USM College of Nursing and Wellness Professions to Host Summer time Camp, Workshop

Fri,
05/26/2023 – 02:32pm | By: Van Arnold

Registration is now open for a initial-time summer time camp and a returning student aide
workshop getting presented subsequent month by the College of Nursing and Wellness Professions
at The University of Southern Mississippi.

The Athletic Education Student Aide Workshop, for all higher college and undergraduate
students interested in sports medicine, will be held June ten-11. Participants should
register by June 1. The Wellness Professions Summer time Camp is set for June 15 for all
higher college students. Participants should register by June five.

Right here are particulars for each events:

Athletic Education Student Aide Workshop

• Taping and wrapping capabilities
• Spineboarding capabilities
• Injury prevention and evaluation
• CPR certification
• Overnight accommodations
• All meals
• Course/Activity supplies
• Expert instruction from regional leaders in athletic education
• Networking possibilities

The common workshop, which was initial held in 1978, returns following a hiatus due to
the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are so excited to be in a position to bring back the Athletic Education Student Aide Workshop,”
mentioned Dr. Melissa Kossman, Director of the College of Wellness Professions at USM. “Over
the years, numerous of our alumni initial began their connections with USM by means of this
workshop and applied to our undergraduate system since of it. These alumni have
gone on to do incredible items and numerous of them now come back and teach inside the workshop
since it is so close to their hearts. Now that athletic education is a master-level
degree, this connection early on is even a lot more critical to get students interested
and continue to engage them with new material as they help their personal schools’ athletic
applications just before they can commence the actual system.”

Added Dr. Leslie Oglesby, Coordinator of USM’s Athletic Education System: “The workshop
has been about as extended as the athletic education system itself and gives useful
expertise and capabilities to future athletic trainers. It is my hope that the workshop
continues to develop year following year.”

To register, pay a visit to: https://tinyurl.com/ATSAWorkshop2023

Wellness Professions Summer time Camp (ten a.m. till four p.m.)

• Discover about a assortment of well being profession possibilities
• Participate in hands-on activities associated to each and every profession
• Talk about subsequent methods in your journey toward a well being profession
• Lunch and a commemorative tee shirt incorporated
• Networking possibilities
• Overnight accommodations out there at the Hattiesburg Hilton Garden Inn for a unique
  price

Dr. Kossman notes that this marks the initial time USM has presented the Wellness Professions
Summer time Camp.

“There are so numerous paths that students can take to accomplish a well being-associated profession.
On the other hand, numerous of these selections are not extensively identified or understood,” mentioned Dr. Kossman.
“The objective of this camp is to engage students early on who know they want to enable
men and women in some way, shape, or type, but are nevertheless figuring out the most effective path they want
to take. Students will be exposed to hands-on activities from each and every of our respective
degree applications (athlete education, kinesiotherapy, public well being, recreational therapy,
and sports medicine) to study about each and every profession solution as nicely as achieve some foundational
expertise with regards to how to pursue these careers at USM.”

To register, pay a visit to: https://tinyurl.com/SHPSummerCamp2023