Athletic Training

Sports Medicine at Texas A&M University-Commerce

  • Important Forms
  • Staff Information
  • Team Specialists
  • Athletic Training Students
  • Contact Information

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Drug and Alcohol Policy Information (effective March 23, 2010)

IMPORTANT FORMS

All forms (pages two and three) must be completed and brought to pre-participation physicals OR can be sent via fax to (903) 468-8679.

Pre-Physical Information (2010-11)

STAFF INFORMATION 

Name
Title
E-Mail Address Phone Number Sports Responsibilities
Warren Young
Director of Sports Medicine
warren_young@tamu-commerce.edu (903) 468-3193 Football

Dustan Thrift
Assistant Athletic Trainer

dustan_thrift@tamu-commerce.edu
(903) 468-3035 Football (Asst.)

Men's Basketball

Men's & Women's Golf

TBA
Assistant Athletic Trainer 
  Volleyball
Women's Basketball
TBA
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers 

    Women's Soccer

Men's & Women's
Cross Country

Men's & Women's
Track and Field

TEAM SPECIALISTS

Dr. Greg Hulsey, DPT - Team Physical Therapist
Dr. Jeff Wallace, MD - Team Doctor
Dr. Russ Birdwell, MD – General Surgeon
Dr. Bruce Byrne, MD – Hand Surgeon
Dr. Drew Dossett, MD – Neck/Spine Surgeon
Dr. Marc McDaniel, DDS – Dentist
Dr. Scott Pierce, MD – Interninst
Dr. Ron Perone, MD – Internist
Dr. Chris Royer, MD – Foot/Ankle Specialist

2009-10 ATHLETIC TRAINING STUDENTS

Danielle Amos
Felicia Benavides
Shawnda Brown
Jerica Coleman
Comella Draper
Keenan Ervin
Tim Neal
Heather Rigal
Lupe Salas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Field House Treatment Center (903) 886-5578
T-Lounge Satellite Training Room (903) 886-5579
Ambulance Service 911
Campus Security (903) 886-5864
University Student Health Clinic (903) 886-5853
Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville (903) 408-5000


IMPORTANT NOTES

The sports medicine staff at Texas A&M-Commerce is dedicated to preventing injury, rapidly diagnosing and treating injury, in addition to maximizing athletic performance. Director of Sports Medicine Warren Young is assisted by full-time, cerified and licensed athletic trainers Kjerstin Gardner and Dustan Thrift; certified and licensed graduate assistant athletic trainer Tye Burch-Bowser and 20 athletic training students.

The Lions largest treatment facility is located in the A&M-Commerce Field House.  At the Field House, available equipment includes: cryotherapy, hydrotherapy, moist heat, electrical muscle stimulation and ultrasound. A&M-Commerce student-athletes also perform rehabilitation at the local Physical Therapy Clinic.

LINK TO ATHLETIC TRAINING CURRICULUM:

http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/hpe/ATEP/index.htm/