September Lunch and Learn

The MAATA Education Committee is excited to offer a free virtual webinar Lunch and Learn opportunity on September 20th from 12:00-1:00pm CDT. Click the link below to learn more about the event and to register. The event is free, but limited to the first 500 participants who register, so register to attend early! Registration Link … Read more

Call for Proposals for the Research Grants Committee-Fall 2023

Call for proposals for research grants are now open.  The Research Grants Committee invites proposals focusing on research that will advance the profession of Athletic Training.  If you have a project that needs financial support, funding is available for any member of the MAATA who is certified, eligible for certification (certified-students – graduate level), or … Read more

Call for Proposals-2024 MAATA Annual Meeting

The MAATA Education Committee is currently accepting presentation proposals for the 2024 MAATA Annual Meeting held in La Vista, NE on March 14-16, 2024. The deadline to submit proposals is September 22, 2023 at 11:59pm CDT. 2024 MAATA Annual Meeting- Call for Proposals The MAATA Education Committee is available to answer any questions you might … Read more

MAATA Honors & Awards 2023

MAATA Honors & Awards Committee is pleased to announce this year’s inductees into the MAATA Hall of Fame and the MAATA award winners. All awards will be presented at the MAATA Annual Meeting on March 17th. Hall of Fame Jon Darling (North Dakota) Brian Hughes (Missouri) Ron Walker (Oklahoma) Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award:Danielle Kleber … Read more

Safe Sports School Grant Application 2023

The MAATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Committee is pleased to announce the availability of a grant to offset the cost of application for the NATA Safe Sports School Award. A total amount of $2500 has been budgeted for grants this year and will be distributed for 10 1st time applicants and 10 renewals for the … Read more

ATs Care Peer-to-Peer Support Program

The ATs Care program is designed to offer crisis management training opportunities for athletic trainers dealing with the aftermath of a critical incident. The mission of the ATs Care Committee is to aid ATs and AT students who have been through a critical incident by utilizing a peer-to peer-system to assist, monitor and encourage these … Read more

Why an NPI?

The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit number that individually identifies all health care providers. Prior to 2004, the primary identifier for health care providers was either a state license number or a unique physician identification number (UPIN). Because different health care providers used various types of identifiers, Medicare required NPIs for all … Read more