Gail M Swisher, ATC

Gail Swisher, ATC is an Athletic Trainer in the Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports Medicine Department. She currently provides outreach athletic training services to Bexley High School and is a Physician Extender in the Sports Medicine Clinic. Gail serves on several committees at NCH Sports Medicine, including Education, Website Marketing, and Community Outreach, where she leads the High School Outreach Sub-Committee. Additionally, Gail is an American Heart Association BLS Instructor and teaches CPR/AED classes to coaches and other members of the community. Gail's previous clinical experience includes providing athletic training services to multiple sports at both the collegiate and high school levels, as well as leadership experience as a Senior Athletic Trainer in the Hospital Community Outreach setting. Gail has presented at the National Athletic Trainers' Association Annual Meeting on two occasions and was named to Memorial University Medical Center's Key 100 Class of 2007, an honor given to rising leaders within the organization.

Gender:

• Female

Languages Spoken:

• English

• Exertional Heat Illness, Pediatric Athletic Injury, Concussion, Athletic Injury Prevention

Areas of Interest:

• Concussion, Pediatric Athletic Injury

Undergraduate School

• Westchester University of Pennsylvania
  Date Completed: 05/06/2001

Department:

• Sports Medicine

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 07/27/2009

2006–2009

• Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah Georgia, Senior Athletic Trainer

2004–2006

• Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah Georgia, Staff Athletic Trainer

2001–2003

• Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Georgia, Graduate Assistant Instructor

2001–2003

• Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Georgia, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

• Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association, January 2010-Present
• National Athletic Trainers' Association, January 2000-Present
• Memorial University Medical Center Key 100, Class of 2007