Andrew R.
Objective
Spadafora
Apply for the Athletic Trainer/Physician Extender Orthopaedics position
Provo, UT 84604
Experience
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Associate Head Athletic Trainer
July 2013-July 2014
Assistant Athletic Trainer
August 2007-July 2013 Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
Orthopedic Clinic Coordination (Fall 2008-July 2014)
Athlete Insurance Procurement (Fall 2007-July 2014)
Teaching in weekly Staff Meetings (various athletic training topics)
Supervision of 23 Graduate Assistants [3 or 4 per year] (Fall 2007-May 2014)
Supervision of 6 undergraduate athletic training interns
Participated in the recruitment and hiring of 3 staff athletic trainers and 2 Seasonal
(Part-time/intern) athletic trainers (2013-2014)
Insurance Claim Forms (Fall 2008-July 2014)
Inventory/Supplies/Equipment Control (Fall 2008-July 2014)
Post Safety Committee (2013-2014)
Cadet & Athletic Insurance Proposal Review Committee (Summer 2014)
Direct Medical Care of Athletes and Cadets
-Cadets (Fall 2007-July 2014) -Football (2007, Pre-season 2007-2013)
-Wrestling (2007-July 2014) -Swimming (2007-2008)
-Basketball (September-November 2008; Preseason 2009-2012)
-Cross Country (2009-2010, 2012-2013)
-Men’s and W omen’s Soccer (Spring 2010-2014)
Intern Athletic Trainer
September 2006-May 2007 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Direct medical care of the BYU baseball team (to include evaluating, treating, and
rehabilitation of athletic injuries)
Coordination of any needed physician visits for baseball athletes (general,
orthopedic, or other specialty)
Supervision and clinical instructor to undergraduate athletic training students (6
different students)
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
August 2005-May 2006 Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
Direct medical care of VMI men’s soccer and baseball teams
Inventory of Supplies
Transportation of athletes to medical appointments
Student Athletic Trainer
August 2004-May 2005 American Fork High School, American Fork, UT
Direct medical care of student-athletes with primary responsibilities being:
-Football and Women’s Soccer (Fall 2004)
-Wrestling, Men’s and Women’s Basketball (Winter 2004-2005)
-Softball (Spring 2005)
BYU Summer Camps Athletic Trainer
May-July 2004
Medical care of participants of BYU Athletic Summer Camps (Ages 8-18).
Student Athletic Trainer
January 2003-April 2004 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Student Athletic Trainer with BYU Athletics with the following sports assignments to
assist in the medical care of student athletes:
-Track, Men’s Basketball, Dance, and Football (Spring 2003)
-Football [including two-a-days and regular season] (Fall 2003)
-Track (Spring 2004)
-Also gained experience working with team physicians (Both general practice and orthopedics)
Student Athletic Trainer Assistant
August 1996-May 1998, August 2002-November 2002
Timpview High School, Provo, UT
Assist Head Athletic Trainer in providing medical care to student-athletes
High School Student Intern
August 1996-May 1997 Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo, UT
Shadowed and assisted the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers on the
cancer floor (Fall 1996) and orthopedic/neurology floor (Winter/Spring 1997)
Medical Assistant Training
August 1996-May 1997 Timpview High School, Provo, UT
Certificate of Outstanding Performance
Education
University of Virginia
Master of Education in Kinesiology with emphasis in Athletic Training/Sports
Medicine
Graduated May 2011
Thesis: “Ethics Education and Professional Socialization in an Accredited Post-
Certification Graduate Athletic Training Education Program”
Brigham Young University
Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with emphasis in Athletic Training
Was a Clinical Laboratory Science major for 2 semesters and completed an
introductory course in Clinical Laboratory Science.
Graduated June 2005
Timpview High School
High School Diploma with Honors
Graduated May 1998
Service and Leadership Experience
Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Florianopolis, Brazil (to include entire state of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
December 1998-December 2000
Taught gospel lessons and engaged in community service (to include teaching
English, yard waste clean-up, etc.)
