University of New England

Overview: B.S. in Athletic Training Education

The mission of the Athletic Training Education Program at the University of New England is to provide a comprehensive curriculum designed for individuals who want to enhance the quality of health care for active persons and to advance the profession of athletic training through education and research in the prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation of injuries.

Accreditation
The UNE Athletic Training Education Program is an undergraduate program accredited by The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).


Great Location/Full Complement of Programs
Our students tell us they love the atmosphere, views and recreational opportunities of the University Campus's coastal location in Biddeford, Maine, where the Athletic Training Education Program is located.

They also like the opportunities provided by the University's full complement of programs. UNE offers degree programs in health sciences, natural sciences, human services, management, education and the liberal arts, and includes Maine's only medical school, the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, which emphasizes the education of primary care physicians. This relationship provides them with many unique opportunities, not the least of which is a full semester of Human Gross Anatomy in a state-of-the-art laboratory.  Enrollments for the two campuses in Biddeford and Portland, Maine, total 2,364, including 496 medical students.

ATEP Faculty
To achieve its mission, the Athletic Training Education Program employs four full-time faculty members and more than 30 off-site clinical instructors whose training includes athletic training, primary care medicine, nursing, orthopedic sports medicine, podiatry, emergency medicine, and physical therapy.

Teaching Faculty

Wayne R. Lamarre, MEd, ATC, LAT
Program Director
Assistant Professor
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Isao Okuda, PhD, ATC, LAT
Assistant Professor

Christopher Rizzo, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Clinical Education Coordinator
Clinical Educator

Kristen Bailey, MS, ATC, LAT
Clinical Educator/Assistant Athletic Trainer UNE

Approved Clinical Instructors (ACIs)

Angela Potter, MEd, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, UNE

Kristen Bailey, MS, ATC, LAT
Assistant Athletic Trainer, UNE

Michael Cashin, ATC, LAT
Assistant Athletic Trainer, UNE

Audrey McKenzie, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Portland High School

Matt Cook, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Athletic Trainer, Saco Bay Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

Ryan Lucas, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Head Athletic Trainer, Biddeford High School
Athletic Trainer, Saco Bay Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

Neil Carroll, ATC, LAT, EMT-B
Head Athletic Trainer, Scarborough High School
Athletic Trainer, Wellness Coaches U.S.A.

Gregory Tosi, MS, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Deering High School

Arlene Verre, ATC, LAT
Athletic Trainer, Saco Bay Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
Head Athletic Trainer, Kennebunk High School

Ursula Vollkommer, MS, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, The Waynflete School

Gregory Jancaitis, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Head Athletic Trainer, Bonny Eagle High School

Tracey Carrier, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Westbrook High School
Athletic Trainer, Riverview Physical Therapy

Lisa Favreau, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Cape Elizabeth High School
Orlin Watson, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Sanford High School

Timothy Spear, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Massabesic High School
Athletic Trainer, Saco Bay Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

Peter Clark, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Athletic Trainer, Riverview Physical Therapy

Stan Rintz, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Cheverus High School

Katie McCarthy, ATC, LAT
Assistant Athletic Trainer, Cheverus High School

Richard Sirois, MS, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer,  Thornton Academy

Michael Verville, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Bates College

Holly Bennett, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Berwick Academy

Anne-Marie Gribben-Bouchard, PTA, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Catherine McCauley High School
Physical Therapy Assistant, New England Rehabilitation

Dan Davies, MEd, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Director of Athletic Training, Bowdoin College

Dennis Russell, ATC, LAT, EMT-P
Assistant Athletic Trainer, Bowdoin College

Megan Thompson, ATC, LAT
Assistant Athletic Trainer, Bowdoin College

Maggie White, ATC, LAT
Assistant Athletic Trainer, Bowdoin College

Sarah Daly, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Yarmouth High School

Michael Mullin, ATC, LAT
Athletic Trainer, Orthopaedic Athletic Performance Therapy

Brian Townsend, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, South Portland High School

Tyler Swett, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Noble High School

Clinical Preceptors (CIs)

Douglas Brown, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Associates of Portland
Team Physician, U.S. Soccer
Team Physician, University of New England
Medical Director, UNE ATEP

Thomas Murray Jr., MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Associates of Portland
Team Physician, University of New England

William Heinz, MD
Medical Orthopaedist, Orthopaedic Associates of Portland
Team Physician, Portland Sea Dogs
Team Physician, U.S. Soccer

D. Scott Marr, MD
Medical Orthopaedist, Orthopaedic Associates of Portland
Team Physician, University of New England
Team Physician, Portland Pirates Hockey Club

William Dexter, MD
Medical Orthopaedist, Orthopaedic Associates of Portland
Team Physician, University of Southern Maine

Christopher Toth, DPM
Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Wells, Maine

David Gallant, RN, OTC
Orthopaedic TechnologistOrthopaedic Associates of Portland

Jane Carreiro, DO
Chair and Associate Professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine/Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, University Health Care

Greg Knapton, PT, ATC, LAT
Physical Therapist/Owner, Riverview Physical Therapy

Jason Lanoette, PT
Physical Therapist/Owner, Port City Physical Therapy

Scott Lemlin, PT
Physical Therapist/Owner, Advanced Physical Therapy

Hayes Sweeney, PT
Physical Therapist/Owner, Massabesic Health Resources

Kurt Jepsen, PT, SCS
Physical Therapist/Director, Saco Bay Physical Therapy

Tom Bourden, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer, Lewiston Maineiacs

Angel Soutuyo, MS, ATC, LAT
Athletic Trainer, Orthopaedic Athletic Performance Therapy

Affiliated Sites: Athletic Training Education Program

The following are sites where our athletic training students gain valuable field experience as part of the Professional Portion of the program.  Also listed are organizations with which we have formal agreements to provide athletic training student interns.

Bates College
Berwick Academy
Biddeford High School
Biddeford Ice Arena
Bonny Eagle High School
Bowdoin College
Catherine McCauley High School
Cheverus High School
Connecticut Sun (WNBA)
Deering High School
Foot & Ankle Surgical Associates, LLC
Gorham High School
Greely High School
Kennebunk High School
Massabesic High School
Optimal Performance Physical Therapy
Orthopaedic Associates of Portland
Orthopaedic Athletic Performance Therapy
Port City Physical Therapy
Portland High School
Portland Pirates Hockey Club (AHL)
Riveriew Physical Therapy
Saco Bay Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
San Francisco Giants (MLB)
Sanford High School
Scarborough High School
South Portland High School
Southern Maine Medical Center Emergency Department
The Waynflete School
Thornton Academy
University of New England Athletic Health Care
University of New England Physical Therapy Clinic
University of New England Saco Health Center
Wells High School
Westbrook High School
Windham High School
Yarmouth High School

Small Classes
The program, which began in 1996 and became a major in 1998, currently enrolls more than 80 students but typically adheres to student/instructor ratios well below the Joint Review Committee on Athletic Training guideline of 8:1 for clinical experiences. At UNE, students aren't just numbers - they have close interaction with faculty.

A History of Success
Graduating seniors are very successful on the NATABOC examination, with first-time pass rates well above the yearly national average, and many attend graduate schools tuition-free through graduate assistantships in athletic training.

Many UNE athletic training education graduates are employed in and around Maine and New England in positions such as head athletic trainer, assistant athletic trainer, and strength and conditioning specialist.