COMMITTEE FOR EARLY
CAREER ATHLETIC TRAINERS (CECAT)
The Committee for Early Career Athletic Trainers will also be referred to as CECAT. This committee has been created to include both students and early career professionals (< 7 years experience). This committee will focus on engaging and retaining early career professionals.
Mission Statement: To provide athletic training students and recent graduates opportunities in networking, career progression, engagement, and promote development socially and professionally within the field of athletic training.
Vision Statement: To promote growth, mentorship, engagement, retention, and diversity amongst early professional athletic trainers in the state of Michigan.
MATS Mentorship Program: Mentorship is a primary role and vision within this committee. We are seeking individuals who are dedicated to the athletic training profession, who work in any setting (traditional or non-traditional), and who are willing to support the growth and development of current graduate athletic training students and early career professionals.
Our mentors seek to provide high-level encouragement and guidance with a variety of knowledge and experience to provide athletic training students and early career professionals the skills needed to advance in the profession. This will not be an instruction of day-to-day, routine work, but instead an opportunity for career improvement and development in the field of athletic training.
Each mentor will be involved in a mentorship role with no more than three mentee’s during their year of mentorship service.
Examples of topics discussed between mentors and mentees:
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Writing EAPs
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Establishing Vendors
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Negotiating Contracts
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Interprofessional Relationships (team doctors, medical directors, athletic directors)
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General guidance and advice
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Additional topics will be provided monthly from CECAT
Requirements for involvement within the mentorship program include:
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Being a current MATS member (professional or student).
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Quarterly meetings with your mentee with at least one encouraged in person, if possible - we suggest the in person meeting be at the MATS annual symposium.
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Remain a mentor/mentee for one year with the option to renew your role once your year in the mentorship program is complete.
To signup please click on the appropriate link below:
AT Student Mentee Sign-Up Sheet
Early Career ATC Sign-Up Sheet
Established Professional ATC Sign-Up Sheet
ACCREDITED ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAMS
The following Accredited Master Athletic Training Programs are listed in alphabetical order:
Adrian College, Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University, Northern Michigan University, and the University of Michigan.
GLATA COUNCIL FOR EARLY CAREER ATHLETIC TRAINERS SENATORS
Michigan Representatives to the COUNCIL for EARLY CAREER ATHLETIC TRAINERS Senate:
GLATA Executive Board has announced that GLATA Student Sentate will be dissolving into the GLATA CECAT. This new group will be comprised of the once GLATA GSS and GLATA YPC committees. This was due to the change in AT education requirements. GLATA COUNCIL for EARLY CAREER ATHLETIC TRAINERS Senators are responsible for:
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Represent students in District 4
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Design, plan, organize and execute the Student Education Program at the GLATA Winter Meeting
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Present an avenue for students to voice their ideas, comments and concerns
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Provide leadership and scholarship opportunities for athletic training students in District 4
GLATA COUNCIL for EARLY CAREER ATHLETIC TRAINERS Senate page VISIT HERE