Coastal Orthopedics’ athletic trainer Steve Favia recently received the 2018 Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (SEATA) Clinic/Industrial/Corporate Athletic Trainer of the Year award.
SEATA Honors Coastal Orthopedics’ Favia
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According to a press release, this award is presented to an athletic trainer who not only is the best representation of their profession in a clinic, industrial or corporate environment, but who also educates the public of the benefits of having an athletic trainer in the workplace.
Favia told OTW that as an athletic trainer it is rare to get accolades, so it was a really great honor to be recognized by the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association.
He has been with Coastal Orthopedics since 2011 and has more than seven years of private practice experience in athletic training. In addition to the work he does with Coastal Orthopedics, he is also the head athletic trainer for Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School in Sarasota, Florida, and runs his own practice providing ergonomic and onsite industrial athletic training services.
“Steve has proven to be a great trainer and a trusted supporter for his student athletes,” Coastal Orthopedics sports medicine physician and orthopedic surgeon Daniel Lamar said in the release. “He truly cares about their safety and always goes the extra distance for them.”
Favia is also very passionate about educating people about the important role athletic trainers play.
He explained, “What I don’t think a lot of people understand is, especially in a high school or college setting, when our athletes are on campus, we are on campus. People may see us when we run out on the field, but what they don’t see is all the prevention and all rehab and extra hours that go into what we do. They don’t see the around the clock care.”
When it comes to the relationship between athletic trainers and orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians, Favia said there should be a strong relationship built on trust. He pointed to his own relationship with Lamar at Coastal Orthopedics and how Lamar knows what he is thinking when he sends a kid to him.
While thankful for those doctors who do have an athletic trainer on staff, he also added, “I hope more orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians learn about what we are and what we do as athletic trainers so they can start to utilize us more appropriately.”
Favia received his award on March 9, 2018 during the Tim Kerin Memorial Awards Ceremony and Lunch held in Atlanta, Georgia. The SEATA represents District IX of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association which included Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Coastal Orthopedics located in Bradenton, Florida, specializes in sports medicine, joint replacement, pain management and rehabilitation.
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