"To enhance the professional capabilities of each of its members through the advancement, encouragement, and improvement of the athletic training profession in all its phases."

NATA Research and Education Foundation Scholarships

Congratulations!

Congratulations to McKenzie Dvoracek (Dakota Wesleyan) and Hannah Grafe (Tulsa). These two students from District 5 have earned a scholarship from the NATA Research and Education Foundation. The scholarship awarded to McKenzie is endowed by the MAATA.

Central College ATC’s revive Cardiac Arrest Victim

At approximately 6:30, on March 29th, 2010 Central College Athletic Trainers, Dustin Briggs, ATC and Chris Viesselman, ATC, were summoned to a racquetball court to tend to a gentleman who had collapsed during a racquetball game. Their initial assessment revealed the gentleman's pulse was absent and he was not breathing. Viesselman and Briggs initiated CPR and sent for the facilities AED. They performed CPR for approximately 5 minutes and one shock was administered during that time. Upon arrival of EMS personnel a pulse was present and the victim had resumed breathing.

NATA and APTA Sign Joint Statement of Cooperation

Please click on the below attachment to view the Joint Statement of Cooperation signed by both the NATA and the APTA.

Join MAATA Online!

Attention New MAATA Users:

Our primary goal right now is to get all MAATA members to set up your personal user account. This can be done easily by following a few simple step-by-step instructions.

1. Create a new user account
2. Create a member profile
3. Post in the forums/boards

Wrap-Up April 2010

The new monthly newletter for MAATA members is now available. Please click the link to view the April edition of the Wrap-Up.

Congratulations to Central College

Congratulations to Central College (Pella, IA)! The students at Central College raised $1005 to support the MAATA's endowment of a Research and Education Foundation scholarship. Thank you for your excellent effort.

44th Annual CATA National Conference

The Canadian Athletic Terapist Association (CATA) is hosting there 44th Annual Conference in Kingston, ON. For more information, please visit
http://conference.athletictherapy.org/

More information can be viewed on the CATA home page: http://www.athletictherapy.org/en/index.aspx

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