Student Testimonials About the Sports Medicine Athletic Training Internship and Immersion

What do past interns Kayce Krucki and Bailey Long have to say about the Pediatric Sports Medicine Athletic Training Internship Program?

"I have had so many great experiences here at Nationwide Children’s Sports Medicine. The most valuable experiences I have had have been in both FREHAB (Functional Rehab) and in clinic. FREHAB has taught me a variety of different exercises for certain injuries and body parts. I also have gained more confidence in evaluating patients for different body parts. Working different camps, such as the NCH Team Soccer Camp, has also helped me gain confidence in evaluating patients. Clinic was also beneficial because it taught me a lot about communication. My communication with patients has improved and I feel more comfortable asking questions about their injury and history. I gained experience with communicating with the physician about their patients, which will benefit me in the future.  Also, being able to give a patient a certain brace for their injury has taught me to be more thorough in my communication with patients. I sometimes assume that a patient knows what they are doing, but being in clinic has made me understand that I need to go into more detail when giving patient instructions.

Overall, I have gained so much confidence as an AT and cannot wait to use my new knowledge when I return to school.

I would 100% recommend this internship to other undergraduate AT students in my program. At our school, our rehab class mostly focuses on theory and the certain stages of healing and returning to play. This class was very helpful in that aspect, but it lacks education in understanding a variety of exercises and real life situations in rehab. This internship gave me so much more confidence in a rehab setting and I am actually excited to go back to school and treat our athletes with the new knowledge I have. I believe that all AT students would benefit from the hands on experience in FREHAB and clinic."

     -Kayce Krucki, Wheeling Jesuit University

"This internship allowed me to see aspects of the Athletic Training setting I had no idea existed. I have never seen anything like FREHAB (Functional Rehab) and thought it was a really interesting program. I also think the staff have been a valuable part of this experience. Everyone is so willing to teach as well as be a resource for advice on graduate school as well as life as a certified athletic trainer.

This internship helped shape my career goals. When I began this internship I wanted to work in a high school setting but I was unsure if I wanted to work through a hospital or be hired by a (school) district. After seeing all of the resources available through a hospital, I want to work in a system like NCH."

     -Bailey Long, West Virginia University