FIRSTAR Let's chAT: an Athletic Therapy podcast | Official Podcast of WFATT James Gardiner, MSc., CAT(C), CSCS

WFATT Impact Award Winners Series, Part 5 of 5:Award Winner: Gal ZmoraGal is a certified sports therapist and athletic trainer, pursuing a rigorous academic path, completing a B.Sc. in Athletic Training/Sports Therapy with honors through a collaboration with the University of Texas at Arlington. He specializes in personal training, medical sports techniques, and sports rehabilitation. He has managed a physiotherapy department and led educational programs for athletes to date. His research foc...

WFATT Impact Award Winners Series, Part 4 of 5:Award Winner: Kerri DownerKerri has been the Head Athletic Therapist at Mount Royal University since 2018. She has worked with football, hockey, rugby, basketball, volleyball, soccer, and field hockey teams at various universities in Ontario and Alberta since 2001Kerri also works part time as a Clinical Assistant at the Benson Concussion Institute, located in the Markin MacPhail Centre at Winsport. Nominator: Mark Lafave, PhD, CA...

WFATT Impact Award Winners Series, Part 3 of 5:Award Winner: Kaori Tamura, PhD, ATCKaori is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Master of Science in Athletic Training at University of Hawai'i at Manoa. She is a BOC Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) and has completed a Doctor of Philosophy Master of Science while impacting the International vision of the profession of Athletic Training. Growing up in Japan, she moved stateside to study Athletic Training. As a Japanese speaker, s...

WFATT Impact Award Winners Series, Part 2 of 5:Award Winner: Jim Mensch, PhD, ATCDr Mensch is Director of the Professional Athletic Training Program and teaches classes in the AT program and EXSC Department at the University of South Carolina. Mensch's research interests are in pediatric sports medicine and socialization of athletic training professionals into the workforce, specifically non-traditional settings. Dr. Mensch has several current projects related to sports medicine care and epid...

WFATT Impact Award Winners Series, Part 1 of 5:Award Winner: Rick Griffin Rick was named the Mariners Head Athletic Trainer in 1983, and served in that capacity for 35 years until 2016. He was then given the Title of Mariners Athletic Trainer Emeritus for the next three years, overseeing the medical aspects of the MLB draft for the Mariners until his retirement in 2019. - 2018: Awarded the Al “Moose” Clausen Community Service Award - 1999: awarded the Professional Baseball Ath...

Where You AT? See. Go. Learn. Grow: Short Term International Opportunities (Part 3)The Athletic Training experience, internationally. Join the conversation with Meghan McKay and Rick Griffin. We discuss the international opportunities of the AT profession through the experiences of these two highly-qualified and well-respected guests. Meghan has worked with the Wales Men's National Lacrosse Team and is currently a consultant with them. She is a Senior Athletic Trainer at Baylor Col...