Perspectives Winter/Spring-2017

COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIENCES • 35 Athletic Training Program Hosts Preceptor Workshop On July 30, the Athletic Training Program hosted its annual precep- tor workshop involving athletic trainers from various clinical settings across Broward County. Megan Colas, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, NREMT, athletic training clinical director, and Pradeep Vanguri, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, athletic training program director, coordinated the workshop, which provided educa- tional content for athletic trainers who serve as clinical preceptors for the NSU Athletic Training Program. This workshop included presenta- tions on “Youth Sports Safety” and the “Athletic Training Location and Services (ATLAS)” database by Dustin Gatens, M.S., LAT, ATC, NSU head athletic trainer for research and development. Brian Cross, D.O., chief of orthopedic surgery at Broward Health Sports Medicine, also discussed the topic “Pediatric Hip Trauma Assessment.” This unique meeting, hosted by NSU, is the only meeting of its kind in Broward County to bring together athletic trainers from various disciplines across the county for clinical education. “The role of the preceptor in the Athletic Training Program is invaluable and helps bridge the gap between didactic knowledge and clinical practice,” Gatens said. “Serving throughout Broward County, NSU Athletic Training Program preceptors provide an environment for NSU athletic training students to fulfill the NSU Core Value of community engagement.” n Pradeep Vanguri (kneeling, second from left) poses with preceptor workshop participants from Broward County.