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About  
The Maryland Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA) is a professional organization for athletic trainers and other health care practitioners who support the advancement of the profession of athletic training within the state of Maryland. Founded in 1983, it is comprised of over 500 NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainers, physicians, concerned health care providers and students.
 
Our Objectives

• to encourage and support the
professional development of its members

• to provide a means for the exchange of ideas

• to work to ensure that all individuals within the state of Maryland have access to quality health care

• to provide a source of service, education and reference to its members and to the citizens of Maryland who seek the services of Athletic Trainers
We Are

• AMA recognized health care professionals

• Unique health care providers working under the supervision of a licensed physician to provide assessment, treatment and rehabilitative services to patients

• Educated in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of medical conditions resulting from injury and illness

• Qualified providers of rehabilitative medicine and preventative service
 

MATA Clinical Virtual Symposium - June 12th, 2021

Click HERE to register for the 2021 MATA Symposium​

Preliminary Schedule of Events

7:50 AM Welcome Remarks (Jean Perez, MATA Vice President)

8:00 AM Moving Beyond the Sports Hero to the Everyday Hero: A Look at Nontraditional Athletic Training (Jane Miraglia, ATC, LAT, CEIS)

8:35 AM Return to Play after COVID-19 (Jay Dyer, CSCS, FMS, RPR)

9:40 AM Managing Evolving COVID Related Stress in Athletics (Tim Herzog, EdD, CMPC, BCB)

10:35 AM Break

10:45 AM Neurological Complications of COVID (Kyle Yost, D.O)

11:50 AM MATA Diversity Report (Rachel Moore, MEd, ATC, LAT / Brandon Holland, DAT, ATC, LAT / Laura Marinaro, PhD, RD, ATC, CSCS)

12:55 PM Case Study: Commotio Cordis (Jeremy Parr, MS, ATC, LAT)

1:25 PM Closing Remarks (Jean Perez, MATA Vice President) 


Donate to the MATA PAC 

MATA PAC empowers members to support state elected officials who champion policy that advances the athletic training profession in Maryland.  By donating to MATA PAC, you can help shape the political environment and educate state legislators on the significant contributions that athletic trainers make as healthcare providers.  Your contributions to the MATA PAC help us seek better working conditions, fair access and the right to practice for all athletic trainers in our state.  Please consider helping the profession by donating to MATA PAC today!

 

Latest News

Maryland: COVID-19 Updates

Maryland Department of Health: Directive and Order Regarding Community, Recreational, Leisure, Cultural, and Sporting Gathering and Events - 6/10/2020

Maryland Sport's Commission: Return to Play Committe Report - June 2020

MATA Honors & Awards Info

The Honors & Awards Committee will be recognizing our profession's top contributors. Thank you to the MATA members who submitted nominations for these honors and awards!

The MATA Honors and Awards descriptions, eligibility and nomination procedures can be found on the MATA Honors and Awards page. 

MATA Mentor List

The Young Professionals Committee has worked hard to develop a list of of certified athletic trainers who are willing to be mentors to AT students and newly certified athletic trainers. It is here to provide a resource when those young professionals have questions about a specific setting. It can be accessed HERE.

MATA E-Blast
Members – we are now posting the monthly MATA E-Blasts here on the site. You view them in the archive by clicking HERE

FROM THE NATIONAL OFFICE 
Attention Athletic Trainers - have you signed up for your NPI Number? If you are unsure or if you need to take this important step to help our profession, please visit NATA.org/NPI

If you currently do not have access to the web site or the members list serv, please contact marylandathletictraining@gmail.com for access to the site and/or addition to the list serv.