University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Spotlight on AT

From student-athlete to UW-Madison’s Athletic Training program: Q-A with Riley Hertford

Do you enjoy sports and physical activity, the human body, solving problems, caring for patients, and working with people? If so, have you considered pursuing a career in athletic training? The Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program at UW–Madison is a 24-month program that prepares students seeking a health care career in athletic …

From student-athlete to UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program: Q-A with Isabel Lampre

Do you enjoy sports and physical activity, the human body, solving problems, caring for patients, and working with people? If so, have you considered pursuing a career in athletic training? The Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program at UW–Madison is a 24-month program that prepares students seeking a health care career in athletic …

Q-A with UW–Madison Athletic Training alum Erin Malec

Do you enjoy sports and physical activity, the human body, solving problems, caring for patients, and working with people? If so, have you considered pursuing a career in athletic training? The Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program at UW–Madison is a 24-month program that prepares students seeking a health care career in athletic …

From student-athlete to UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program: Q-A with Jacky Holloway

Do you enjoy sports and physical activity, the human body, solving problems, caring for patients, and working with people? If so, have you considered pursuing a career in athletic training? The Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program at UW–Madison is a 24-month program that prepares students seeking a health care career in athletic …

Q-A with UW–Madison Athletic Training student Kendal Johnson

Do you enjoy sports and physical activity, the human body, solving problems, caring for patients, and working with people? If so, have you considered pursuing a career in athletic training? The Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program at UW–Madison is a 24-month program that prepares students seeking a health care career in athletic …

Erin Roberge featured as Packers’ First Female Athletic Trainer

Meet Erin Roberge, Athletic Training program alumn, and the Green Bay Packers’ first full-time female athletic trainer! Erin graduated from the AT program in 2021 and has been interning for the team since 2020. We are so proud of all that she has accomplished and look forward to seeing what she does in the future! …

Adapted Fitness Open House

Today is the 6th Annual Adapted Fitness Open House! Due to current circumstances, we are excited to be able to host the open house entirely online—features can be accessed through the Adapted Fitness Canvas page as well as through the links below. This year’s open house is dedicated to the Conways. The program would like …

Dave Bell receives National Achievement Award for Athletic Trainers

Huge congratulations to Dr. David Bell who recently received the National Achievement Award for Athletic Trainers from the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRiSM). Bell is a national leader in examining the risks associated with sports specialization and youth athletics. He is an associate professor with the athletic training program, and director of the Wisconsin …

USA Today highlights research of UW-Madison’s Bell on specialization in youth sports

USA Today showcased research from David Bell on sports specialization in young athletes. Bell is a national leader in examining the risks associated with sports specialization and youth athletics. He is an associate professor with the Department of Kinesiology‘s athletic training program, and director of the Wisconsin Injury in Sport Laboratory (WISL). According to Bell’s research, focusing …

Research from UW-Madison’s Winterstein helps ID factor in concussion reporting

A story ​out of the University of Georgia explains new research on sport-related concussions (SRC) that’s co-authored by Andrew Winterstein and Dee Warmath, a former faculty member at UW-Madison. Warmath and Winterstein’s study —  which was published in the journal Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach — reveals that knowing how to report a concussion may be …