US ODP Soccer Team. My most memorable experiences included assisting with a distal radius reduction in clinic, learning to cast and remove sutures, learning to interpret MRIs and X-rays, and observing a rotator cuff surgery.
The experience built my self confidence in recognizing, assessing, managing and rehabbing athletes on and off the field, especially when having to travel internationally with high level athletes when language and medical treatment options are limited. It also enhanced my treatment skills and confidence in the physical therapy clinical setting. As an ATC working in a physical therapy clinic setting, the established close physician/athletic trainer relationship improved the success rate of patient rehabilitation and patient outcomes.