Ep 62. To The Bone: EZ-EAP with Jacob Swisher Release Date: Monday 12/22/25 Follow for episode updates on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts #emergencyactionplan #EAP #athletictraining #athletictrainer #sportsmedicine

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Ep 61. To The Bone: Breakin' It Down with Aaron Ngor We discuss the importance of building relationships within healthcare systems to streamline care. Publish Date: 12/14/2025 Follow and Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube #athletictraining #performingarts

Ep 60. To The Bone: Social Determinants with Corey Oshikoya Shelby and Corey Oshikoya discuss the importance of social determinants of health in athletic training. ATs concentrate on their patients, but when do they introspectively watch out for themselves? Release Date: 12/8/25

🎶 On the 1st day of Christmas, my athletes gave to me…a box of tape in a pear tree!🎄 The 12 Days of Christmas: Athletic Training Edition is here — because nothing says holiday spirit like pre-wrap garland, golden scissors, and 8 athletes waiting for ice. #AthleticTraining

Let’s reframe volunteerism not as optional, but as essential to professional responsibility. CE for service? Absolutely. Engagement as education? Always. Because leadership isn’t taught — it’s practiced. #AthleticTraining #ProfessionalResponsibility #Volunteerism #Domain5 #NATA

Volunteerism fulfills our professional duty. 🩺 It builds credibility. 📣 It amplifies advocacy. 🤝 It strengthens our community. When ATs give their time, they don’t just help — they shape the future of athletic training. #athletictraining #volunteerism

When athletic trainers volunteer, they model leadership, ethics, and advocacy — the exact values defined by Domain 5 of the BOC Practice Analysis. Without engagement, advocacy weakens, and our influence in healthcare policy diminishes. #athletictraining #volunteerism

Professional responsibility means more than clinical competence. It’s about showing up — for your profession, your peers, and your patients. Engagement at the state and national level ensures athletic trainers have a voice in policy and progress. #athletictraining #volunteerism

Offering CEUs for professional service could align personal benefit (credential maintenance) with collective advancement (advocacy + leadership) — a win for individuals and the profession. #athletictraining #volunteerism

Volunteerism isn’t “extra” — it’s education. When an AT serves on a committee, advocates for licensure, or mentors a student, they’re learning and leading in real-world contexts that reflect BOC Domain 5 in action. #volunteerism #athletictraining

What if volunteering counted toward continuing education (CEUs)? Recognizing board or committee service as CE credit could: ✅ Reward professional growth ✅ Encourage mid-career engagement ✅ Strengthen leadership pipelines #volunteerism #athletictraining

In athletic training, fewer professionals are volunteering on committees, boards, and state associations. That’s more than a missed opportunity — it’s a threat to Domain 5: Professional Responsibility, which calls for leadership, advocacy, and collaboration. #volunteerism

Economic strain, “time poverty,” and weaker community ties are major reasons people have stopped volunteering. (University of Georgia, 2024; Futurity, 2024) But the impact runs deeper — volunteerism is the foundation of leadership and advocacy.

Volunteerism in the U.S. has hit a 20-year low. Only 23% of Americans volunteered in 2021 — down from 30% in the early 2000s (U.S. Census Bureau & AmeriCorps, 2023). This decline is reshaping not only communities but professions like athletic training. #volunteerism

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If you need a Thanksgiving podcast, Dr. Hacker talks about gratitude and burnout #Thanksgiving https://t.co/d61P17piMJ

Ep 59. To The Bone: Female Athletics with Payton McNabb Two-part interview about athlete safety, women’s rights, and the role of athletic trainers in protecting athletes with the growing debate around fairness, safety, and equity in women’s athletics. Release: 11/24/25

Ep 58. To The Bone: Preceptorship with Jon Jenkins Should preceptors be paid? Release date: 11/20/2025

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