SOUTH BEND, Ind. – IU South Bend athletic trainer Lauren Burish is one of six national finalists for the Henry Schein Medical Athletics & Schools Rising Star Award, announced by Henry Schein Medical earlier this week.
In honor of National Athletic Trainer Month (NATM), Henry Schein are awarding the Annual Rising Star Award. Day in and day out athletic trainers show up for their athletes, dedicating countless hours to ensure optimal health and safety. Athletic trainers are mentors, essential health care workers, support systems, friends, and so much more.
Voting is now open for the Rising Star award, available at HenrySchein.com
Burish is a well-respected athletic trainer who is willing to go above and beyond for the program and her athletes. She is quick to volunteer as a guest lecturer on campus to help educate future health care providers on the profession and is currently taking leadership and emotional intelligence courses to better her skills. Lauren consistently strives to educate herself and recently became a certified nutrition coach. Her colleagues believe that she will lead an organization, athletic training program, or national or state committee one day.
In addition to her full-time AT role, she was asked to serve as an adjunct faculty member for IU South Bend in the health sciences department.
Lauren was also recognized as the 2021 NATA ICSM staff AT of the year—the first NAIA member and youngest AT to win this award. She is a member of many national, state, and district-level AT communities and frequently volunteers to perform vital research.
“After being hired as a student athletic training aide, my passion for athletic training grew as I observed allied health care professionals tackle new challenges and apply critical thinking skills to all ranges of injuries and illnesses,” said Burish. “This award is a great opportunity for young professionals to showcase their hard work, leadership, and passion for athletic training immediately after graduation, which is a rarity. I am humbled to be nominated and selected as a finalist by my peers, amongst so many great athletic trainers.”
“In the current medical climate, it is crucial to have passionate, bought-in staff who are willing to go above and beyond for the program and the student-athletes,” said Kara Werner-Sanders, head athletic trainer at IUSB. “Lauren has been here for three years, but it feels like she has been a part of the team for so much longer. She has been able to adapt through all the transitions, including being understaffed due to COVID this year. Lauren is one of the most passionate, hard-working, intelligent, and caring athletic trainers I have ever worked with. To say she is a team player is an understatement; student-athletes and coaches respect and trust her as she has proven to be a top-notch athletic trainer and human being.”
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