the current officer candidates biographies are on the member's only section. Log-in now to read them HERE. The nominations are now closed, but the candidates have until August 1st to accept their nomination by submitting their candidate biographies. The election will officially open on September 1st.

We regret to inform the membership of the passing of another one of our members, Mike Spilman.  Please click HERE for details.

Congratulations to our newest member of the Hall of Fame, John Faulstick of Kent State.

New athletic training bill introduced into House of Representatives Congressman Ed Towns (NY-10) has introduced the Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 (ATEAM) -- H.R. 1137 -- into the House of Representatives. This bill would improve patient access to athletic trainers, allow physician choice of a wider range of qualified health care professionals, and restore the ability of athletic trainers to work incident-to a physician.

TAKE ACTION!  Visit the NATA's Legislative Alert Center.  Thank you for your support. Please FIND and contact your legislator today and encourage him/her to co-sponsor H.R. 1137. Your profession depends on it.

Online Registration for Golf Outing is online now. Click HERE for more information.

see the latest year in review (pdf).

The Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association is soliciting abstracts of original research and clinical case reports for presentation in the Free Communications Session and the Student Program at the Annual Meeting and Symposium held at King Island Resort and Conference Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 15-16, 2009. 
Both Certified Athletic Trainers and Athletic Training Students are encouraged to submit proposals for the Free Communication Session.  Athletic Training Students are encouraged to submit proposals focusing on surgical precedures for the Student Program.  Submission deadline is March 10.  Only abstracts submitted using  the Abstract Submission Request Form will be considered.

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nata files lawsuit
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membership
2009 online membership is now online. Go to the Membership Link above.

reimbursement issues addressed on "member's only" section.

AAOSM Youth Baseball Handbook
Now available for you to utilize with your area youth teams and recreational organizations. Please download the PDF document and use it as needed.

MODEL HIGH SCHOOLS
The OATA has made a statement about Protecting our high school's athletes as well as a committment to modeling our HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS for others to follow. (Click the links to see these PDF files)

FOR ANSWERS , go to the Officer Contact List for an email directory of WHO to contact for WHAT information.

CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
The Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association has designated funding for research proposals from its members. The purpose of this funding is to increase the resources for certified athletic trainers who are engaged in research related to athletic training. The deadline for each fiscal year's funding is November 1st. Click here for more...