Ep. 187: Dr. Andrew Winterstein-Lessons in Leadership: A Career in Athletic Training

 Dr. Andrew Winterstein recently retired from a career in athletics and education. Throughout his career he has seen almost all of it and experienced and participated in major changes within the athletic training profession. 

In this episode, we discuss the changes in AT education and its current state and where Dr. Winterstein sees it going in the future. Beyond just the educating aspect of his career, Dr. Winterstein has also focused on leadership and development and we discuss his own leadership philosophy and how he has evolved it over time. 

Dr. Winterstein was also a co-founder of the AATE and he discusses how the association came to be and how it was such a great collection of people focused on making a positive impact on the educational side of athletic training. 

This was a special episode for me as Dr. Winterstein was my program director and it was great to catch up and have the conversation. Enjoy.

In this Episode

+Changes in AT education. Driving large scale change.

+Current and future AT education

+Leadership throughout his career and lessons learned. Positive deviance.

+”Experience is the greatest teacher, but the fees are high.”

+History of the AATE

Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change you believe in.-Seth Godin

Connect with Dr. Winterstein

IG: @apwinter12 (https://www.instagram.com/apwinter12/ )

IG: @uwmadison_msat (https://www.instagram.com/uwmadison_msat/ )

@: andrew.winterstein@wisc.edu

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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Ep. 186: Industrial Athletic Trainers' Society-VNS 2025. A Leadership Discussion

We were fortunate enough to join the IATS VNS for 2025 to wrap up a wonderful day of education and connecting with ATs across the industrial setting. 

In this discussion, IATS president Susan Taah and ATChat host, Joel Luedke, discuss their views on leadership, what it is and is not, and how they have implemented it in their own careers. Susan gets deep into how she has handled her leadership role within the IATS and how she tried to keep that balanced as they continue to grow. Joel drops in a few ideas from his leadership reading to add to the discussion. Check it out.

In This Episode:

+Defining leadership

+Key leadership do’s and don’ts

+Leadership styles and approaches

+Leadership as an organization grows

Connect with Tristin

IG: @industrialats (https://www.instagram.com/industrialats/ )

FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088074962711 

Twitter: @industrialATS (https://x.com/IndustrialATS )

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/92426334/ 

@: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iatsofficial/posts/?feedView=all 

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

#ATCchat #ATtwitter #complicatedsimple #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #careeverywhere

Ep. 185: Tristin Gless-Stronger Than the Tape

In our second installment of the AT Student Series we talk with Tristin Gless who is a first year AT student at Michigan State University. Tristin shares her story on how she discovered athletic training and it isn’t your “usual” path of getting injured or having a lot of exposure to athletic training prior to college.

Tristin shares what she had learned so far, some surprises along the way and the experience of being a female working with male athletes. In addition, Tristin shares her future plans and how she sees the profession advancing in the future and what she thinks can help the profession continue to grow.

In This Episode:

+Discovering AT while watching football and Googling who ran onto the field

+Planning undergrad to apply to graduate school

+Biggest surprise so far in AT experience

+Being a female working in men’s sports

Connect with Tristin

IG: tristin.adele (https://www.instagram.com/tristin.adele/ )

FB: Tristin Gless (https://www.facebook.com/tristin.gless )

@: glesstri@msu.edu

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

#ATCchat #ATtwitter #complicatedsimple #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #careeverywhere 

Ep. 184: Izzy Lampre-Discovering Athletic Training…Literally.

This is our first installment of our ongoing Student Series. Izzy Lampre, a MSAT student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison reached out (Thank You) to share her story of becoming an athletic trainer. It was a highly unique story and it was awesome to get to hear it.

Izzy came from Australia to swim for the Badgers and in the process had amazing interactions with her athletic trainer and as she worked with them, she discovered what the profession was and that it might be a part of her future. She decided to apply for the MSAT and is graduating this spring. In addition to her school work she is also serving on the NATA Student Leadership committee and getting involved in service. Izzy has a great story and we hope you enjoy it.

