Radford University Athletics

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine

The Sports Medicine Department within Radford University Athletics is comprised of certified athletic trainers, licensed physicians and several other health care professionals who collaborate to optimize performance and provide health care for the student athletes competing on Radford's 16 intercollegiate teams.

This health care delivery team works together in the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. The athletic training staff, certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification, and licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, work out of athletic training facilities at Cupp Stadium and in the Dedmon Center.

Radford's Sports Medicine Department provides preventative and rehabilitative services for the student-athletes throughout the day, as well as first responder professional rescue services at the teams' practices and competitions. Other responsibilities include: travel with teams; drug testing coordination, appropriate health care referral, supervision, education, and evaluation of students enrolled in the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP); and education of student-athletes and coaches in numerous health-related areas.