. Dr. Anthony Breitbach and Dr. Tim Howell for their eternal availability, patience and good work.
Also thank our own, Álvaro García-Romero, Fernando Reyes and Roberto Murias, for all the work in the shadows to make this madness possible.

I HOPE TO COME BACK SOON!

Experiencia clínica internacional en la Universidad de Saint Louis
By Andres Calleja Blanco (AT Student, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela)

Somos dos fisioterapeutas españoles especializados en el ámbito deportivo. Este amor por el deporte y el bienestar de nuestros atletas nos llevó a interesarnos en la profesión de Athletic Trainer. Gracias al Máster en Athletic Trainng and Therapy de la Universidad Camilo José Cela tuvimos el privilegio de realizar una estancia clínica de 2 meses en la Saint Louis University (SLU).

El día 10 de Enero de 2020 empezó nuestra experiencia en el programa de Athletic Trainer, cruzando el océano desde España para incorporarnos como estudiantes del programa en Athletic Trainer de la Saint Louis University. El objetivo del viaje era claro: absorber todos los conocimientos posibles sobre Athletic Trainer y mejorar nuestro nivel de inglés.

Al día siguiente de nuestra llegada, nos reunimos con el Dr. Anthony Breitbach (Director del programa de Athletic Trainer SLU) en su despacho en el Doisy Collegue, allí nos estuvo explicando el funcionamiento de este programa de prácticas. En esta pequeña reunión nos dio el horario de clases y prácticas que teníamos que cumplir durante estos 2 meses de estancia en la Universidad y nos hizo una visita guiada por el campus. Anthony fue muy amable desde el principio y su recibimiento fue muy cálido.

Empezamos las prácticas en la Saint Louis University con el equipo de baseball y soccer masculino de la propia universidad.  Ben Heimos (ATC) fue nuestro tutor durante esta estancia. Durante esas prácticas los jugadores venían antes de su entrenamiento y los Athletic trainer realizábamos un trabajo de activación (mediante masaje deportivo, hotpacks, Grastone…) para preparar a los jugadores para la realización del trabajo físico o bien realizábamos vendajes a quienes lo necesitasen. Mientras el equipo estaba entrenando, estábamos en el campo mirando el entrenamiento por si en cualquier momento alguien necesitaba algún tipo de asistencia u ocurría algún tipo de emergencia. Cuando el entrenamiento terminaba, los jugadores con alguna queja física venían para recibir tratamiento o valoración.

Durante estas primeras semanas nos dedicamos a ser la sombra de Ben, es decir, le seguíamos a todas partes con el objetivo de escuchar, ver y empaparnos de todos los conocimientos posibles. Poco a poco empezamos a darnos cuenta de la forma de trabajo que utilizaban, entendíamos las cosas con más claridad y nos sentíamos más cómodos y con más confianza.

El comenzar el segundo mes de prácticas, comenzamos una segunda rotación clínica, esta vez en el Webster Groves High School bajo la supervisión de Sean Wright. Sean era un ATC muy interesado y familiarizado con la docencia, por lo que aprendimos mucho de él. Junto a Sean atendíamos a los deportistas del instituto en la sala de athletic training, una vez estos salían de clase. Realizábamos estiramientos, calentamientos específicos y vendajes funcionales o preventivos. También enviamos pautas y ejercicios para que las personas lesionadas pudieran hacer en casa o en la sala AT. Después preparábamos los coolers y botellines con agua y hielo e íbamos al campo de entrenamiento para observar y cuidar de los jugadores.

Considero que este período de prácticas me ha ayudado a comprender un poco mejor la profesión del Athletic Trainer, he aprendido muchos conocimientos que me ayudarán a ser un mejor profesional y, también, he aprendido a trabajar dentro de un equipo multidisciplinar en el que todos debemos de remar en la misma dirección para garantizar el rendimiento y la salud de nuestros deportistas. Considero que ha sido, hasta ahora, la experiencia académica más enriquecedora que he realizado, ya que he disfruta de una inmersión total en Estados Unidos, me he sentido muy cómodo y he disfrutado mucho, además, he aprendido un montón de conocimientos teórico-prácticos.

