Research Grants Committee-Call for Proposals Fall 2026

Call for proposals for grants is now open. The Research Grants Committee invites proposals focusing on original research or practice improvement projects that will advance the profession of Athletic Training. If you have a research project that needs financial support, funding is available for any member of the MAATA who is certified, eligible for certification … Read more

MAATA Honors & Awards 2025

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 were presented at the MAATA Annual Meeting on March 14th, 2025. Hall of Fame Brian Coley (Oklahoma) Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award:Brad Floy (IA)MAATA Service Award:Sara Bjerke (ND)MAATA Educator of … 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