UCF Athletic Training Program

09/03/2026

We know healthcare is better with a team-based, collaborative approach.

A curriculum-embedded interprofessional education (IPE) program for CHPS students will be piloted this year to help our students prepare for careers with exactly this in mind.

This program kicked off last week with a social event complete with pizza, IPE bingo and a visit from Knightro. The goal for students was to learn about the roles and responsibilities of their peers in other health disciplines and communicate collaboratively and effectively.

What’s ahead for the program? We’ll introduce healthcare delivery topics such as social determinants of health and trauma-informed care, focusing on how these topics support patient care, and how interprofessional collaborative practice can further improve health outcomes.

09/02/2026

The UCF Master of Athletic Training Program extends our sincere appreciation to Orlando Orthopaedic Center for their continued partnership and commitment to clinical education.

Through mentorship, hands-on learning experiences, and support of our students, Orlando Orthopaedic Center helps prepare the next generation of athletic training professionals. We are grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such dedicated healthcare professionals and value the lasting impact they have on our students' educational journey.

Thank you for your continued support of UCF MAT students and the athletic training profession.

ChargeOn

09/01/2026

Whoop whoop! 🥰 A huge thank you to Orlando Orthopedic Center foundation for their unwavering support of our students. Nice work Ms. Sendra!

08/21/2026

Start your fall semester with a splash! 🦆💦 Join us for College of Health Professions and Sciences’ annual tradition — the CHPS First Day Duck Drop!

📅 Monday, August 24
📍 Health Sciences I Atrium
⏰ 11 AM

Stop by to spin the wheel for your chance to win a CHPS First Day Duck, the exclusive Dean Duck, or other CHPS swag! 🎉 Students only.

Be sure to follow us on Instagram and grab yours while supplies last! See you there! 🖤💛

08/02/2026

Congratulations Laura! Well deserved!

🏅This Years’s 2026 Zach Martin Foundation Scholarship Recipient is Laura Sendra!

The mission of the Zach Martin Foundation is to provide education and awareness to athletes, coaches, and parents about Exertional Heat Illness (EHI). Exertional Heat Stroke (EHS) is 100% survivable if recognized and treated properly on site.

Congratulations Laura!

07/31/2026

07/25/2026

One of our own! Aleaha Evans… alumni, preceptor, and MAT-Athetics liaison! Thanks for all you do to support the program and our students!

🏆 This Year’s 2026 College/University Athletic Trainer of the Year is Aleaha Evans!

This is awarded to an athletic trainer practicing within the collegiate setting in recognition of their professionalism, dedication to their patients, and actions that advance athletic training and the mission of ATAF.

Congratulations Aleaha Evans!

07/22/2026

🩺This was a day that could shape a career! 🍏

We were pleased to welcome 68 high school students who spent part of their summer discovering what a future in healthcare can look like at this year's Health Leaders Summer Academy.

Presented in partnership with the UCF College of Medicine, the academy gives students an inside look at career paths that help build stronger and healthier communities. Throughout the day, participants gained hands-on experience, from working with simulated patients to examining assistive technology to learning about movement as medicine.

Students also toured our state-of-the-art Rehabilitation Innovation Center, where they experienced some of our unique technologies that support education, research and patient care, including holograms, manikins and our immersive simulation suite. We can't wait to see where these inspired healthcare leaders go next!

07/18/2026

UCF MAT and UCF DPT students completed 960 musculoskeletal screens at East River High School! Students receive no cost physical exams at these events. Many thanks to Be A Player for all they do for our community!

07/13/2026

📢 Attention student researchers! The Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science is now accepting student abstracts for poster and podium presentations at its annual conference held October 16-17, 2026. Students can choose to present completed projects, preliminary data, or a research proposal, with prizes awarded to the top presenters.

Don’t miss this opportunity! Click here to learn how to submit your abstract https://healthprofessions.ucf.edu/skrs/institute/conference/student-abstract-submissions/