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24th
Annual SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium
by Ray Castle & R.T. Floyd
The
2009 SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium was held
on February 6-7 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta,
GA. The format established in recent
years consisting of a symposium
section designed for athletic training students junior
level and below and a workshop designed for senior level
and graduate students within one year of taking the NATA
Board of Certification examination. The universal theme
of the symposium for underclassmen was Foundations in
Athletic Training, with two specific “educational
tracks”. The senior level workshop theme was
“Competencies in Athletic Training”, which is
designed as an examination refresher course for those
students entering the final stages of preparation for
the BOC certification examination. This year’s meeting
had approximately 620
students from eight of the 10 NATA districts across the
United States attending the symposium, plus some Taiwan
students. The athletic
training students represented athletic training
education programs (ATEPs) from 26 states.
The Foundations in Athletic Training section, directed
by Ray Castle, PhD, ATC of Louisiana State University
was divided into two educational “tracks” allowing
athletic training students to participate in a track
closely linked with their current educational level in
their athletic training curriculum. Track “A” focused
on “Prevention, Evaluation, and Initial Management of
Athletic Injuries” while Track “B” focused on “Therapeutic
Exercise, Modalities, and Professional Development”.
Each educational track incorporated in-depth lectures
and hands-on laboratory activities for the students.
The symposium featured over 60 outstanding faculty
members with expertise in teaching and clinical practice
from throughout the southeast and outside of District
IX. The two tracks had a combined attendance of over
330 athletic training students. The laboratory sessions
for both tracks were coordinated by Amanda Andrews, PhD, ATC of Troy University.
The Competencies in Athletic Training section was
directed by R.T. Floyd, EdD, ATC of The University of
West Alabama. Special effort was made to address major
areas felt to be important in preparing for the BOC
examination. Established leaders in athletic training
education presented on numerous topics, which included
the BOC Competencies, each of the major body areas,
therapeutic modalities, rehabilitation,
organization/administration, psychosocial
intervention/referral, pharmacological considerations
and general medical conditions. Additionally, students
were provided in advance of the symposium an online
computerized mock examination composed by the faculty.
The Competencies in Athletic Training section was
attended by 289 athletic training
students.
The
SEATA Student Senate
held its first-ever meeting at the Student Symposium
held in Atlanta, Georgia. The student senators met with
most in attendance, and the overall consensus was one of
success! Top priorities of the group are to increase
communication between students and professionals within
District IX, assist in getting students more involved in
our industry, and establish a sense of identity for our
district. The SEATA Student Senate will be holding its
next meeting in Washington, D.C. while attending iLead
Student Leadership Conference and Capitol Hill Day.
In addition to the general sessions, SEATA held its
annual
Clinical Case Study Presentation contest for
athletic training students. An open invitation was
provided to all athletic training students to submit
clinical case report abstracts for presentation at the
24th Annual SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium. Karen Straub Stanton, MS, ATC of Auburn University
coordinated the Student Clinical Case Study Competition
which had submissions conducted under a blind-review
process. From these, the top 15 outstanding abstracts
were selected and presented in the three tracks during the symposium on
Friday.
