UCF Athletic Training Program

03/11/2026

Hey there, CHPS athletic training students — CASH this opportunity while you can. 💵 Scholarship applications are now OPEN through March 29! These awards will be for Fall 2026.⁠
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🤑There is over $13,500 in scholarships available to all MAT students. Interested? Tap the link below to learn more and apply!

https://ucf.academicworks.com/

03/04/2026

💪 A HUGE thank you to and for providing both a lecture and lab time for MAT students to learn about isokinetic testing. Students came back excited about the possibilities introduced!

02/28/2026

🏆 Neither rain nor sleet nor snow could stop the 2026 Iron Knight Challenge, and MAT and DPT students and faculty were on hand to give advice and provide medical assistance if needed. ⛑️

02/27/2026

Don't miss a chance to support SATO by buying delicious chicken and using their code: **SATOCCC** all day next Tuesday, March 3, at the Chick fil A at University and Rouse! 🍗🐓🍗

02/25/2026

🍿 MAT Pop Up 🎉 Dr. Carlos Gual and Ms. Christina Pastrana demonstrated proper CPR to students walking through the Health Sciences 1 atrium today. The bravest visitors even took a turn and received feedback from the duo!

02/19/2026

Free to attend and free, onsite parking. Register now at https://HealthyAgingFair2026.eventbrite.com

02/18/2026

⚽🥏🥌 MAT has the BEST friends.
Eric Greeno, DPT and Bill Biaggi, ATC, DPT from presented to our first year students on Orthotic Intervention. Thank you so much to Eric and Bill for their time, knowledge, and wisdom!

02/13/2026

Happy (early) Valentine's Day from the bottom of our CHPS heart! 💛🖤

02/12/2026

02/12/2026

Faculty and students in CHPS are currently seeking participants for more than two dozen active research studies! Show them some 💗 and consider signing up to help us advance the future of health and wellness. Explore what's available: https://healthprofessions.ucf.edu/research/studies/

02/11/2026

What a night! Alumni, faculty, staff and friends gathered at the Innovation Gateway for the College of Health Professions and Sciences’ 2nd Annual Alumni Celebration.

Attendees “beamed” into our hologram machine, explored our immersive simulation suite, and stepped inside our new anechoic chamber while connecting with old and new friends and enjoying food, signature cocktails and entertainment.

The well-attended event included tours of the Rehabilitation Innovation Center, the Communication Technologies Research Center, the Aphasia House, the FAAST Center and the Mobile Health Clinic. Guests had a firsthand look at some of our innovative technology and the transformational spaces used for teaching, research, clinical practice and community service.

11/14/2025

Can AI help that aching feeling in your lower-back? Associate Professor and READY Lab Director Colby Mangum in the UCF Athletic Training Program is working on a study that may find out.

Mangum is collecting ultrasound imaging data on those who suffer from lower-back pain and those who don't. This data will help train AI about the human body and could lead to more efficient ultrasound analysis and faster diagnoses.

Mangum and UCF College of Medicine Associate Professor Laura Brattain, Mangum's research partner and an expert in biomedical AI, met with WESH2 to give a deeper look at their study. Watch the full interview below:
https://www.wesh.com/article/ucf-researchers-marrying-ultrasound-ai-treat-back-pain/69241611