If you are in the Fort Worth area and use the NCAA's Injury Surveillance System as either a college ATC or as a high school ATC who recently participated in...
To me, this is a critical issue for athletic training education programs. As educators, we want to provide meaningful clinical experiences for athletic...
Jeremy and colleagues, Great topic...makes me want to rant on-and-on in a long post :-) We have never approached the "pre-season" clinicals as optional and...
We do not require our students to come back for pre-season practices. We do try to entice them to do so by allowing them to earn up to 30% of their required...
It is a requirement of our ATEP that each ATS arrives before double-days and go through our yearly orientation session. When double-days start, they assist...
I am a surgeon as well as a professor in a prestigious school for the global advancement of medicine and healthcare. I dedicated my life in this field to...
Mark, I think you hit the nail right on the head with your insightful comments. I have often wondered why our field does not follow similar practices of other...
I agree with Mark. We make pre-season a requirement. We tell our students that it is an opportune time for them to see a lot of injuries and to learn what...
I respectfully disagree with some of my collegues on this issue. I think, given the restrictions placed on students' clinical experiences during the school...
To follow-up to Dr. Merrick's comments, Well said! We too at LSU have never made it "optional"....the only option would be if we have a student or two...
To me, this is a critical issue for athletic training education programs. As educators, we want to provide meaningful clinical experiences for athletic...
Cudošs to Mark for his very timely, and important discussion on the distinction between educational experiences and free-labor, as it has been coined....
John Schrader
schrade@...
Aug 6, 2007 6:06 pm
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"Am I on the money or am I off my rocker? What do others think? - Mark" Quote above from Dr. Merrick from previous post on this subject. My answer to...
Mark and colleagues. Mark you are right on the money. Pre-season football camp and other sports is an outstanding and vital learning opportunity for athletic...
Jeffrey Bonacci
bonacci@...
Aug 6, 2007 6:09 pm
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Hello-- We are in the process of examining the Technical Standards for program in the Health Sciences here at Saint Louis University. Part of the reason for...
Dr. Allen, My name is Debra Mitchell, I wanted to Thank for sharing the link on this article. I will forward this to the doctors I represent with SomaLife. I...
Dear Members, I just wanted to welcome you back to a new academic year. If you have changed email addresses, please remember to make the appropriate changes ...
Donald Fuller
dfuller@...
Sep 4, 2007 5:12 pm
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EATA Research Committee CALL FOR ABSTRACTS EATA Research Presentations Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium Valley Forge,...
Thomas W. Kaminski
kaminski@...
Sep 7, 2007 2:33 am
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I know that this question has been asked before. Are there any other states that require a separate license for Athelteic Training like Texas? If you are not...
I'm looking for "buyers guide" information on obtaining criminal background checks on our students. Which companies offer competitive prices and the best...
Hi Dan, You may want to contact your campus police if you have not already done so to see if they have any recommendations. Through the Michigan state police...
Shari Bartz
BARTZS@...
Sep 12, 2007 2:30 pm
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As far as I know, Texas is the only state like that. For other states, there is a different process to obtain your license, it's a matter of submitting the...
Up until earlier this year, Louisiana had a separate exam you could take to be licensed in lieu of the BOC exam. We had lobbied the Louisiana State Board of...
We utilize our campus police and they run the NCIC check. Prior to using our campus police the local sheriffs department ran the checks for the entire School...
Hello Dan, Well I can tell you here we just started doing this as the College of Health Sciences moved to requiring background checks on all students in Allied...
Fuchs, Eric
Eric.Fuchs@...
Sep 12, 2007 2:31 pm
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Dan, We use Certified Background.com for our students. The website is user friendly and the folks at the company will customize your package to meet your...
Dan, I forgot to comment about service, with Hireright the service is great and user friendly. We have it set up where I go in and request them to send a link...
Fuchs, Eric
Eric.Fuchs@...
Sep 12, 2007 2:33 pm
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At New Mexico State we use the same resource as the College of Education does for it's student observers and student teachers.The service is coordinated...
We are switching to a new Medical Director. We would like to utilize him as the great resource that he is. Please share your feedback and answers on this...
Valerie, These are all good questions and although I have no answers yet, I will inform you as I get them. I am Dave Hanna (remember from WV Tech.) I am the...
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