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Cassie Winkfield, MS, LAT, ATC, OTC

Certified Athletic Trainer

Division: Athletics Outreach
Clinic Appointments: (352) 273-7001
Business Email: kavanc@shands.ufl.edu

About Cassie Winkfield

Cassie serves as an athletic trainer for the University of Florida Physicians, primarily working with two orthopedic surgeons. In addition to her clinical work, Cassie serves as a mentor to the high school graduate assistant athletic trainers at Buchholz HS, Gainesville HS, and Fort White HS. Cassie earned her Bachelor of Arts in Athletic Training from University of Northern Iowa in 2008. Cassie then completed a year internship at Charleston Southern University as an assistant athletic trainer with the football and softball teams. While at CSU she was awarded the SEATA Collegiate Athletic Training staff of the year. In 2011, she earned her Masters of Science from the University of Kentucky, and served as a graduate assistant at Madison Central High School.

Following graduation, she continued to work as head athletic trainer at Madison Central High School for 4 years before starting her current position. Cassie is a member of the Athletic Training Association of Florida, and serves on the Committee on Practice Advancement. She is also a member of Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association, and National Athletic Trainers Association. She currently serves at the National level as the liaison for the National Association of Orthopedic Technologists (NAOT). In addition to her Florida and national athletic training certifications and licensures, she is certified by the NAOT as an orthopedic technologist.

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Accomplishments

  • South Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association Staff of the Year, January 2009
  • Charleston Southern Outstanding Athletic Training Team of the Year Award, January 2009

Board Certifications

  • Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer

Clinical Profile

  • Athletic trainers value in the physician practice
  • Mentoring the newly credentialed athletic trainer
  • Sport related knee injuries

Research Profile

  • Financial Impact of Athletic Trainer Working in Physician Practice

Publications

  • Master's Thesis: "Evaluation of Two-Dimensional Motion Analysis as a Screening Tool"

Education

  • BA from University of Northern Iowa in Athletic Training 2008
  • MS from University of Kentucky in Athletic Training 2011

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