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Dr. Margaret Alston (Pre-Professional Allied Health Program Coordinator, Morgan State University), Dr. Emily Hildebrand (Athletic Training Program Director, Towson University), Mr. Collin Francis (Founder, Baltimore Area Sports Health Initiative), and Ms. Claire McArthur (Morgan State Grad and Current Towson University Student) sit down with Dr. Valentine and Dr. Holland to announce and discuss a GROUNDBREAKING partnership between Morgan State University and Towson University, which removes barriers that have historically hindered minority students who wished to pursue an education, and ultimately, a career in athletic training.

Evan Bowie is a high school student who is hyper-focused on pursuing and education and career in medicine. He sits down with Dr. Valentine and Dr. Holland to share tell us his story and his goals.

In the first episode of season 3, Dr. Valentine and Dr. Holland sit down with Dr. Ethan Kreisworth, founder of Black Belt Sprots Medicine @blackbeltsportsmedicine to discuss several topics, ranging from soft tissue mobilization to providing athletic training services for jiu jitsu events. Dr. Kreisworth, who is an industry leader on multiple fronts, drops several nuggets on the current understanding of therapeutic mechanisms associated with approximating tissue via a few products that are currently on the market for athletes and their healthcare providers (athletic trainers).

In part 2 of the season finale, Marty McNair describes who he tries to make sense of the factors that lead to the death of his son, Jordan; Andrew Isaacs draws on his experiences as an athlete, a coach, and now, an athletic director, to explain the differences in approaches to critical situations, particularly where there is an predictable increase in risk of harm.

Marty McNair and Andrew Isaacs sit down with Dr. Valentine and Dr. Holland for part 1 of the season finale to describe how the toxic culture, inside of a football program contributed to the death of Marty's son, Jordan, who suffered a heat stroke during team conditioning activities.

Dr. Valentine and Dr. Holland talk about going to national conventions.

Dr. Lauren Pacinelli stops by to chat with Dr. Holland and Dr. Valentine to talk about the intersections between cannabis and athletes' wellness and physiology.

TopDAT's Literal #1 Fan, Aimee Mendoza, stops by to share the story of how she survived a horrific motor vehicle accident, and how her education as an athletic trainer helped her to understand what she needed to do to maximize her recovery from the injuries she sustained when her car plummeted off a mountain. You all HAVE to hear this one!

Dr. V sits with Dr. H as he describes how he made a way for himself by adjusting his priorities as he learned subtle differences between what he wanted and what he needed; between his dream job and his dream lifestyle.

Dr. Angelica McCarthy draws on her experience as an athletic trainer in the performing arts as she shares an incredible perspective on defining new spaces and opportunities to capitalize on a valuable skillset.

The TopDAT hosts sit down to have a fun conversation with a great group of athletic trainers from Medstar Health and learn about the roles, responsibilities, pros, and cons of working as physician extenders. Our guests share what a typical day at work in a doctor's office is like and how it differs from our more traditional settings of the sidelines and athletic training rooms. #TopDATPodcast #AthleticTraining #ProvidingCareEverywhere #OwnYourImpact #GetDattedUp #TheStJames #d3athletictrainers #MedStarHealth #Blackpodcasts #TheUnApologeticAT #TheUpLiftAT

Dr. Kendrick Ashton, Co-Founder, and Co-CEO of The St. James Sports, Wellness & Entertainment Complex in Springfield, VA, and his former athletic trainer, Mr. Steve Cole, MAATA President & Principal Agent of Cole Consultant Services, stop by to discuss how Steve saved Kendrick's life and what it was like to team up to overcome a rare, life-threatening condition in a quest to return to athletics. This story was so POWERFUL, that we just couldn't wait until Tuesday. Kendrick walks us through the details of his relationship with Steve as a player before the onset of symptoms, undercover the rare cause of these symptoms, and how Steve's unrelenting care and trust in Kendrick as a determined athlete helped him maintain his identity of being a college athlete. Steve describes building solid relationships with your patients, coaches, administrators, parents, local medical facilities, and community as the pillars of having a successful sports medicine program. Mr. Cole encourages clinicians to connect the dots with difficult situations, don't discount things because they are difficult to understand initially. Use the subjective data from your patient to determine what is working and what is not working to formulate a consistent plan of care. #TopDATPodcast #AthleticTraining #ProvidingCareEverywhere #OwnYourImpact #GetDattedUp #TheStJames #d3athletictrainers #MedStarHealth #Blackpodcasts #TheUnApologeticAT #TheUpLiftAT

Dr. H, and Dr. V sit down with two women in sports medicine who are changing the game. Find out what it takes to be a MedStar employee from Kim Bosely, Regional Director of Athletic Training Services for MedStar Health. Dr. Hudson weighs in with her foundational training in athletic training on what it's like to be a physician working as a part of the sports medicine team. #Womeninathletictraining #athletictraining #NATM #NATA #athletictrainingpodcasts #ownyourimpact #getdattedup #topdatpodcast #medstarhealth #providinghealthcareeverywhere

Dr. H and special guest host Brittney Wagner sit down with a panel of athletic trainers who also serve as community liaisons, and they all have a discussion about helping their stakeholders find appropriate resources for athletic healthcare.

Interesting and unique perspectives from a couple of the best and brightest practitioners in the profession of Athletic Training...

Three a trio of secondary school athletic trainers in Maryland stopped by the podcast and talked to Dr. V and Dr. H about why their jobs are so awesome!

A trio of secondary school athletic trainers join Dr. H and Dr. V to talk about life as a provider of athletic healthcare to high school athletes.

Drew Werner stops by to discuss the mental aspect of recovery from physical injury.

Dr. Holland discusses the time a career move almost ruined his life.

Mrs. Xavion Santiago stops by the TopDAT Podcast to talk about stepping into leadership and volunteer roles at the state and district levels.