Vanderbilt Athletic Training Graduate Assistantships 2008 “Team-up with the Commodores!”
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Vanderbilt Athletic TrainingVanderbilt Athletic TrainingGraduate Assistantships 2008Graduate Assistantships 2008
“Team-up with the Commodores!”“Team-up with the Commodores!” Developed by:Developed by:
Patrick Violette MS, ATCPatrick Violette MS, ATCClinical CoordinatorClinical Coordinator
Vanderbilt Athletic Training RoomVanderbilt Athletic Training RoomVanderbilt Sports MedicineVanderbilt Sports Medicine
An IntroductionAn IntroductionDo you want to work with a nationally Do you want to work with a nationally renowned Medical Center?renowned Medical Center?
Do you have an interest in Women’s Do you have an interest in Women’s Lacrosse or Women’s Swimming and Lacrosse or Women’s Swimming and Diving?Diving?
Do you want to be a part of a Do you want to be a part of a Southeastern Conference football team?Southeastern Conference football team?
An IntroductionAn IntroductionVanderbilt Sports Medicine invites you to Vanderbilt Sports Medicine invites you to experience an unrivaled learning experience an unrivaled learning environment over the next two years in environment over the next two years in the Vanderbilt Athletic Training Room.the Vanderbilt Athletic Training Room.
Vanderbilt University is looking for two Vanderbilt University is looking for two hard working, responsible and self-hard working, responsible and self-motivated applicants for two Graduate motivated applicants for two Graduate Assistantships.Assistantships.– Position 1 – W. Lacrosse & FootballPosition 1 – W. Lacrosse & Football– Position 2 – W. Swimming/Diving & FootballPosition 2 – W. Swimming/Diving & Football
The Vanderbilt Athletic Training The Vanderbilt Athletic Training StaffStaff
Vanderbilt utilizes a team of nine Staff Vanderbilt utilizes a team of nine Staff Athletic Trainers and two Graduate Athletic Trainers and two Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers.Assistant Athletic Trainers.
We have a total of three Athletic Training We have a total of three Athletic Training Rooms on campus, with the majority of Rooms on campus, with the majority of time spent in the Pinky Lipscomb Athletic time spent in the Pinky Lipscomb Athletic Training Room. It is located in the main Training Room. It is located in the main Athletics Building, the McGugin Center.Athletics Building, the McGugin Center.
The Pinky Lipscomb Athletic The Pinky Lipscomb Athletic Training RoomTraining Room
Eight taping stationsEight taping stations
Nine treatment tablesNine treatment tables
Nine-foot deep Nine-foot deep exercise poolexercise pool
Six staff officesSix staff offices
Two G.A. desksTwo G.A. desks
Currently meeting Currently meeting with Vanderbilt with Vanderbilt Architects on Architects on expansion plans!expansion plans!
Vanderbilt Orthopaedic InstituteVanderbilt Orthopaedic InstituteA modern multi-level A modern multi-level facility located at facility located at Vanderbilt Medical Vanderbilt Medical Center.Center.– Physician clinicsPhysician clinics– Physician officesPhysician offices– X-Ray X-Ray – FlouroscopyFlouroscopy– Fitness CenterFitness Center– Physical TherapyPhysical Therapy– Occupational TherapyOccupational Therapy
The Physicians of V.S.M.The Physicians of V.S.M.Dr. Kurt SpindlerDr. Kurt Spindler– Head Team Head Team
PhysicianPhysician– Key founder of Key founder of
Multicenter Multicenter Orthopaedic Orthopaedic Outcomes Network Outcomes Network (MOON) Group, (MOON) Group, researching ACL researching ACL reconstruction reconstruction outcomes.outcomes.
– Football physicianFootball physician
Dr. Jed KuhnDr. Jed Kuhn– Only member of Only member of
American Shoulder American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and Elbow Surgeons in the state of in the state of TennesseeTennessee
– Football physicianFootball physician
The Physicians of V.S.M.The Physicians of V.S.M.Dr. Warne FitchDr. Warne Fitch– Attending E.R. Attending E.R.
physician at Level I physician at Level I trauma centertrauma center
– Splits time with E.R. Splits time with E.R. and V.S.M.and V.S.M.
