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James robinson
Hired by Harvard as the first "athletic trainer" -
First record of PT
Physical therapy began at "Walter Reed Hospital" in Washington DC. First "reconstruction aides" that were very important to the time. -
Mother of Physical Therapy
Mary McMillan was the first PT aid and created the American "Women's Physical Therapeutic Association" which was later changed to "American Physical Therapy Association". Due to her large influence on PT today she is considered the "Mother of Physical Therapy" -
William E. "Pinky" Newell
Considered the father of modern day athletic training and was the U.S. Olympic team's trainer in 1980. A founder of NATA and credited with changing the view on Athletic training to a healthcare profession. -
Lindsey McLean:
Founder and first chairman of the NATABOC which laid down the foundation for Athletic training today -
Questionnaire
A survey asking what you should be on the questionnaire revealed what would now be the official questionnaire in the certification process for new athletic trainers -
June 6th
A meeting with the Professional Advancement Committee Resulted and provided the NATA board with the official procedures the certify athletic trainers. -
Title of certificants
The final survey discussed what those who become certified and receive a membership should be called, eventually landing at "athletic trainer, certified" -
Kristen Freeman
First woman athletic trainer. Trainer at the University of Florida -
NCHCA
The Carter Administration organized and established what would be the 'The National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies". This meant that the process of becoming certified would have been watched over so they would be fair and follow proper policies per the examinations. -
Independent certification
After a winter meeting between the NATA Board of Directors, and receiving approval from the NCHCA and the NATA Board of Directors, the NATA was able to certify participants on their own. -
Criterion 4a
This criterion re-assures objective fairness, and reliability when testing trainers on their specific positions. As compliance, the BOC conducted a role delineation study -
Board of Certification accreditation
In August of 1982 the NCHCA granted the BOC accreditation meaning that they followed governmental standards -
NATABOC
NATABOC was the first allied health organization to receive the recognition of accreditation -
College
Athletic training becomes an official college major -
Certification marking
Registered with the Us Patent office, NATA created official markings as to not confuse unofficial trainers and to prevent misrepresentation using "ATC" and "CAT". -
NATA's withdraw
Due to concerns about trust and liability in regards to cerification, NATA backed out of NCHCA's governance. -
Career
Athletic training as a credited health profession emerged -
Thousands now certified
As of December 1st 1998 over 15,000 athletic trainers had received certification which is exponential growth in a new job. This influence carries into even today's world -
Schools
As of 2008 almost 40% of athletic trainers work in schools. "Of the 20,272 secondary schools identified, 66% schools (13,473) had “access” to athletic trainer services, defined as receiving services in any form by a licensed or certified AT, while 34% (6,799) had no access." -
Sources
slideshare.net/theSkysFayt/history-of-athletic-training
https://www.nata.org/press-release/112119/study-finds-student-athlete-safety-not-priority-high-schools-across-united#:~:text=Notable%20Statistics,(6%2C799)%20had%20no%20access.