体育训练 Spotlight

以学生, 教师, and alumni within the 体育训练 program who exemplify excellence.

Meet Madi Sehmer, an alum of the inaugural class of the Master of 体育训练 program. Madi graduated in May of 2021 with both her Bachelor of Science in 健康科学 and Master of 体育训练 degrees.

名称: Madi Sehmer
家乡: 斯托顿,WI
学位课程: 2021年5月
当前位置: Ph.D. 学生, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin Injury in Sport Laboratory; athletic trainer at University Health Services
职位类型: 学术与临床

Although Madi originally came to Drake intending to pursue a different healthcare career, she found a love for athletic training after doing some shadowing in the profession. After hearing about the new opportunity for a masters degree in athletic training at Drake, she met with the Program Director, who helped her set up some shadowing experiences with athletic trainers on campus. After learning and seeing what the profession was about, she knew athletic training was the perfect fit for her. 现在她是博士.D. 学生 at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in the Wisconsin Injury in Sport Laboratory. Madi also works as an athletic trainer at the University Health Services walk-in clinic.

What does a typical day look like for you at the University of Wisconsin-Madison?

I am still enrolled in classes, so a typical day for me includes going to class, teaching undergraduate anatomy (with real cadavers), and my downtime is spent working on homework and re搜索 projects. I also work as an athletic trainer through the University Health Services here on campus and provide athletic training services to 学生s in a clinic-based setting.

What do you enjoy most about your current role at the University?

My favorite part of my current position is the people who surround me. My mentor and the other graduate 学生s in my lab are so supportive of one another and they really bring out the best in me. 另外, I love forming relationships with the 学生s I teach and showing them how learning can be fun, and I always appreciate emails from past 学生s letting me know where they end up after graduating.

How did Drake and the 垫 program help prepare you for this role?

At 威尼斯人网上娱乐, I was fortunate to re搜索 under Dr. Stacy Gnacinski while I was an athletic training 学生. I helped her design a protocol, 试验数据收集, collect data on participants, and then enter and analyze the data. This gave me an incredible foundation in re搜索 knowledge that has allowed me to be successful as a PhD 学生.

What did you like best about Drake's 垫 program?

The clinical experiences 威尼斯人网上娱乐 offers to its 垫学生s are incredibly impressive. I was able to learn from amazing preceptors that practiced in rural and urban high schools, 第一组田径, and orthopedic and general medicine clinics. The diversity in my clinical experiences allowed me to feel comfortable practicing in any setting after I graduated

What is one piece of advice you have for individuals who are considering Drake's 垫 program?

My biggest piece of advice for those who are considering Drake’s 垫 program is to shadow a variety of athletic trainers to make sure that this is the career path you are passionate about. If you fall in love with athletic training, 就像我一样, and decide to pursue your 垫 from 威尼斯人网上娱乐, remember to keep an open mind as you go through your clinical experiences! When I first started as an athletic training 学生, I saw myself working in the professional sports setting. 然而, I was inspired by the high school athletic trainers I shadowed under, and now I conduct re搜索 in the pediatric athlete population.