Takisha (TK) Edwards

Certified Athletic Trainer, Licensed Athletic Trainer

San Antonio, TX

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Certified Athletic Trainer, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi, TX - August 2013 to Present

Responsibilities

Carried out daily duties of prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries of Division

I athletes. Traveled with volleyball team to all away games and tournaments and properly documented all

performed treatments and rehabilitations. Coordinated and organized pre-participation physicals and baseline

concussion assessments. Served as liaison between coaching staff, team physicians, student-athletes, and

parents. Prioritized treatment goals and then formulated and implemented various rehabilitation plans for a

variety of athletic injuries. Served as hosting certified athletic trainer for 2013 Southland Conference Women’s

Volleyball Tournament. Established and maintained positive, professional relationships with team doctors

and coaching staff. Served as a complementary educational resource and mentor for students in a CAATE-

accredited athletic training education program. Iterated and implemented classroom concepts and teachings

in the clinical setting to enhance learning and maximize retention of information gained in the classroom.

Supervised proper safety procedures and application techniques of various treatments and interventions in

the athletic training center on a regular basis. Coordinated and communicated schedules of assigned students

to ensure that adequate time was spent learning constructively in the clinical setting. Served on panel for

graduate assistant candidate and athletic training educational program candidate interviews.

Certified Athletic Trainer

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi, TX - June 2014 to August 2014

Responsibilities

Provided athletic training coverage for a variety of university-sponsored youth sports camps including

men’s basketball, baseball, softball, and women’s soccer. Campers’ ages ranged from 5 to 18 years and

environments included outdoor turf, outdoor grass, and indoor/facility-controlled.

Certified Athletic Trainer

Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps - San Antonio, TX - June 2014 to June 2014

Responsibilities

Provided sole athletic training coverage for 160 elite musician-athletes ages 14-21 from across the country

during pre-season training camp, logging over 190 contact hours over 12 days. Duties heavily included first

aid, preventing, recognizing, and treating heat illnesses, as well as implementing acclimatization/return-to-play

protocols following heat illness and concussions as recommended by NATA position statements.

Student Assistant to Certified Athletic Trainers

U.S. Army All-American Bowl - San Antonio, TX - December 2013 to January 2014

Responsibilities

Aided certified athletic training staff with pre-participation exam screening, monitoring practices and providing

athletic training coverage for the nation’s premier high school football game featuring100 of the best football

players in the nation.

Athletic Training Student

International Women's Football League 2012 Championship - Round Rock, TX - July 2012 to July 2012

Responsibilities

Provided student athletic training coverage for championship tournament games and all-star practices.

Assisted EMS and Certified Athletic Trainer in transporting athletes from the athletic field and provided first

aid during competition.

Athletic Training Student/Intern

San Antonio Scorpions (Men's Professional Soccer Team) - San Antonio, TX - June 2012 to July 2012

Responsibilities

Assisted Certified Athletic Trainer with all aspects of evaluating and administering appropriate preventive and

rehabilitative treatments. Aided Certified Athletic Trainer in providing medical coverage for all soccer practices

and home games.

Texas State University ATEP Healthcare Professional Experience

Texas State University - San Marcos, TX - January 2012 to May 2012

Responsibilities

Semester-long rotation in which students spent six weeks at a high school, shadowed orthopedic surgeons

during scheduled clinical office visits as well as completed surgical observations, visited a diagnostic imaging

center and a prosthetic/orthotic clinic. Students also shadowed family medicine practitioners at Texas State

University’s Student Health Center, presented a case study to medical staff as well as a poster at a symposia

open to the Texas State University Department of Health and Human Performance.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Kinesiology

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi, TX

2013 to 2015

Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training

Texas State University - San Marcos, TX

2009 to 2013

SKILLS

Microsoft Office, written/verbal communication, coordination, scheduling, multi-tasking, time management,

conflict management and resolution, group/team project management, inventory management, event planning

and medical coverage

LINKS

http://www.linkedin.com/in/TakishaEdwards

AWARDS

TAMUCC College of Education GR Scholarship

August 2013

2013 NATA Quiz Bowl Participant - District Six Representative

June 2013

2013 SWATA Quiz Bowl Champion

2013

Texas State University Academic Dean's List

2013

Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013

Oak Farms Dairy Academic Achievement Award 2011

2011

SWATA W.B. Carrell Clinic Sports Medicine Scholarship 2011

2011

Texas State University Athletic Training Scholarship 2011-2012

2011

DeLee-Evans Foundation for Sports Medicine Scholarship 2009-2012

2009

Charles Cortez Memorial Athletic Training Scholarship 2009

2009

CERTIFICATIONS

CPR/AED and First Aid

2008 to 2016

Functional Movement Screening (FMS)

August 2013 to August 2015

Technica Gavilan (manual therapy)

August 2014 to Present

GROUPS

National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)

2009 to Present

Southwest Athletic Trainers' Association (SWATA)

2009 to Present

Texas State Athletic Trainers' Association (TSATA)

2009 to Present

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

References in addition to certification, license and NPI numbers available upon request.

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