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On Wednesday, March 18th, HATA President Sam Lee was on Hawaii News Now Sunrise morning talk show discussing the Hawaii Athletic Trainers’ Association 30th year anniversary and National Athletic Training Month. Picture attached: Hawaii News Now Sunrise morning crew. From l-r:  Grace Lee (Hawaii News Now Sunrise Show host), Steve Uyehara (Sunrise show host), Garvin Tsuji (Hawaii Athletic Trainers’ Association vice president), Sam Lee (Hawaii Athletic Trainers’Association president), Rachel Pacarro…

Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science (KRS) at University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) Community Outreach Committee: Kaori Tamura, PhD, ATC (Program Director, EL-GATEP), Yukiya Oba, PhD, ATC, CSCS (Clinical Education Coordinator, EL-GATEP), Morgan Kocher, MS, ATC (KRS doctoral student), Matt Niesen, ATC, Adam Slabicki, ATC (PP-GATEP students), Tyler Ono, Julia Coulon, Larissa Hughes, Cassia Denton, and Chelsea Okada (EL-GATEP AT students). We provided an athletic training focused community service…

On Monday, March 16th, The University of Hawaii at Manoa Post Professional Athletic Training Education Program (PPATEP) hosted a debate over the following statement “A Master’s degree from a CAATE accredited Professional/Entry-Level Athletic Training Education Program should be required to become eligible for BOC certification as an Athletic Trainer.” Athletic Trainers from all over Oahu as well as students from the entry level Masters of Athletic Training Program attended and…

University of Hawaii at Manoa Entry-Level and Post-Professional Athletic Training Education Program students volunteered for the 31st annual Kaiser Permanente Great Aloha Run on February 16, 2015. Dr. Chun and Dr. Uhr at Kaiser organized the medical coverage for the event that had close to 30,000 participants. Four certified athletic trainers and five entry-level student volunteers were spread over 8 zones and coordinated with other volunteers. The athletic trainers felt…

The deadline for the HATA scholarships is April 15th.  HATA offers scholarships to both high school and undergraduate students.  Each scholarship is $1000 and the deadline to apply is April 15th.  Past winners have gone on to become doctors and colleagues in athletic training.  Hawaii residency restrictions apply.  For more information, visit the HATA website at www.hawaii-ata.org   Courtesy of the Hawai’i Athletic Trainers’ Association

On Friday, January 23rd, the Wilbur family hosted the first annual Neuro-Huddle conference at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Stan Sheriff Center. This event was supported by organizations including the Hawaii Concussion Awareness Management Program (HCAMP), the State of Hawaii Department of Education, and the State of Hawaii Department of Health Neurotrauma Supports. This forum was focused on the discussion of biomechanics, diagnosis, and treatment of Traumatic Brain Injuries…