GATP News

May 2008 Dr. Gary Wilkerson, NATA Fellow
Dr. Gary Wilkerson has been recognized for his professional achievement in research and service to the profession as part of the inaugural NATA Fellows class.

April 2008 BOC Exam-100% first-time pass rate
Congratulations to the 11 students from the 2008 class that passed the BOC exam on their first attempt. This is a great start to their career and we wish them the best.

March 2008 SEATA Awards
Congratulations to Carrie Anderson and Candy Anderson on being awarded SEATA Scholarships. Candy received the Jerry Rhea Atlanta Falcons Graduate Scholarship and Carrie received the SEATA Memorial Graduate Scholarship.

March 2008 SEATA Presentations
Dr. Gary Wilkerson and Scott Bruce presented at the 33rd annual SEATA Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting. Dr. Wilkerson spoke on Subtalar Function:  An Overlooked Link and Scott Bruce's topic was General Medical Evaluation: Heart & Lungs.

February 2008 Student SEATA and Educator's Conference Presentations
Dr. Gary Wilkerson and Dr. Marisa Colston presented at the 23rd annual SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposiuim. Dr. Colston also presented at the 2nd biennial SEATA Educator's Conference on Athletic Training Educators: The "Gatekeepers" of the Profession

January 2008 TATS Award
Congratulations to Candy Anderson on receiving the Tennessee Athletic Trainer's Society Graduate Athletic Training Student Scholarship.

September 2007 Athletic Training Fellowship Presentation
Forrest Pecha from Emory Sports Medicine was a guest of the GATP for a presentation on Pursuing an Athletic Training Fellowship Programs.

July 2007 NATA Award
Congratulations to Dr. Gary Wilkerson for being selected for the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award
by the National Athletic Trainers' Association. This award honors NATA members with exceptional and unique contributions to the athletic training profession.

February 2007 SEATA Award
Congratulations to Erin Sheehan on being awarded the SEATA Memorial Graduate Scholarship at the annual Student SEATA symposium.

January 2007 TATS Awards
Congratulations to Erin Sheehan and Robert Baudier on their awards from the Tennessee Athletic Trainer's Society. Erin received the Graduate Athletic Training Student Scholarship and Robert received the Backbone of the Year Award.

January 2007 Sports Medicine Grand Rounds Lecture
UTC Athletic Training Graduate Assistant, Alex Pinto presented on Accelerated ACL Rehabilitation at the monthly Sports Medicine Grand Rounds. Presentation handout (pdf)

October 2006 Head and Neck Trauma Guest Lecture
Dr. Dave Halstead from the University of Tennessee's Sports Biomechanics Impact Research Laboratory presented on Biomechanics of Head and Neck Trauma in Sports.

August 2006 New GATP Faculty Member
We are pleased to announce the addition of Scott Bruce, MS, ATC to the GATP Faculty. Scott will also be providing coverage to the UTC Women's Volleyball team and serving as an ACI. Welcome to Scott and his family.

August 2006 New Athletic Training Staff Members
Three new assistant athletic trainers have been added to the athletic training room staff. Jeff Jahnel, MS, ATC MacKenzie McDonald, MS, ATC and Misty Depreist, MS, ATC.

August 2006 Congratulations Brian
GATP alumnus and faculty member Brian Bogdanowicz has been accepted to the University of Tennessee School of Medicine. Brian was a member of the first GATP graduating class and has been a valuable member of the faculty ever since. We wish Brian and his family the best.

June 2006 NATA Presentation
Dr. Gary Wilkerson presented at the National Athletic Trainers' Association annual meeting in Atlanta, GA on Clinical Evaluation and Managment of Subtalar Joint Dysfunction (pdf)

November 2005 USA Today Interview
Dr. Gary Wilkerson was interviewed for an article that was featured in USA Today regarding the pros and cons of ankle taping.

September 2005 GATP Baby News
Congratulations to Marisa and Jon Colston on the the birth of their son, Jonathan Alexander. He was born September 21 and weighed 9 pounds, 2 oz. and was 21 inches

September 2005 Blue Ribbon Award
Congratulations to GATP Administrative Assistant Liz Walker. Liz was awarded the UTC Blue Ribbon Award for September.

August 2005 GATP Baby News
Congratulations to Brian & Susie Bogdanowicz on the the birth of their son, Tyler James. He was born August 1 and weighed 8 pounds, 10 oz.

