Many of you know that DJ is about to finish his doctorate and with this new degree our goal was for him to move back to the classroom so that he wouldn't have to travel so much when our new little one arrives.
The spring was filled with job applications, interviews, and major decisions. We really thought that we would be leaving Abilene for another job, but instead we are happy to announce that we get to stay!
DJ has accepted another position at Hardin-Simmons that will begin in August of 2014. This worked out perfectly for him because it gives him a full year of closure and time to get everything even more organized to hand over to the new Head Athletic Trainer that will take his place.
DJ's new job will be in the school of Education as an Associate Professor of Fitness and Sports Science, in addition he will also be the Clinical Coordinator for the Athletic Training Education Program. Essentially what this means is that he will mostly teach classes in the Athletic Training Education Program and he will also organize/supervise his college students in their clinical sites.
Through the ATEP at HSU students learn to be athletic trainers, while receiving hands-on training in clinical sites. He currently supervises the students that work in his Sports Medicine Clinic at Football and Men's Basketball. Other clinical sites include the other sports medicine clinics at HSU for each of the athletic teams. In addition, his students also receive hands-on training in doctor's offices/surgery rotations, as well as the sports medicine clinics at the local high schools.
I am so thankful that this will be our last year of 7-days-a-week during football season. In just the past few days, he has spent 3 days with his student-athletes at the hospital for many hours late into the evening. I am so excited to have my husband back, but know that he is a little sad that he won't have these opportunities to invest in his athletes like he does now.
We are very excited for this opportunity to stay in Abilene and for DJ to continue doing what he loves... working with college students.
No comments:
Post a Comment