Athletic Training Program Travels to Italy

Posing in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy are (L to R) Natalie Cadavid, Monica Henderson, Jason Schwartzman, Sylvia Duluc-Silva, Chad Turnipseed, Rebeca Ray, and Justin Piacentino.	In front of the Olympic Track and Field Stadium in Rome, Italy are (Back row, left to right) Melissa Corrao, Meagan Taylor, Lesly Loudmar-Mathurin, Patricia McGinn, Ph.D., Monica Henderson, and Elizabeth Swann, Ph.D. (Front row, left to right) Kate Capone, Rebeca Ray, Chad Turnipseed, and Jason Schwartzman.
The Coliseum in Rome makes a great backdrop for (Back row, left to right) Natalie Cadavid, Sylvia Duluc-Silva, Kate Capone, Monica Henderson, Lesly Loudmar-Mathurin, Justin Piacentino, and Candice Brown. (Front row, left to right) Rebeca Ray, Jason Schwartzman, Meagan Taylor, Chad Turnipseed, and Melissa Corrao.	A very popular tourist spot - St. Peter’s Square with St. Peter’s Church and Basilica in Rome, Italy. (Back row, left to right) Justin Piacentino, Rebeca Ray, Candice Brown, Melissa Corrao, Kate Capone, Monica Henderson, Sylvia Duluc-Silva, Meagan Taylor, and Natalie Cadavid. (Front row, left to right) Jason Schwartzman, Chad Turnipseed, and Lesly Loudmar-Mathurin.

Nova Southeastern University’s Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) celebrated March’s National Athletic Training Month with events throughout February and March, designed to promote quality healthcare and wellness. A highlight from their full agenda included a study abroad trip to Italy from March 3–11.

Patricia McGinn, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Swann, Ph.D., assistant professors in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ Division of Math, Science, and Technology, led athletic training students on the trip. The group studied the work of Greek physician Galen, considered the father of sports medicine, in treating Roman gladiators. Students visited Rome’s Colosseum, Ludus Magnus, Museo di Sotia della Medicina (Museum of Medicine), Istituto Universitario di Scienze Motorie (University of Movement Science), and the oldest working hospital in Italy, Hospital of Santo Spirito, founded in 1198. They also traveled to Pompeii, Naples, and Florence.

For more information about NSU’s athletic training major, contact Elizabeth Swann, Ph.D., program director of athletic training in the college’s Division of Math, Science, and Technology, at swann@nsu.nova.edu or visit http://undergrad.nova.edu/MST/athletic/index.cfm.