Chris Rizzo appointed the NATA Executive Committee for Education

Christopher Rizzo, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, assistant clinical professor and clinical education coordinator has been appointed to the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) Executive Committee for Education as a member of the Interprofessional Work Group.

The work group’s task is to develop a white paper on "Interprofessional Education/Practice (IPE/IPP) in Athletic Training."  The white paper will provide information to institutions, educators, clinicians and other professions about the advantages of including athletic training in collaborative education and practice initiatives. Chris believes that “concepts of collaborative practice such as communication and knowledge of roles and responsibilities are critical to the education of athletic trainers because of the broad spectrum of health care providers that we work with in a clinical setting.”

Chris has been a member of National Athletic Trainer's Association for 15 years, and he is excited about the opportunity to bring his experiences to this paper, and to share the IPE initiatives currently underway at UNE.  As part of the work group, he will “learn what other programs are doing with respect to IPE and bring that back to the university.”

The white paper will be completed by the fall of 2014 and submitted to the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), the accrediting body of UNE’s Athletic Training Program.
 

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