Welcome to the University of Saint Mary’s Sports Medicine Department. Our staff is here to provide injury prevention, evaluation, care, and rehabilitation for our student athletes.

At USM, athletic training is practiced by two certified athletic trainers, health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to optimize activity and participation of patients and clients. Athletic training encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities.

The University of Saint Mary Athletics Department has two full-time NATA certified athletic trainers on staff. The two ATC’s focus on physical wellness, but also care about the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health of our student-athletes.

We collaborate with the Sports Medicine Professionals at Ortho KC at Providence Medical Center, in partnership with the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System. They are an essential part of our sports medicine program, and provide on-site weekly visits for our student athletes and provide Orthopedic/Sports Medicine Physician coverage for our home football games. Rehabilitation services that cannot be handled on campus will be provided by the outpatient rehabilitation department of Providence Medical Center.

Masha Fields, ATC, LAT (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
(B.A. Park University, 2008)
Masha Fields became the assistant athletic trainer in the Fall of 2008. She came to the University of Saint Mary from Park University in Parkville, Mo. Masha graduated from Park University in May of 2008 and became a certified athletic trainer in June of 2008. Masha has a great clinical background, as she also had worked as an EMT and provided ambulance service in Missouri. She is a great asset to our sports medicine staff and takes pride in serving her athletes.