– Swimming and Swimming and Diving PhysicianDiving Physician
Dr. Andrew Dr. Andrew GregoryGregory– Pediatrician with Pediatrician with
Sports Medicine Sports Medicine FellowshipFellowship
– Works with U.S.A. Works with U.S.A. VolleyballVolleyball
– Lacrosse Team Lacrosse Team PhysicianPhysician
Your Master’s DegreeYour Master’s DegreeEnroll at Belmont Enroll at Belmont UniversityUniversity– Located less than two Located less than two
miles from Vanderbilt miles from Vanderbilt University.University.
– 2007 US News and 2007 US News and World Report ranks World Report ranks Belmont as the top Belmont as the top Graduate School in Graduate School in Tennessee! Tennessee!
1111thth out of 119 out of 119 Universities in the Universities in the SoutheastSoutheast
Vanderbilt LacrosseVanderbilt LacrosseComplete Autonomy.Complete Autonomy.– Primary coverage Primary coverage
responsibility.responsibility.
Travel during the fall Travel during the fall and spring seasons.and spring seasons.Supervise a Supervise a curriculum student curriculum student from Middle from Middle Tennessee State Tennessee State University.University.– Become an ACI!Become an ACI!
Affiliated with the Affiliated with the American Lacrosse American Lacrosse Conference.Conference.
Vanderbilt Swimming and DivingVanderbilt Swimming and DivingComplete Complete Autonomy.Autonomy.– Primary coverage Primary coverage
responsibility.responsibility.
Be a part of a Be a part of a Southeastern Southeastern Conference Conference Swimming and Swimming and Diving program.Diving program.Travel with the Travel with the team. team.
Vanderbilt FootballVanderbilt FootballBe an integral part of Be an integral part of a five person sports a five person sports medicine team medicine team working football.working football.
Establish a Establish a professional network professional network within the within the Southeastern Southeastern Conference.Conference.
Travel with the team.Travel with the team.
Summer ResponsibilitiesSummer ResponsibilitiesCo-Manage and Co-Manage and coordinate coordinate Gatorade Sports Gatorade Sports Camps in the Camps in the summer months.summer months.– Travel to Chicago Travel to Chicago
for Gatorade for Gatorade TrainingTraining
Nashville, TNNashville, TNQuick FactsQuick Facts– 500,000 people 500,000 people
living in Nashville.living in Nashville.– 1,000,000 people in 1,000,000 people in
the mid-state.the mid-state.
Quick WeatherQuick Weather– Summer avg. 89°Summer avg. 89°– Winter avg. 39°Winter avg. 39°
Photo taken by Bill Penn 2/27/04
Things to do in NashvilleThings to do in NashvilleMusic City, USAMusic City, USA– CMA Music Festival– CMT Music Video A
wards– Schermerhorn
Symphony– Grand Old Opry– ConcertsConcerts
At At Sommet CenterMunicipal AuditoriumLocal EstablishmentsLocal Establishments
Things to do in NashvilleThings to do in NashvilleOther ActivitiesOther Activities– Frist
Center for Visual Arts– Tennessee Performing A
rts Center– Country Music Hall of Fa
me– Nashville Ballet– Belle Meade Plantation– Nashville Zoo– The Parthenon– The Ryman Auditorium
Things to do in NashvilleThings to do in NashvilleOutdoor lifeOutdoor life– CausewaysCauseways
Biking TrailsBiking Trails
Jogging TrailsJogging Trails
– Percy Priest LakePercy Priest LakeEast NashvilleEast Nashville
– Old Hickory LakeOld Hickory LakeNortheast NashvilleNortheast Nashville
Things to do in NashvilleThings to do in NashvilleTennessee Titans– NFL
Nashville Predators– NHL
Nashville Sounds– AAA BaseballAAA Baseball
The Basics of your AssignmentThe Basics of your AssignmentGet a Degree!Get a Degree!– Pursue a Master of Pursue a Master of
Sports Administration at Sports Administration at Belmont University.Belmont University.
