Athletic Training Services
Auburn University Campus Recreation has collaborated with the Hughston Clinic to provide high quality sports medicine services to all students engaged in physical activity.
Athletic Trainers
What is an Athletic Trainer
Certified Athletic Trainers are allied health professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.
Athletic Trainers are certified by the Board of Certification Inc. nationally and are licensed through each states respective medical licensure board.
Athletic training is recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA), Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as an allied health care profession.
Liz Wyatt, MS, LAT, ATC
Athletic Trainer
Liz received a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training with a minor in nutrition from Samford University in May 2015. She earned her national certification as an athletic trainer in 2015. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and the Alabama Athletic Trainers' Association. Liz received her MS in Exercise Science with a concentration in biomechanics from Auburn University in 2017. While completing her master's degree, Liz served as the graduate assistant for Auburn University's Swimming and Diving Team.
Kate McCall BS, ATC
Athletic Trainer
Kate graduated from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY in May 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. She earned her certification as an athletic trainer in 2019. She is also a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. She also presented research at EATA and NATA. The sports she worked with during her undergraduate degree are football, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, track and field, softball, rowing, basketball, volleyball, and wrestling.
Services
Injury & Illness Prevention
Injury prevention requires general subject knowledge and specific workplace knowledge. In this process risks are identified, interventions or plans are implemented, results are reviewed and the plan is further revised.
Examination & Diagnosis
Implementing systematic, evidence-based examinations and assessments to formulate valid clinical diagnoses and determine patients’ plan of care.
Therapeutic Rehabilitation
Rehabilitating and reconditioning injuries, illnesses and general medical conditions with the goal of achieving optimal activity level using the applications of therapeutic exercise, modality devices and manual techniques