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Posterior Malleolar Fracture in a
College Wrestler
Alexis Quigg, Boston University
Outstanding (Overall) Clinical Case Study -
Overall
Outstanding Clinical Case Study - Oral
Presentation (tie)
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Insidious
Groin Pain in a High School Football Player
Brian Gill, Western Carolina University
Outstanding Clinical Case Study - Oral
Presentation (tie)
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Viral Encephalitis in a Collegiate Pole
Vaulter
Megan Sauviac, Louisiana State
University
Outstanding Clinical Case Study - Abstract
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Traumatic Hip Injury in a Collegiate
Football Player
Brandon Auton, Western Carolina
University
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Multiple Knee
Injuries of a Professional Water Skier
Meaghan Borello, University of
Central Florida
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Unexplained Onset of Shoulder Symptoms
in a Collegiate Baseball Player
Kathryn Cardinal, University of South Florida
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Non-Union Avulsion Fracture of the Base
of the 5th Metatarsal in a Division I College
Soccer Player
Tyler Cram, Boston University
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Lower Extremity Injury in A Collegiate
Football Player
Ben Gibson, Georgia Southern University
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The Treatment and Rehabilitation of a
Grade 3 Tear of the Medial Patellofemoral
Ligament and the MCL
Joseph Hacker, Northern Kentucky University
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Chronic Tibial Pain In A Collegiate
Football Player
Brandon Johnson, Western Carolina University
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Bilateral Compartment Syndrome in a
Collegiate Football Player
David Krazeise, University of
Central Florida
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Upper Thoracic Injury in a High School
Athlete
Natalie Maseda, University of
Florida
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Blunt Trauma In A Collegiate Soccer
Player Kelly Robertson, Western
Carolina University
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Unique Finger Injury in a Collegiate
Baseball Catcher
Casey Shirey, Western Carolina
University
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A Case of Sturge-Weber Syndrome in a
Female Collegiate Cross-Country Runner
Ashleigh Wilkes, Western Carolina
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The Saturday morning breakfast included recognition of
the Clinical Case Study Contest winners, presentation of the SEATA Athletic
Training Undergraduate Scholarship Award Winners and
recognition of sponsors for the athletic training
student symposium.
The SEATA Scholarship Committee presented the 2009
undergraduate scholarships. This year’s recipient
of the SEATA Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
was Samantha Hopkins from Barry University in
Florida. Ashley Dykes from the University of
Georgia was awarded the Jerry Rhea/Atlanta Falcons
Undergraduate Scholarship; and Nathaniel Lang
from Troy University received the Jim Gallaspy
Student Leadership Scholarship. The
Scholarship Committee is proud of these exemplary
individuals who have succeeded in perpetuating the
standards of excellence exemplified by athletic
trainers. Congratulations to our 2009 winners.
The symposia was a tremendous success, due in large part
to our corporate support from the following:
SEATA PRESIDENT’S PARTNER
SEATA EXECUTIVE PARTNER
SEATA COMMITTEE PARTNERS
Workshop Partners
Clinical Education Partners
Lecture Partners
The
NATA Research & Education Foundation exhibit was also available for the participants to learn more
about the Foundation and pick up copies of Grant
Information Summaries of recent research it has funded.
This year also marked the Inaugural SEATA Quiz Bowl
which was held on Friday evening and coordinated by
Eric J. Fuchs, DA, ATC, EMT
of Eastern Kentucky University. Twelve teams
from athletic training education programs in SEATA
participated. The Colonels of Eastern Kentucky
University were the 1st Annual Quiz Bowl winners and
will represent District IX at
the
1st Annual NATA Quiz Bowl
in San Antonio, TX.
The SEATA Quiz Bowl Committee which consisted of
Dr. Fuchs, Hanna Clark, MS, ATC, and Matt Hoch, MS, ATC,
would like to thank all the contestants, their faculty
representatives, and everyone that supported the event.
The inaugural SEATA Quiz Bowl was a huge success with
twelve athletic training programs represented in the
competition and over two hundred people in the audience.
All twelve teams put forth a terrific effort making it
a very competitive competition which came down to the
last question.
Please help make next year’s SEATA Quiz Bowl bigger and
better. If your school did not enter a team in this
year’s competition, be sure to get a team together and
join us next year. The SEATA Quiz Bowl Committee is
already formulating improvements and anticipates that
next year’s competition will generate more teams, more
rivalry, and more fun. Again, thank you to everyone who
supported this year’s quiz bowl and please join us again
next year for a chance to represent SEATA at the
National Quiz Bowl.
Next year’s symposium will again feature the
Competencies in Athletic Training section for seniors as
well as the two tracks for all other students focusing on
Foundations of Athletic Training tracks. Students
should plan on attending this event scheduled for
February 5-6, 2010 in Atlanta at the Crown Plaza Ravinia. Please visit the SEATA website, and also the NATA
News for more details on both meetings. |