– All classes are offered All classes are offered in the evening.in the evening.
Work in the Vanderbilt Work in the Vanderbilt Athletic Training Room Athletic Training Room during the day.during the day.
The Basics of your AssignmentThe Basics of your AssignmentHow am I How am I compensated?compensated?– Sign a two year Sign a two year
contract beginning contract beginning 6/1/08 and ending 6/1/08 and ending 5/31/10.5/31/10.
– You are paid a yearly You are paid a yearly salary of $29,785.60. salary of $29,785.60.
– You are responsible for You are responsible for your tuition payments your tuition payments at Belmont.at Belmont.
Payments due by first Payments due by first of August.of August.
Master of Sports AdministrationMaster of Sports AdministrationBelmont Master of Belmont Master of Sports AdministrationSports Administration– 33 total credit hours.33 total credit hours.– Take 8-9 credit hours Take 8-9 credit hours
per semester.per semester.– Summer classes?Summer classes?
Not required, and there Not required, and there is an extra fee.is an extra fee.
The Vanderbilt Clinical ExperienceThe Vanderbilt Clinical Experience
Vanderbilt Athletic Training RoomVanderbilt Athletic Training Room– Learn valuable time management skills.Learn valuable time management skills.
Construct a treatment schedule for your Construct a treatment schedule for your autonomous sport.autonomous sport.
Work with Staff Athletic Trainers on the Work with Staff Athletic Trainers on the football schedule and injury report.football schedule and injury report.
– Communicate with our Vanderbilt Sports Communicate with our Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Physicians.Medicine Physicians.
– Learn from all Staff Athletic Trainers.Learn from all Staff Athletic Trainers.
Clinical EducationClinical Education
Other responsibilities.Other responsibilities.– Participate in monthly GA Skill Sessions.Participate in monthly GA Skill Sessions.
Learn new techniques to enhance your Learn new techniques to enhance your clinical skills.clinical skills.
– Attend Evidence Based Medicine Attend Evidence Based Medicine Courses.Courses.
Done during your first year.Done during your first year.
– Meet with Clinical Coordinator on Meet with Clinical Coordinator on monthly basis.monthly basis.
Application ProceduresApplication ProceduresTo VanderbiltTo Vanderbilt– Cover LetterCover Letter
Why Vanderbilt?Why Vanderbilt?
– ResumeResume– 2 Letters of 2 Letters of
RecommendationRecommendation– 3 Professional 3 Professional
ReferencesReferences– Official Academic Official Academic
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Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Mailing AddressMailing Address
Patrick Violette MS, ATCPatrick Violette MS, ATC
Vanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt University
Athletic Training RoomAthletic Training Room
McGugin CenterMcGugin Center
2601 Jess Neely Drive2601 Jess Neely Drive
Nashville, TN 37212Nashville, TN 37212
Application ProceduresApplication ProceduresTo BelmontTo Belmont– Application FormApplication Form– Application FeeApplication Fee– Official TranscriptsOfficial Transcripts– GRE Test ScoresGRE Test Scores– Two completed Two completed
Recommendation Recommendation FormsForms
– Cover LetterCover Letter– ResumeResume
Belmont Mailing Belmont Mailing AddressAddress
Belmont UniversityBelmont University
Office of AdmissionsOffice of Admissions
1900 Belmont Boulevard1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212-3757Nashville, TN 37212-3757
Belmont University Admissions Policies and Procedures information is located at: http://belmont.edu/sa/admissions/index.html
More InformationMore InformationFor more information, For more information, please see the following:please see the following:– www.vucommodores.comwww.vucommodores.com– www.belmont.eduwww.belmont.edu– www.vsm.vanderbilt.eduwww.vsm.vanderbilt.edu
We look forward to youWe look forward to youTeaming-up with the Teaming-up with the
Commodores!Commodores!