Question 1

Jeff Williams, Ph.D

Accepted Answer

Jeff Williams, Doctor of Philosophy, started his studies at East Central University in 1991 and later graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelors of Science. He went on to get a Masters Degree in Human Relations from OU in 1999.

He started his athletic training career at Physical Performance Center in Norman from 1996-1997 when he moved to Midwest Regional Medical Center until 1999. During his time at Midwest Regional, he also held an adjunct faculty position at Rose State College. In 1999, he became the Head Athletic Trainer at ECU and served in that role until 2003.

Jeff helped develop and implement a new undergraduate program at ECU in 2003 and served as the Director of the Athletic Training Education Program until 2012. In 2007, he became the Chair of the Department of Kinesiology.

He became the Director of Athletics at ECU in 2013 and served 11 Division 2 sports programs until 2021.

Jeff has held a teaching position at ECU since 1999 and has served Latta Public Schools in Ada as their first on site ATC since 2022.

Throughout his career, Jeff has held many professional positions within NCAA committees as well as spoken at numerous symposiums and published a variety of articles to help further the profession and education of athletic trainers. He currently holds a position on the NATA BOC Power Panel.

Question 2

Dan Newman

Accepted Answer

Dan Newman has been an athletic trainer for more than 20 years. He started his education in Stillwater then finished his Bachelors of Science at the University of Tulsa. He went on to earn his Masters of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Nevada in 1999.

Dan worked as the Head Athletic Trainer at Stillwater High School from 1998-1999, then moved to Friends University in Wichita, Kansas where he oversaw 15 teams competing at the NAIA level until his departure in 2002.

Since the summer of 2002, Dan has worked at Union High School in Tulsa. Along with his daily responsibilities at Union, he has been part of many different pieces of athletic training throughout the city.

He coordinated and oversaw the health care for the Tulsa Talons from 2010-2011, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Tulsa since the fall of 2013.

Apart from his work as an athletic trainer, Dan has continued to give back to the profession by serving on numerous boards and committees. He currently holds a position on the BOC Standards Committee and is a faculty member on the Excellence in Secondary School Athletic Training Certification Program.

He has served the OATA in committee chair positions as well as being President from 2010-2012. He has been published and spoken numerous times to help aid the growth and education of athletic trainers everywhere. He has been nominated and earned multiple awards for the state, district, and national level and was recently awarded the MAATA Distinguished Athletic Trainer of the Year in 2020.

Question 3

Dr. Brad Boone

Accepted Answer

Dr. Brad L. Boone has been practicing as Orthopedic and Fellowship Trained Sports Medicine Surgeon in the Tulsa area for more than 30 years.Dr. Boone is recognized today as one of the area’s most renown sports medicine surgeons.

Dr. Boone completed his undergraduate degree at The University of Oklahoma (1981), his medical school at the OU College of Medicine (1985).  His General Surgery Internship (1986), General Surgery Residency (1987), and Orthopedic Surgery Residency (1990) were completed at The University of Tennessee. He completed his Sports Medicine Fellowship, studying under Dr. James Andrews and Dr. W.G. Clancy Jr., at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, AL (1991).

Since joining Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma, in 1991, Dr. Boone served as the President of The Tulsa Orthopedic Society (’97-99’), a member of the St. Francis Hospital System Board of Directors (’94-’00), the President of Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic Center (’00-’12), and as both a Founding Member of Oklahoma Surgical Hospital and as well as a member of its Board of Directors (’00-’06).

Over the course of his career in Tulsa, Dr. Boone has helped thousands of patients, families, and student athletes. He serves as a Team Physician for numerous area high schools, including his alma mater of Charles Page High School. He is the Head Team Physician for The University of Tulsa as well as being a Team Orthopedic Surgeon for Oral Roberts University Baseball, Rogers State University, and Northeastern State University.

Question 4

Dr. Scott Rahhal

Accepted Answer

Dr. Scott E. Rahhal has been practicing as Orthopedic and Fellowship Trained Sports Medicine Surgeon in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area for almost 30 years. Dr. Rahhal is known today as one off the most preeminent sports medicine surgeons in Northeastern Oklahoma.

Dr. Rahhal completed his undergraduate degree at The University of Oklahoma (1988), his medical school at the OU College of Medicine (1989), both his General Surgery Internship (1990) and his Orthopedic Surgery Residency (1994) at The Campbell Clinic at The University of Tennessee, and his Sports Medicine Fellowship at The Southern California Orthopedic Institute (1995).

Dr. Rahhal joined Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma, formerly known as Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic Center, in 1995. Since that time, he has become a well-published author and presenter on joint arthroscopy and ligamentous reconstruction, he has served as a Clinical Associate Professor for The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and its Department of Orthopaedic Surgery since 1996, and he has been recognized as an Associate Master Instructor of Arthroscopy by the Arthroscopy Association of North America since 1998.

After spending almost 30 years in Tulsa, Dr. Scott Rahhal has become synonymous with excellence in sports medicine care. He serves as the Head Team Physician for Union High School, the Head Team Physician for Oral Roberts University, and as the Head Team Physician Northeastern State University.

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