Congratulations to the following volunteers who will be representing District 5 on NATA Committees A special thank you and congratulations are in order for the following individuals who have been named to represent the MAATA membership on the following NATA committees: Mary Meier (Iowa) – Executive Committee for Education (ECE) Greg Williams (Missouri) – Education … Read more
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
The D5 Young Professionals are now taking nominations for our YP Distinction Award. This award is a unique and prestigious award for the District 5 Young Professionals. The Young Professionals’ Committee (YPC) wishes to recognize a young professional athletic trainer who has made a definitive impact on the athletic training profession and association at the … Read more
We are five weeks out from the NATA National Convention. Registrations for the event are running high and it should be a great event. In addition to the NATA preparing to bring nearly 9,000 people together, the NATA continues to work on behalf of the members nationally. This past month had several important events: Capitol … Read more
MAATA Members, Each month, I hope to update our MAATA members happenings across the country. April bridges winter to summer and NATA activities are heating up. The NATA has had a flurry of activity in the past month including the following: NATA Sponsored Collaborative Solutions for Safety in Sport Meeting The 2017 Collaborative Solutions for … Read more
Michelle Boyd Resume
Happy Athletic Training Month! Thank you to the nearly 900 members of the MAATA who made the journey to Omaha for the MAATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia. This was one of the most successful district meetings on record with great educational programming, fantastic speakers, and plenty of quality CEUs and EBPs. A special thank … Read more
Kansas Athletic Trainers Hit the Hill in Topeka, for the 1st Annual “Hit the Hill Day”. Led and coordinated by John Burns and the KATS Board of Directors, members were able to visit with 47 Legislators; athletic trainers were able to promote athletic training as a licensed healthcare profession with unique qualifications and expertise which … Read more
D5 YPC will be hosting the “Young Professionals Rounds” on May 16, 2017 at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time. This is an opportunity for YP’s to get together and discuss case and practice questions. In order to participate, you must have a Google account. The conversation will be held on Google Hangouts which is accessible … Read more