June 2005 NATA Presentation
Dr. Gary Wilkerson presented at the National Athletic Trainers' Association annual meeting in Indianapolis, IN on Evidence-Based Medicine: Application to Athletic Training (pdf) and The Future of Healthcare Finance and Its Implications for Athletic Trainers (pdf)

May 2005 NATA Joint Committee Meeting
Dr. Gary Wilkerson's presentation to the NATA Joint Committe on the Documentation of the
Quality & Value of Healthcare Services (pdf) is now available.

April 2005 SEATA Awards
Congratulations to Brian Bogdanowicz and Summer Neldner on their 2005 SEATA awards. Brian received the Education/Administration Athletic Trainer Award and Summer received the Graduate Athletic Training Student Scholarship.

April 2005 SEATA Presentations
GATP faculty members and students presented at the SEATA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
-Dr. Marisa Colston- Clinical and Anatomical Review of the Spine
-Dr. Gary Wilkerson- State of Healthcare in the United States (2.0 mb pdf)
-David Heath- A Comparison of Taping Methods on Closed Chain Subtalar Kinematics
-Meredith Atwood- Comparative Effects of Tape Material Characteristics on Talocrural-Subtalar Joint Motions
-Summer Neldner- A High School Player With a Lower Extremity Injury

January 2005 TATS Award
Congratulations to second year Entry Level student, Sarah Herskee, recipient of the 2004 TATS Graduate Athletic Training Student Scholarship.

January 2005 TATS Presentations
Faculty and students of the GATP presented at the Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society annual meeting:
-Dr. Marisa Colston- Professionalism and Ethics: Should they be taught?
-Brian Bogdanowicz- Decisions about Graduate School
-Meredith Atwood, David Heath, Sarah Herskee, Summer Neldner- Case Studies/Poster Presentations

January 2005 GATA Presentation
Dr. Gary Wilkerson presented at the Georgia Athletic Trainers' Association annual meeting and symposium on The Future of Health Care Finance and its Implications for Athletic Training (1mb, Adobe pdf).

June 2004 NATA Presentation
Dr. Gary Wilkerson presented at the National Athletic Trainers' Association annual meeting in Baltimore, MD on Evaluation and Management of Subtalar Joint Dysfunction and Implications of the Current Health Care Cost Crisis for Athletic Trainers

June 2004 Sports Medicine Symposium
Members of the GATP presented at the Western Kentucky High School Coaches' Sports Medicine Symposium in Paducah, KY.
- Dr. Gary Wilkerson- Assessment and Management of Ankle Sprains in Athletes
- Brian Bogdanowicz- ACL Injuries
- Daisha Tillman- Trauma Management
- Melissa Seide-l Heat Illness

April 2004 Graduate Student Awards
Congratulations to Josh Porter (Entry Level) and Adam Joseph (Advanced) for the selection as Outstanding students for the Graduate Athletic Training Program.

April 2004 Graduate Research Awards
Three GATP students received awards for their research presentations at the annual Graduate Research Day that is sponsored by the Graduate Student Association.
-Reid Fisher- First place, presentation; First place, manuscript
-Adam Joseph- Honorable mention, manuscript
-Alex Pinto- Second place, presentation

January 2004 TATS Scholarship and Poster Presentations
Josh Porter, a second year Entry Level student was awarded $1000 as the recipient of the 2003 Tennessee Athletic Trainer's Society Graduate Athletic Training Student Scholarship.

GATP students Michelle Royko, Chris Lenz, Josh Porter, and Reid Fisher, ATC displayed a case-study at the TATS meeting. Adam Joseph, ATC displayed findings from his research of the comparison of elastic bands versus isotonic exercises for the shoulder.

January 2004 TATS Presentations
-Dr. Marisa Colston and Dr. Gary Wilkerson presented at the TATS annual meeting in Nashville, TN.
-Dr. Colston- Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Lumbar Spine: Concepts in Stabilization
-Dr. Wilkerson- Muscle Inhibition

October 2003 CAAHEP Accreditation
The Entry Level Graduate Athletic Training Education Program received initial accreditation by CAAHEP.

July 2002 Degree Name Change
Approval has been received to change the degree from a MS in Athletic Training to a MS in Health and Human Performance effective immediately.

March 2002 NATA Accreditation
The Advanced Athletic Training Concentration has been awarded accreditation by the NATA.