The UNK Athletic Training room is currently staffed by 3 full time certified athletic trainers and three certified graduate assistants. This staff is responsible for the delivery of medical care for over 500 student athletes in 17 major NCAA sports. The athletic training room is one of the finest in Division II athletics devoted to the prevention, recognition/evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. In cooperation with the UNK Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP), the Sports Medicine department is committed to providing the highest quality care possible to the student athletes, while providing a quality learning environment for athletic training students.
UNK athletic training provides 2 athletic training rooms for the delivery of care to student athletes. The primary facility is located in the lower level of the Health and Sports Center. Providing taping, treatment, rehabilitation, and hydrotherapy services, this facility is designed to accommodate the majority of UNK athletes during the year. A second satellite facility is located at Foster Field and is primarily used by football, women’s soccer, and the ATEP program for educational purposes. UNK is also very proud to have Dr. Brad Rodgers as medical director and primary general medical physician. Dr. Rodgers has served as medical director for over 15 years. He is a vital member of the UNK sports medicine team.
The UNK athletic training department is partnered with New West Sports Medicine to provide the best quality orthopedic care for the UNK athlete. Lead orthopedic surgeons Dan Slawski, MD and Heber Crockett, MD direct a team of orthopedic surgeons all fellowship trained in sports medicine. These surgeons specialize in general orthopedics, hip pathology/joint replacement, shoulder pathology, orthopedic trauma, orthopedic spine and neurology, and orthopedic hand pathology.
MISSION STATEMENT
It is the mission of the UNK Sports Medicine team to provide the highest quality medical care for the student athletes of UNK. We are committed to treating each athlete individually with integrity and sound judgment in order that they may achieve the highest levels of success personally, academically, and athletically.
