The Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (SEATA) recently hosted their 25th Annual Student Symposium this February 4th-6th in Atlanta, GA. Each year SEATA invites undergraduate Athletic Training Students to submit a case study for possible presentation at the symposium. The 25 authored case studies which were selected provided a 15 minute summary of the case in moderated poster presentation sessions at the symposium. The pre-selected top 15 from the 25 presented their case studies in an oral presentation session. Here at LSU, we were pleased to have the largest representation from District IX presenting this year. Of the 25 selected case studies to be presented, 5 Athletic Training Students were chosen from LSU.
The LSU Athletic Training Students which were chosen to give an oral and poster presentation to 750+ attendees were:
- Stephanie Garcia – Exudative Pharyngitis in a Division I Football Player: A Case Report
- Ashley Kemske – Laparoscopic Appendectomy Of a Division I Collegiate Male Baseball Player
- Sarah O’Keefe – Grade 2 Ankle Sprain in a Collegiate Softball Player
The LSU Athletic Training Students which were chosen for the poster presentation sessions were:
- David Gamble – Gross Hematuria in a 19-Year-Old NCAA Division I Collegiate Female Swimmer
- Erica Williams – Ice Allergy in a Division I Volleyball Player: A Case Report
Once the presentations were given they were scored and ranked, the LSU Athletic Training Students received many honors including:Clinical Case Study Abstract
- 3rd Place: Sarah O'Keefe
- 4th Place: Stephanie Garcia (tie)
Clinical Case Study Oral Presentation
- 2nd Place: Sarah O'Keefe
- 4th Place: Stephanie Garcia
Clinical Case Study Poster Presentation
- 1st Place: David Gamble (tie)
Overall Clinical Case Study (abstract + oral presentation + poster presentation)
- 2nd Place: Sarah O'Keefe
Congratulations to these students and thank you for well representing the LSU Athletic Training Education Program!