Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander. She is a lawyer, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative and Senator. She was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus. But the most important title she boasts is MOM. Inspired by her family, she’s devoted her life to building a stronger Michigan for everyone.
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March 01, 2023
WHEREAS, athletic trainers have a long history of providing quality care for many types of patients and have acquired specific knowledge and skills through their nationally-regulated educational processes; and,
WHEREAS, over 1,700 athletic trainers are licensed in the State of Michigan to support risk management and injury prevention, offer clinical evaluations and assessments, and help rehabilitate and recondition an injury under the direction of, on the prescription of, or in collaboration with a physician; and,
WHEREAS, the National Athletic Trainers Association, since its foundation in 1950, has grown to more than 45,000 members worldwide and cares for a diverse population in various settings, including: professional and Olympic sports; colleges and universities; high schools; clinics; rural and urban hospitals; urgent and ambulatory care centers; corporate and industrial settings; performing arts centers; military branches; police and fire departments; and physician practices; and,
WHEREAS, leading organizations concerned with athletic training and health care have joined together in a common desire to raise public awareness of the athletic training profession;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, do hereby proclaim March 2023 as Athletic Trainer Month in Michigan.