UMAINE Athletic Training Education Program

10/25/2024

Last week, students in Dr. Lacy’s emergency care class got to take part in an airway management lab led by two EMTs from UMaine’s University Volunteer Ambulance Corps. As part of the lab, they got to practice adjunct airway insertion, supplemental oxygen administration, and suctioning, and finished by testing their knowledge and skills with a simulated emergency scenario. What a fun and memorable experience! (Cool video of suctioning in comments)

10/16/2024

We’re so grateful to have Paul as an adjunct and preceptor for our program! Thanks for all you do, and congrats on 30 years!!

“Paulie is like another father around the rink,” send Lynden Breen, captain.

01/06/2024

Way to represent the UMaine athletic training program, Gavin!! Looking forward to seeing you compete at the national level in June. 🎉

The University of Maine‘s own Gavin Parks placed second in the District One Student Quiz Bowl at the EATA Conference yesterday at Foxwoods. He is pictured here with fellow University of Maine students and faculty. He will compete on the District One team for the National Quiz Bowl title at NATA Conference this summer. Congratulations Gavin!!

07/06/2023

**Recent Alumni News** - We are pleased to share with you all that one of our 2023 graduates, Nathan Holst-Grubbe, passed the BOC exam and has accepted a position as an athletic trainer at Bates College! Congratulations, Nate! We're so proud of you.

06/21/2023

Last minute, informal UMaine Athletic Training get-together for those in Indy for the NATA Convention. 7:00pm Wednesday (tonight) at the High Velocity Sports Bar at the JW Marriott hotel. Hope to see a few old friends there!

05/08/2023

A wonderful article on a wonderful student! Keep doing great things, Jacob. Your KPEAT family is rooting for you! 👏🏼

During his senior year at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine, Jacob Mulligan was a teaching assistant with the school’s health and physical education department. Although he had thought about becoming a teacher previously, that experience and a conversation with his head football coach and ...

05/01/2023

Emily Davison of North Waterboro, Maine is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development. She is majoring in athletic training with a minor in child development and family relations. The UMaine Presidential Scholarship recipient also received the 2023 Eastern A...

05/01/2023

Congratulations are in order for two of our shining seniors - Katie Brittain and Emily Davison!! They not only recently found out that they received passing scores on the BOC exam, but they are also the recipients of our annual UMaine athletic training program awards. Katie received the Paula N. Linder Service Award, and Emily received the Sherrie Weeks Oustanding Graduate Award. Congratulations Katie and Emily, and happy graduation week! We’re so proud of you! 🤩

04/07/2023

💥Student Highlight💥 - One of our seniors, Emily Davison, was selected as one of UMaine’s 2023 Outstanding Graduating Students. We’re so proud of you, Emily, and can’t wait to see what you do in the future! You can read the rest of Emily’s bio and learn about the other 11 outstanding graduates here: https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2023/04/07/meet-the-2023-outstanding-graduating-students/

03/09/2023

Any podcast listeners out there??? As program faculty, with one of our senior athletic training students, we recently recorded a podcast for The Maine Question. We spent some time talking about our program and advocating for the athletic training profession. If you’re interested, give our episode (S8E3) a listen by clicking on the following link:

This podcast series engages in a pursuit of knowledge on topics ranging from the nanoscale to the polar icecaps and everything in between.

03/08/2023

To celebrate National Athletic Training Month, our three program faculty and four of our athletic training students spent the afternoon in the Hall of Flags at the State House to spread awareness about the athletic training profession. It was a great opportunity to connect with the athletic training faculty and students at UNE and USM, and members of the MATA Board too!

03/08/2023

Current students, alumni, and friends! UMaine's Physical Education Student Organization (PESO) is doing an apparel sale/fundraiser. They will be selling polos, 1/4 zips, and puffer vests. All have the COEHD logo along with "School of KPEAT". If interested in purchasing apparel, you can place an order using the link below. All payments should be given to Jesse Kaye-Schiess. Thank you for considering supporting our friends in PESO!

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03/01/2023

Happy National Athletic Training month!!! We continue to be incredibly proud of our alumni and the amazing work you all are doing.

“From concussions and sprains to general medical conditions, there’s an AT for that. As culturally competent health care professionals, athletic trainers are equipped to prevent, diagnose and treat a variety of health issues, often providing preemptive, emergency and lifesaving care for all.” - This Year’s NATM Poster

02/08/2023

Happy Wednesday everyone! We were asked to share the following position with our network. If you or someone you know is looking for a job, MaineGeneral Sports Medicine has an opening for an athletic trainer. See the position announcement below. You can direct any questions you have about the position to Samantha Farago at [email protected].

https://mainegeneral.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MaineGeneralCareers/job/Athletic-Trainer--Full-Time-_R7394?fbclid=IwAR2iLRhymrdFw8SoPv5f-vVO7WRfQ9aGpyYKMNWT_cpr87EDwCeCssYFKCY

Job Summary: MaineGeneral Health. We’re With You. Be With Us. MaineGeneral Sports Medicine at MaineGeneral Medical Center located in Augusta, Maine is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. If you ar...

01/25/2023

**BIG NEWS** - We're excited to share that we will be transitioning our bachelor's program to a master's program starting this Fall! We would love it if you would spread the word throughout your networks and let those interested know that we are currently accepting applications for Fall 2023.

If you're interested in reading more about the program, you can access the UMaine News article below.

https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2023/01/19/umaine-launches-new-masters-program-in-athletic-training/

01/23/2023

Two of our program faculty, Drs. Lacy and Wright, are collaborating on a research study and are looking for athletic trainers to participate. Detailed information is below. Thanks for your consideration!

Calling all Athletic Trainers! Interested in participating in a UMaine research study focusing on unlearning? Participation will include a brief (5 min.) screening form where you will be asked if you’d like to participate in a one-on-one Zoom interview. We anticipate the interview will take approximately 30-60 minutes. If you are interested in participating, please fill out the participant screening form by clicking on the following link: https://umaine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6zHT46iw3S9Qo3s

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Principal Investigator and UMaine faculty member, Alicia Lacy, at [email protected].

01/08/2023

Soaking up all the knowledge at EATA this year!! A highlight of the weekend was one of our seniors, Emily Davison, getting first place at the District 1 Quiz Bowl. She also received the District 1 Joseph Abraham Scholarship Award. We’re so proud of you, Emily!

01/03/2023

Happy New Year! We hope you all had a happy and healthy holiday season!

Want to start 2023 by learning more about patient-reported outcome measures? Check out the newest edition of Research to Clinical Practice below.

The "Research to Clinical Practice" newsletter, created by the NATA Foundation's Educational Resources Committee, shares resources & the latest research on a particular topic each month.

Check out the January issue on Patient Reported Outcome Measures🔗http://bit.ly/3WWu1l8