Master Preceptor Level One - Module Two

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Patrick Sexton, EdD, LAT, ATC

Patrick Sexton, EdD, LAT, ATC currently serves as a Professor and as the Director of Athletic Training Education at Minnesota State University in Mankato, MN. He began his career as an undergraduate athletic training student at the then Mankato State University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education/Athletic Training (1985). Following graduation Sexton moved to Tucson AZ where he earned his Master of Science in Athletics Training and Exercise Science (1986) from the University of Arizona. Since that time Sexton served as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Wyoming (1986-88) primarily working with the Cowboy football and basketball teams. It was at Wyoming where he also obtained his first teaching experience.In 1988 Sexton accepted a position as a clinical instructor and probationary faculty member at the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse. By the time he left LaCrosse in 1993 he was the Head Athletic Trainer, the Director of Athletic Training Education, and the President of the Wisconsin Athletic Trainers’ Association. LaCrosse also brought significant clinical experiences with both collegiate and professional athletes. Sexton then accepted the Position of Head Athletic Trainer/Assistant Professor at his alma mater, which was renamed Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) in 1993. While at MSU he began work on his doctorate at the University of Minnesota and took on additional responsibility as Director of Athletic Training Education. The following year (1998) he relinquished the Head Athletic Trainer position but remained as an associate athletic trainer until 2003. Sexton was also an adjunct faculty member of the California University of Pennsylvania and is an adjunct clinical faculty for the University of Minnesota Family Practice Residency Program.Sexton completed his Doctor of Education in Educational Policy and Administration at the University of Minnesota in 2001. He has taught virtually every course and content area contained within an athletic training program including prevention and care of athletic injuries, medical aspects of athletic injury, pathology, pharmacology, general medical conditions, upper and lower body orthopaedic injury assessment, rehabilitation, athletic testing and conditioning, strength training and conditioning, human anatomy, human physiology, first aid and CPR, and organization and administration. He is active on the state, district, and national level, and has served as a member of the Joint Review Committee on Athletic Training Education (JRC-AT) and as the vice-chair of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) i.e. the committee on accreditation for athletic training educational programs and is currently a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Professional Education Committee (PEC) and the PEC’s Clinical Instructor Educator task committee. Dr. Sexton most recently served as an Athletic Training Director/Vice-President and President of the Board of Certification (BOC) for the Athletic Trainer. He has been a frequent speaker at state, district, and national meetings and has authored or co-authored journal articles in the Athletic Training Education Journal (ATEJ), the Journal of Athletic Training(JAT) and Athletic Therapy Today(ATT) as well as a textbook chapter in General Medical Conditions in Athletes. Dr. Sexton also serves as a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Athletic Training, the Athletic Training Education Journal, Athletic Training and Sports Health Care, was an Associate Editor and is a reviewer for Athletic Therapy Today, now called the International Journal of Athletic Training and Therapy.



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Paula Sammarone Turocy, EdD, ATC, LAT

Dr. Paula Sammarone Turocy is the Director of the Pre-Medical and Health Professions Programs at Duquesne University. Her previous positions at the University include founding Department Chair for Athletic Training, a position she held for 23 years, inaugural Anna L. Rangos Rizakus Endowed Chair, Interim Dean of the John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences, and University NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative. 

Dr. Turocy served as the Vice-Chair for the CAAHEP JRC-AT and inaugural Chair/President of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). She is a former President of the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society (PATS) and has held a number of professional appointments at the national, regional, and state levels. 

Clinically, Dr. Turocy has held academic and clinical positions at the University of Pittsburgh, Eastern Kentucky University, East Lansing High School in Michigan, and Health America HMO. She was a member of the US Olympic Medical Staff for the World University Games, US Olympic Festival, and part of the interdisciplinary team providing care for the homeless patients at the Washington (PA) City Mission’s Drugfree Pain Management Clinic.

Dr. Turocy received her doctorate in education with an emphasis in medical curriculum and was a graduate assistant at the University of Virginia. Prior to her work at the University of Virginia, Dr. Turocy received her master’s degree from Michigan State University where she also served as a graduate assistant, and her Bachelor of Science and Athletic Training education from West Chester State College.



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Jolene Henning, EdD, ATC, LAT

Dr. Jolene Henning joined the School of Health Sciences in July 2011 as the first Chair of the Department of Athletic Training. She is the Director of the CAATE accredited Athletic Training Education Program and is spearheading the planning process for graduate education in athletic training.

 Dr. Henning earned her BA in Sports Medicine from Catawba College, her MEd in Athletic Training from the University of Virginia, and her EdD in Adult and Higher Education from Ball State University. She has been a board certified athletic trainer since 1996.Prior to joining HPU Dr. Henning was a tenured associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she served as the Program Director of the entry-level Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) degree for seven years.

 Dr. Henning is an award winning athletic training educator. She was named the 2007 Educator of the Year by the North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association, earned the Gail Hennis Teaching Excellence Award for Graduate Faculty at UNCG in 2008, and was inducted into the inaugural class of the Athletic Training Hall of Fame at Catawba College in February 2011. Her students have achieved unprecedented success on the national Board of Certification (BOC) examination for athletic trainers with scores consistently above the national average. In addition her students have completed highly coveted internships in the NFL, NHL, and minor league baseball and have gained admission into the top post-professional master’s degree programs in the country.

Dr. Henning is a very active member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) where she serves in several leadership positions. She co-chaired the national task force that examined the appropriate degree for professional education that ultimately led to the decision for the profession of athletic training to change the degree requirement to the graduate level. She served on the Professional Education Committee for 11 years including a 4 year term as Chair. She currently serves on the Executive Committee for Education and has been intimately involved in the development of the last 3 versions of the educational content standards/competencies that serve as the curriculum blueprint required in all accredited athletic training education programs. Dr. Henning served as the project team leader for the NATA Clinical Instructor Educator Seminar series designed to train clinical instructors across the country in principles of student assessment, clinical mentoring and supervision. In addition she has served as an accreditation site visitor for the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). In addition she chaired the NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference subcommittee where she coordinated the 2011 national conference in Washington, DC dedicated to evidence-based clinical practice.

 Dr. Henning is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Athletic Training and the Athletic Training Education Journal. Her research interests include evidence-based educational practices in athletic training professional preparation programs. Her research has focused on the development of standards for athletic training clinical instructors, role strain in collegiate clinical instructors, as well as the effectiveness of peer assisted learning. In addition to her own scholarship she has mentored five doctoral students in the past six years and successfully led them to completion of either the PhD or EdD in Kinesiology. Her work has been published in the Journal of Athletic Training, Athletic Training Education Journal, Athletic Therapy Today, and the Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice.



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Mary Barnum

Mary Barnum’s tenure as an athletic training educator spans 30 years and has allowed her to collaborate with many excellent researchers and educators. Barnum has 14 years of experience as a clinical education coordinator and 16 years as a program director, serving as a preceptor throughout. Barnum has had the pleasure of teaching and mentoring more than 600 future athletic trainers. She has served as chair of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Professional Education Committee, as a member of the NATA Executive Council for Education, as well as multimedia, scholarship, and grants committees. She has also served as a contributor, reviewer, and/or section editor for several athletic training journals. Barnum was a significant contributor to the Clinical Education White Paper Series as well as the Master Preceptor Development Program. She is co-creator of the Supervision, Questioning, and Feedback Model for Clinical Supervision and Teaching. The majority of Barnum’s scholarly work centers on providing feedback to assist students in developing the critical thinking skills needed to make sound clinical decisions.


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Master Preceptor Level One - Module Two
Master Preceptor Level Two - Module Five

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