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Orthopaedic Physician Assistant and Certified Athletic Trainer Jason Coggins talks about his experiences as a Certified Athletic Trainer and his decision to change career paths towards a career as a P.A.  

NATA Hall of Famers Jerry Robertson and Chuck Kimmel (past NATA president) discuss their current job settings as well as initiatives they feel are vital to the growth of athletic training as a profession.

NATA Hall of Fame members Jerry Roberson and Chuck Kimmel (former NATA president) discuss their introductions to athletic training and discuss the influence of their mentors on their careers.  They also discuss the importance of Certified Athletic Trainer involvement in local, state, district and national athletic training organizations.

Sara Fiorini, Assistant Athletic Trainer and teacher at Washington Lee High School discusses her role at the school as well as her introduction to the profession and education.

40 year Certified Athletic Trainer Drew Breckenridge of Ocean City High School  (New Jersey) talks about his career and the evolution of athletic training in southern New Jersey.  

Tusculum senior Athletic Training student Chad DiCola speaks to Chanda West, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Assistant Professor at Ohio Northern University.

Mike Goforth, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Training at Virginia Tech discusses his experiences as a Certified Athletic Trainer as well as the imporance of balancing personal and professional demands.  He also talks about concussion research being conducted at Virginia Tech.

I talk with Certified Athletic Trainer Lauren Baes who works as a physician extender in Nashville, Tennessee.  A former student of mine, Lauren and I discuss her journey through her athletic training career and the evolving role of the Certified Athletic Trainer in the orthopaedic/sports medicine clinical setting.

Part two of my discussion with Baz and Devon -- Certified Athletic Trainers in the Carolinas HealthCare System.  We talk about others who mentored them during their career preparation and professional paths.  We also talk about the importance of being involved in professional organizations.

Part one of my discussion with Certified Athletic Trainers Jim Bazluki and Devon Smith of Carolinas Healthcare System. Jim's main role is high school athletic coverage while Devon helps coordinate special event coverage.  We compare their current roles with that of the college athletic trainer, which both have been also.  We also talk about Devon's brief career as a Smoothie King mascot...