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Dr. James Scifers is the department chair of athletic training, program director of rehabilitation sciences, and has over two decades of experience as an athletic trainer and physical therapist. He was recently recognized with the 2018 National Athletic Trainers' Association Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished Educator Award. In 2017 he received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Professional Development Excellence Award. He also co-authored North Carolina’s concussion awareness act, improving the quality of healthcare for the state’s secondary school athletes.

Shawn credits "phenomenal faculty" and a "highly rigorous curriculum" for gaining essential foundational skills and full-time clinicals for putting them into practice. "I think the six immersive clinical experiences we had truly helped me to understand the life of an athletic trainer and pick up on the little things that aren’t necessarily taught in the classroom, such as communication with different populations and how to manage time and different situations properly."

Alex is all about putting theory into practice, and found applying what we learned in class to actual patients very satisfying. "I was surprised by the amount of quality time spent directly with student-athletes and the level of autonomy I am given during our clinical rotations, which is helping me get more hands on experience and become an overall better clinician."