SWATA Competency Workshop

Being a volunteer organization, much of the work that our wonderful committee chairs put into the success of SWATA goes unnoticed. I wanted to take a few moments to talk about the hard work of the Student Leadership and Development Committee and one of the programs they have created to help the students within SWATA.

Last February, approximately 50 students from District 6 (and some from neighboring states) descended upon the DFW metroplex for the inaugural workshop. They spent two days working towards a common goal: making preparations to pass the BOC certification exam. With the success of that workshop behind them, Dr. Gretchen Oliver and her committee set out to make the 2010 competency workshop even better.

On January 29, the 2010 SWATA Competency Workshop will be held at the Wyndham DFW North hotel. Over the span of two days, student athletic trainers will have the opportunity to:

* Take 12 different multiple choice exams covering the 6 domains
* Participate in an orthopedic surgeon led pro-section cadaver dissection
* Participate in clinical decision making scenario sessions
* Participate in an evening hands on session focusing on joint mobilizations and manual muscle testing

The Competency Workshop is open to current juniors, seniors and graduate students who want to better prepare for success on the BOC exam. The keynote speaker for the Workshop is Dr. Bill Prentice, NATA Hall of Famer and noted author in our field. Other information and registration steps can be found at https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=SWAT20E or under the student link at www.swata.org.

If you are a student preparing for the exam or are part of a program that includes these students, I hope that you encourage your students to participate. Let's work together and make this years Competency Workshop a success.

I hope each of you have a wonderful weekend and never hesitate to let us know what your Executive Board can do for you.

DT
SWATA Vice President