Served as District Leader on two occasions (total of 9 months as district leader)
which included the direct supervision of between 4-8 missionaries.
Ward Clerk
2003-May 2005
Oversaw the administrative functions of ecclesiastical unit to include membership
and financial records
Ward Executive Secretary
September 2005-December 2005
Assisted head of ecclesiastical unit in record keeping and appointment scheduling
Elders Quorum President
December 2005-May 2006
Oversaw the men’s organization in ecclesiastical unit
Mentor/Reading Assistant at Joaquin Elementary School
September-December 2001
Assist in helping at-risk first graders (some from homes where parents didn’t speak
English) learn how to read
Community Service Chair for Collegium Aesculapium at BYU
September 2002-May 2003
Served as the community service chair for the student chapter of Collegium
Aesculapium (service/medical organization of LDS healthcare providers) at Brigham
Young University. The main projects that I helped coordinate were we went to Primary
Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah and did arts and crafts with the
patients. Also I coordinated a food drive where we collected over a half a ton of food in
less then 3 hours.
President of Student Athletic Training Association
Brigham Young University
April 2004-April 2005
Rockbridge County High School Physicals
May 2008-2010, 2012-2014
Assisted in performing the orthopedic screening as part of the areas high school
athletic physicals
Assisted in administering SCAT 2 baseline (July 2012)
Research
Masters Thesis May 2010-May 2011
--“Ethics Education and Professional Socialization in an Accredited Post-Certification
Graduate Athletic Training Education Program”
--Instituted a focused program to integrate ethics education and professional
socialization into the Master of Education program in Kinesiology (Athletic
Training/Sports Medicine) at the University of Virginia by way of class
discussions/lectures, online discussion board, and professionalism goals to be carried
out in conjunction with clinical supervisor.
Student Lab Assistant, Department of Exercise Science Physical Modalities Lab
at BYU
September 2002-June 2003
--Student lab assistant involved in testing and comparing ThermaCare heatwraps to
other products currently on the market (mostly counterirritants). I was a lab assistant
on two separate occasions [6 weeks in Fall 2002 and 6 weeks in Spring/Summer
2003]. Primary responsibilities were to prepare necessary supplies, assisting with
subject set-up during the testing procedure, measuring visual analog scales, and
cleaning up the supplies and testing area after each subject was finished.
Awards and Certifications
--Certificate of completion of a NATA accredited Post-Professional Athletic Training
Education Program (University of Virginia-May 2011)
--Induction into McCue Sports Medicine Society at the University of Virginia (2006)
--National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification (Certified 02/27/2006)
--Utah State Athletic Training License (September 2006-May 2007; July 2014-present)
--Virginia State Athletic Training License (July 2007-present)
--Outstanding Undergraduate Athletic Trainer of the Year for BYU (2005)
--Academic Letters from Timpview High School in Business, Science, and Social
Studies (1998)
--Certificate of Outstanding Academic Performance from Utah State Board of
Education (1996, 1997)
--Member of National Honor Society (1995-1998)
--University Scholar-Brigham Young University (1998)
--Advanced Placement Scholar (1998)
--Sterling Scholar Alternate for Business from Timpview High School (1998)
--Member of Provo City Youth Council (1997-1998)
--Eagle Scout (1994)
--Hope of America Award (1992)
Hobbies and nonacademic interests
--Reading: mostly nonfiction about life in medicine, the FBI, and the military.
--Sports: particularly enjoy watching BYU sports.
--Favorite TV show is The Big Bang Theory
References:
Lance M. Fujiwara, MEd, ATC
Director of Sports Medicine
Virginia Military Institute
Robert Ramos, MS, ATC, EMT
Assistant Director of Sports Medicine
Brigham Young University
Jay N. Hertel, PhD, ATC, FACSM, FNATA
Joe Gieck Professor of Sports Medicine
University of Virginia
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