Summary: <br> A pioneer, innovator and hard worker, Nancy Burke has never been afraid of challenging the norms.<br> <br> <br> <br> Her induction into the <a href="https://www.nata.org/HallofFame/index.htm#313">NATA Hall of Fame</a> symbolizes how much change one person can make.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Who is Nancy Burke?<br> <br> <br> <br> * Career spanning 4 decades* Certified in 1975* Eastern Kentucky Graduate Assistant* NATA Hall of Fame inductee* Pioneer* Innovator* Fairfax county Athletic Trainer for 28 years* Started Public Safety Athletic Trainer Society* 7 siblings with lots of nieces and nephews<br> <br> <br> <br> What does retirement after 40 years of AT look like?<br> <br> <br> <br> Nancy says she…<br> <br> <br> <br> Played golf<br> <br> <br> <br> spent some time on her pontoon boat<br> <br> <br> <br> but that led to…boredom<br> <br> <br> <br> How does Nancy Burke continue to grow as an AT?<br> <br> <br> <br> * Surround myself with forward thinking people. ATs who ask “What will Athletic Training look like in 10 years, 20 years?”* Getting her <a href="https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov">NPI number</a> and advocating all ATs to get theirs.* AT Journals and publications* Reading up on various State Practice Acts* Building relationships with local ATs* Attend state and national meetings* Collaborate with both older and younger ATs<br> <br> <br> <br> What are Nancy Burke's top moments in Athletic Training?<br> <br> <br> <br> Receiving the phone call to be inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame.<br> <br> <br> <br> Building lasting relationships with students / parents<br> <br> <br> <br> Getting a phone call from <a href="http://www.iata-usa.org/MarjorieAlbohm">Marjorie “Marje” Albohm</a> requesting that Nancy be a speaker for the national meeting.<br> <br> <br> <br> Discuss a low point in your career?<br> <br> <br> <br> Working as the GA for Eastern Kentucky Nancy Burke was expected to be the next hire for the female At position.<br> <br> <br> <br> She was not hired for that position<br> <br> <br> <br> This made Nancy questions who she was, what she wanted to do and why she wanted to do it.<br> <br> <br> <br> Ultimately after a few days in hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains she figured out she wanted to make an impact at the high school level and with 4 months that is where she was working.<br> <br> <br> <br> Contact us:<br> <br> <br> <br> Nancy Burke – <a href="https://www.ncburkeat.com/">www.ncburkeat.com/</a><a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/aboutus">Jeremy Jackson</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> These people LOVE ATs and help the SMB pay the bills:<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/frio">Frio Hydration</a> – Superior Hydration products.<a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/miotech">MioTech</a> – meeting all of your sports medicine supply needs<a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/1freecourse">PhysicalTherapy.com</a> – use promo code “1FREECOURSE” to start for free <a href="https://www.dragonflymax.com/">DragonflyMax</a> – one-stop EMR<a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/hoist">HOIST</a> – no matter your reason for dehydration DRINK <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/hoist" title="Hoist hydration" class="pretty-link-keyword" target="_blank">HOIST</a><a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/medbridge">MedBridge Education</a> – Use “TheSMB” to save some, be entered in a drawing for a second-year free and support the podcast.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sportsmedicinebroadcast/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><br>
