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Jason had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Joshua Cramer, who currently serves as the chair of the Practice Advancement (COPA) Committee for the Pennsylvania Athletic Training Society.  Tune in to this episode to hear about Josh's interesting background, how he got into athletic training and his current role with NovaCare Rehabilitation.  From a committee standpoint, hear about the work that Josh and his committee are doing, his goals for his tenure as chair, and what we can do as a PATS member to help it get there!
For anyone that may want to get involved, or have questions for Josh, he can be reached at: COPAPATS@gmail.com
The podcast would love to hear from you! Have an idea for the show? Want to nominate someone to be a guest?? Or do you yourself want to be on a show!! Let's chat! Jason Kopec - jkopec@wcupa.edu.
"Lets be better athletic trainers."

Over the past few episodes, we've recently heard a few references about the "going away" of the graduate assistant model.  We're learning that this is having a significant impact on many settings in the athletic training profession.
It seemed like an opportune time to speak with someone who recently was in this position, and hear about their positive experience in this role.
The PATS podcast welcomes Garrett Miller, currently an athletic trainer at Rider University and a recent graduate of the West Chester University Athletic Training Program and Graduate Assistant for the university.
Don't forget!!! If you have a topic you want to hear about, want to recommend a guest to make an appearance, or IF YOU WANT TO BE ON AN EPISODE.......feel free to reach out to our guest at any time!! Jason Kopec email: jkopec@wcupa.edu

Jason had the opportunity to chat with Kiernan Melograna, chair of the Secondary School Committee for PATS.  Hear about the current struggles facing the secondary school setting, while also hearing about the committee's strategic plan to overcome those obstacles.  Be on the lookout for the survey that Kiernan references during the episode. 
Want to get involved with the committee? Reach out to Kiernan at secondaryschoolpats@gmail.com.
 
The podcast would love to hear from you! Have an idea for the show? Want to nominate someone to be a guest?? Or do you yourself want to be on a show!! Let's chat! Jason Kopec - jkopec@wcupa.edu.
"Lets be better athletic trainers."

The PATS podcast had the opportunity to speak with Mary Kathryn Schickel, Assistant Athletic Trainer at PennWest University and the chair of the Member Engagement and Value committee. Hear about her background and how she got involved with athletic training, PATS and her career now.  Additionally, we discuss everything about this committee and how they plan to better serve the members!
 
Have an idea for the show? Want to recommend a topic, guest, or do you yourself want to be on an episode?!?!? Reach out to our host, Jason Kopec, at anytime! Email: jkopec@wcupa.edu 

The PATS podcast was lucky enough to be joined by Dr. Wendy Wheeler.  In addition to her role as an athletic trainer at Millersville University, Wendy currently serves as the chair for the College and University subcommittee within PATS.  We discuss a lot of important topics that ATs are facing within these settings.  Hear about what this subcommittee has planned, and how you can get involved and have your voice be heard!! Ready to step up?!?! Reach out to Wendy directly at CollegePATS@gmail.com.
https://www.gopats.org/committees
https://www.millersville.edu/athletictraining/staff/index.php
Instagram: @villeatcs
 

This past summer, the PATS podcast had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Katherine Morrison, current professor and chairperson at West Chester University, and Jeff Frechette, who spent 37 years as the Head Athletic Trainer at Dartmouth College. Along with the help of many others, Jeff and Katie have been instrumental in helping launch the West Chester University Athletic Training Alumni Chapter. Tune in to hear our discussion of what the organization has in the works as it continues to build momentum into the future.  
For any alumni of the West Chester University Athletic Training program, make sure to follow all the links and stay up to date on how you can continue to be a part of history!  Additionally, for those of you who may not have already had the opportunity, you can find the "survey" referenced in the episode in the link below!
Website: https://www.wcualumni.org/at
Instagram: WCUAT_ALUMNI
Inaugural Officers of the Athletic Training Chapter | 2022-2024
Jeff Frechette '80 | PresidentPaula Sammarone Turocy '82 | Vice-PresidentJack Entriken '87Linda Fabrizio Mazzoli '86Lauren Sanders '17Katie Morrison '02 – Ex-Officio