The Council on Practice Advancement (COPA) is collecting applications for its subcommittees on an ongoing basis in order to fill upcoming openings as well as unplanned vacancies, and assist the committees in short-term projects.This settings-based council is comprised of members who represent a variety of settings within our ten committees housed in the Council of Practice Advancement. These ten committees include: Armed Forces, Rehabilitation Clinic, Health Care Administration, Occupational, Performing Arts, Physician Practice, Private and Emerging Practice, Public Safety, Community Outreach and Analytics and Outcomes. The mission of COPA is to represent the professional practice settings of athletic training by increasing awareness, demonstrating value and assisting in efforts to expand and advance the profession.Committee members must attend monthly meeting calls, attend the January Joint Committee Meeting in Dallas, TX, and participate in committee activities that include writing articles, preparing social media posts, highlighting current medicine research, etc. In addition to general expectations of all NATA committee members, all volunteers must be certified NATA members in good standing with an NPI number.
Private and Emerging Practice Committee: members are subject matter experts in the Private & Emerging Practice field, with at least five years of experience in this setting.