Agradecer a todas las personas con las que hemos compartido esta experiencia, pero en especial. a Dr. Anthony Breitbach y a Dr. Tim Howell por su eterna disponibilidad, paciencia y buen hacer.
También agradecer a los nuestros, Álvaro García-Romero, Fernando Reyes y Roberto Murias, por todo el trabajo en la sombra para hacer posible esta locura.

¡ESPERO VOLVER PRONTO!

SLU AT Program Faculty and Alumni have a Great Week in Las Vegas

The National Athletic Trainers' Association hosted its 70th Annual Clinical Symposia and AT Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas from June 23-17, 2019.

It was a great week of fellowship and professional development and Saint Louis University Athletic Training Program faculty and alumni were highly engaged in the conference.

A highlight of the week was when SLU AT faculty member Dr. Kitty Newsham was presented the 2019 Dan Libera Service Award from the Board of Certification recognizing her long-time dedication to the BOC and the profession of Athletic Training.

In partnership with the Alumni Office and Billiken Athletics, SLU held its annual AT Program Alumni Reception at Hussong's Cantina - Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.  Over 50 attended this gathering of SLU AT faculty, alumni and friends.

SLU participated in the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee Town Hall on Wednesday, June 26th where doctoral student Kemba Noel-London and Dr. Anthony Breitbach presented on SLU's Ethnic Diversity Enhancement Grant project "Development Program in Athletic Training at Ethnically Diverse High Schools".  Alumnus Jose Mendez MAT, ATC also stopped by the event, Jose served as the initial leader for this project while a student at SLU.

SLU was also well represented in the educational sessions:

Oral Presentations/Workshops

Exercise-Related Respiratory Conditions: Sorting Through the Differential Diagnoses

Kitty Newsham PhD, ATC

Facilitating Intrinsic Foot Muscle Training

Kitty Newsham PhD, ATC

Intrinsic Foot Muscle Training and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Lead to Increased Arch Height Index and Improved Y-balance Composite Scores

Dave Gutekunst MS, PhD and Kitty Newsham PhD, ATC

Charting Athletic Training's Future- Perspectives from the Academy (ASAHP Affiliate Session)

Anthony Breitbach PhD, ATC (moderator), Lou Fincher EdD, ATC; Chris Ingersoll PhD, ATC and Chris O'Brien PhD, ATC

Poster Presentations

NASA Task Load Index - Measuring Patient Experience With Novel Exercise

Kitty Newsham PhD, ATC and Dave Gutekunst MS, PhD

Filling the Gaps in Adolescent Care and School Health Policy: Tackling Health Disparities through Sports Medicine Integration

Anthony Breitbach PhD, ATC, FASAHP and Kemba Noel-London MAT, ATC, CES

Students from UCJC in Madrid Learn about More Than Just Athletic Training in the USA at SLU

The Athletic Training Experience at SLU
By: Sergio Álvarez Gómez  and Hartzea Ibáñez Múgica (Universidad Camilo Jose Cela)

An incredible experience, is the best way to summarize the last 2 months. Experiment and carry out tasks such as Athletic Trainers, with the importance of daily prevention work, supervise that athletes are hydrated and nurtured well and the special importance of attention to the field to detect any injury so precocious or concussions (injury to which in Spain we should give more importance).

We came to St. Louis to learn all that an Athletic Trainer does (improving our English), to get through our Master in Athletic Training to be one of them in the near future, and who knows, someday like a recognized profession in Spain.

We started our clinicals at Missouri Baptist University with his football team under the supervision of Drew Potter ATC. There, we worked with the athletes treating them and preparing them with what they needed (tapping, cures ...) for the training, and preparing the hydration of the players during the practice. Once the work was finished in the Athletic Training room, we went out to the field to prepare everything necessary for the players, from the water carts, ice for the players, RCP briefcase, or to be alert to the meteorological changes (in case we had to suspend the training due to a storm), and we helped the athletes with the stretches and in the rehabilitation exercises of those who were injured.

