Emerging Settings in Athletic Training: Paralympics Athletic Trainer

Name: Aaron Galpert, MS.Ed, ATC, SCAT

Location: Charleston, South Carolina

Organization: Medical University of South Carolina

Certified Since: 1980

Education: MS.Ed in Sports Medicine from The University of Akron, 1981 and BS.Ed in Physical Education from The University of Akron, 1980

Additional Certifications: Graston Technique

Honors: 2017 NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award, Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame member

Our final Athletic Trainer in our National Athletic Training Month 2022 series on Emerging Settings in Athletic Training features Aaron Galpert, MS.Ed., ATC, SCAT, who currently works as an Athletic Trainer at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Aaron has a broad range of experiences in athletic training beyond traditional settings. His traditional roles have included working for Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron in Ohio and the University Hospitals Health Systems, which placed Aaron as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Cleaveland Force professional indoor soccer team from 2002–2005.

Aaron has also served in many leadership roles as the Coordinator of Sports Medicine for the University Hospitals Health Systems, the Clinical Director of Rehab, Sports Health and Rehab for Portage Physical Therapists, and the Supervisor of Athletic Trainer Services for Children’s…