In This Episode:

+Coming other the United States as a student-athlete

+Initial experiences with an athletic train and building a relationship

+Athletic training advocacy

+Choosing athletic training over other professions

+NATA Student Leadership Committee

>Changes in the student aspect of the NATA convention

Connect with Izzy

+Instagram: @izzylampre (https://www.instagram.com/izzylampre/ )

+LinkedIn: Izzy Lampre (https://www.linkedin.com/in/izzy-lampre-161bab211/ )

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

#ATCchat #ATtwitter #complicatedsimple #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #careeverywhere

Ep. 183: Allen Thompson-AT Expansion

Allen reached out to us and wanted to share his experiences in the expansion of the athletic training profession and how many avenues our skillset can take us to make an impact on patients lives.

Allen has done so much in his career from working in collegiate and professional sports, to the industrial setting and now in the workers compensation world of healthcare. He shares what he has learned along the way and how the has found new avenues to increase his skillset and ultimately his value when it comes to patient care and utilizing a variety of skills across the profession.

If you’re not content with where you are at currently in your career, this is a great episode to highlight all the other things you could do in your career and find fulfillment along the way.

Thanks Allen for reaching out and connecting. Can’t wait to do it in person.

In This Episode:

+Life and career changes

+Working in the workers compensation industry

+ICD-10 and medical coding/billing

+Getting involved to make a change

+Judiscious vs. judicial in your work

+Perspective on NATA

Connect with Allen Thompson

@: Allen@steadpoint.com

@: athompstl@yahoo.com

Instagram: @athomstl_ergoatc LINK https://www.instagram.com/athomstl_ergoatc/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allen-thompson-ms-atc-cae-aoeas-18a36474/ 

662.617.5611 

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

#ATCchat #ATtwitter #complicatedsimple #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #careeverywhere

Ep. 182: Athletic Trainers in Physician Practice Society (ATPPS)-The Focus on Education

This is the second episode featuring the ATPPS. In this episode, we talk to Tara Saprano and Aaron Hajart who are an integral part of the educational aspect of ATPPS. Aaron talks more in-depth about the annual meeting and all the aspects of planning educational material, getting feedback on what people want to learn, and making sure the material is staying as current as possible. Tara discusses the focus on education, year-round and what ATPPS has done to continue to make sure that members stay engaged and have opportunities to learn throughout the year.

They also highlight a new certification that has gone live as of this recording that focuses on DME and discuss how this is the first step in plans to continue to provide more value to members. If you want more insight into the educational aspect of ATPPS, this episode covers it all.

Check out the annual conference: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/atpps25/home/ 

In This Episode:

+Year round education-member feedback

+Annual conference planning

+Educational collaboration with other organizations

>Partnerships with residency programs

+Content curated specifically for the setting

+The importance of facilitating networking

+DME Certificate

Connect with Tara & Aaron

Tara Saprano

@: tara.saprano@atpps.org

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-soprano/ 

Aaron Hajart

@: aaron.hajart@atpps.org

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronhajart/  

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

#ATCchat #ATtwitter #complicatedsimple #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #careeverywhere

Ep. 181: Athletic Trainers in Physician Practice Society (ATPPS)-History and Mission

This is the first episode of a series featuring the Athletic Trainers in Physician Practice Society. In this first episode we talk with current president Tim Nicolello, past president Michael Doyle and current vice president JJ Wetherington. They share the story of how ATPPS got started and how a couple of conversations continued to grow into what the organization has built today. It is an incredible story of finding a common mission, coming together to build the organization and the importance of listening to membership.

If you’re in this setting (which I am and will soon be a member) there is a ton of great information and resources both in person and throughout the year. If you want to attend their conference, it is coming up fast from February 20-22 in Louisville, KY.

LINK: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/atpps25/home/ 

In This Episode:

+The found and start of ATPPS

+First conference in 02/2018 with about 70 people.

+The importance of networking and collaboration

+Focusing on engagement all year: advocacy, education outside of AT and collaboration with other societies/organizations

+Future plans for ATPPS

+”It’s not who we treat, it’s how we treat them.”

Connect with Tim, Michael and JJ

Tim Nicolello

@: Tim.nicolello@atpps.org

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-nicolello/ 

Michael Doyle

@: Michael.doyle@atpps.org

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-doyle-1a9b16a/ 

JJ Wetherington

@: jj.wetherington@atpps.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jj-wetherington/ 

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

#ATCchat #ATtwitter #complicatedsimple #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #careeverywhere