The football season ended, so we started our second clinical rotation in SLU under the supervision of Petra Knight ATC and the women's basketball team, although thanks to the kindness of the Athletic Trainers they let us collaborate with other SLU sports like women's soccer, men's basketball or others that in Spain are not so common or do not exist, like softball and baseball. Here we meet another  level. Another level of physical preparation, another level of work of the athletes and another level in the means and facilities available.

Overall, the experience has been incredible, the improvement of our English, with laughter and uncomfortable moments for the strange things we could say. It has been enriching at professional level, since one day (and it will be soon) we will be Athletic Trainers and we will put into practice everything learned here, although it has also been enriching on a personal level as we met people who have helped us and we are grateful I heart to have done it as Alejandra Chavez, Juan Calero, Alisha Frierdich, Rory Cusack ... and many others, but above them to Cat Chua and Eleanor Fogarty to whom we can thank everything that has helped us and what they have laughed with and of us, allowed to know the customs of another country like the USA and welcomed us as if we were one more in their 'family'.

The experience would not have been the same if it is not for all these people who have helped us outside and within the world of Athletic Trainers, also thank Drew Potter for the reception he gave us in MoBap.

Last but not least, to thank Dr. Tony Breitbach, Dr. Tim Howell, Roberto Murias, Álvaro García-Romero and Fernando Reyes for making this possibility and this great experience a reality.

Nuestra experiencia como Athletic Trainer
Por: Sergio Álvarez Gómez y Hartzea Ibáñez Múgica (Universidad Camilo Jose Cela)

Una experiencia increíble, es la mejor manera de resumir los 2 últimos meses. Experimentar y llevar a cabo las tareas como Athletic Trainers, con la importancia que supone desde el trabajo de prevención diario, vigilar que los atletas se hidraten y nutran bien y la especial importancia a la atención a pie de campo para detectar cualquier lesión de manera precoz o conmociones cerebrales (lesión a la que en España deberíamos dar mas importancia).

Vinimos a St. Louis a aprender todo lo que hace un Athletic Trainer (a parte de a mejorar nuestro inglés), para conseguir por medio de nuestro Máster en Athletic Training ser uno de ellos en un futuro cercano, y quien sabe, algún día como una profesión reconocida en España.

Comenzamos nuestras prácticas en Missouri Baptist University con su equipo de fútbol americano bajo la supervisión de Drew Potter. Allí, trabajábamos con los atletas tratándoles y preparándolos con lo que necesitasen (vendajes, curas…) para el entrenamiento, y preparando las botellas para cuidar la hidratación de los jugadores durante el entrenamiento. Una vez que finalizaba el trabajo en la sala de Athletic Training, salíamos al campo a preparar todo lo necesario para los jugadores, desde los carritos de agua, hielo para los jugadores, maletín de RCP, o estar atentos a los cambios meteorológicos (por si había que suspender el entrenamiento por alguna tormenta), y ayudábamos a los deportistas con los estiramientos y en los ejercicios de readaptación de los que estuviesen lesionados.

La temporada de fútbol americano concluyó, por lo que comenzamos nuestra segunda rotación clínica en SLU bajo la supervisión de Petra Knight y el equipo de baloncesto femenino, aunque gracias a la amabilidad de los Athletic Trainers nos dejaron colaborar con otros deportes de SLU como el fútbol femenino, el baloncesto masculino u otros que en España no son tan comunes o no existen, como el softball y béisbol. Aquí nos encontramos con otro nivel. Otro nivel de preparación física, otro nivel de trabajo de los atletas y otro nivel en los medios y las instalaciones disponibles.

En conjunto, la experiencia ha sido increíble, la mejora de nuestro inglés, con las risas y momentos incomodos por las cosas extrañas que podíamos llegar a decir. Ha sido enriquecedora a nivel profesional, ya que algún día (y será pronto) seremos Athletic Trainers y pondremos en practica todo lo aprendido aquí, aunque también ha sido enriquecedora a nivel personal ya que conocimos a gente que nos ha ayudado y a la que agradecemos de corazón el haberlo hecho como Alejandra Chávez, Juan Calero, Alisha Frierdich… y tantos otros, pero por encima de ellos a Cat Chua y Eleanor Fogarty a las que agradecer todo lo que nos han ayudado y lo que se han reído con y de nosotros, permitido conocer las costumbres de otro país como es EEUU y nos acogieron como si fuéramos uno más en su ‘familia’.

La experiencia no hubiese sido la misma si no es por todas estas personas que nos han ayudado fuera y dentro del mundo de los Athletic Trainers, también agradecer a Drew Potter por el acogimiento que nos dio en MoBap.

Por último y no menos importante, dar las gracias a Dr. Tony Breitbach, Dr. Tim Howell, Roberto Murias, Álvaro García-Romero y Fernando Reyes por hacer realidad esta posibilidad y esta gran experiencia.

SLU AT Program Faculty and Students Have a Great Time in Tulsa at the MAATA Annual Meeting

Saint Louis University Athletic Training Program faculty and eleven students traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma from March 28-30, 2019 for the Mid-America Athletic Trainers' Association's Annual Meeting.

Allison Stefan with Dr. Breitbach and Dr. Newsham

For SLU, the meeting had many highlights including:

• Dr. Kitty Newsham, faculty member and MAATA Secretary presented "Single-Subject Research Design Informing Clinical Decision Making".
• Allison Stefan, MAT Class of 2020, was awarded a MAATA Graduate Professional Scholarship
• SLU AT Students Cody Hutson, Matt Murphy and Jesse Schmitt participated in the MAATA Quiz Bowl.

Quiz Bowl Competition

SLU AT Students attending the MAATA Business Meeting.

SLU AT Program Featured in the SLU Doisy College "On the Record" Magazine

The Summer 2018 issue of the the Saint Louis University's Doisy College of Health Sciences magazine “On the Record” featured several articles about the Athletic Training program.

The on-line magazine is accessible at this link:
https://issuu.com/sludchs/docs/on_the_record_summer_2018

Story about Brandi Burgett Memorial Award and Scholarship

AT Faculty Dr. Anthony Breitbach and Dr. Mike Markee were recognized for Excellence in Scholarship and Excellence in Teaching.

Story on interprofessional collaboration between Dr. Anthony Breitbach and Dr. Katie Eliot.

Clinical Education Coordinator Dr. Timothy Howell appears in the "Clinical Corner" section.

SLU AT Program Faculty and Alumni have a Big Week in the Big Easy

Each year, the NATA Clinical Symposia and AT Expo provides a great opportunity for professional development and fellowship.  This year's meeting was no exception and the city of New Orleans provided a great site for convention's festivities!

One of the highlights of the NATA Convention is our Alumni Reception!  Over 50 alumni and friends attended this year's reception at the Olde NOLA Cookery on June 27th.

There were several educational presentations with SLU connections:

Katie Sniffen MS, ATC presented research from our interprofessional DPT/MAT Therapeutic Modalities course.

Program Director Anthony Breitbach PhD, ATC presented a poster on his interprofessional collaboration research.

SLU AT alum Tyler Wood MS, MAT, ATC presented his doctoral research from the University of Illinois.

Gatorade premiered a short film entitled "First on the Field" highlighting the experience of the NFL's first female athletic trainers.  SLU AT alum Hilary Stepansky MAT, ATC is featured in the video and served on a panel discussing her experiences with the Los Angeles Rams as one of six female AT's in the NFL.

The video of the presentation is available here:
https://www.pscp.tv/GPerformancePartner/1yNGaXDoyEqKj?t=1m56s