sports Medicine JMU Staff “Sets The Standard” for Student-Athlete Care
JMU student-athletes have access to outstanding athletic training room venues, medical facilities and medical care. The assistant athletics director for sports medicine is Tom Kuster, who is in his 11th JMU year. A JMU graduate, Kuster received his master’s degree from West Virginia, and he is responsible for the overall administration and operation of the sports medicine department. Jon Leonard is the men’s basketball team’s head athletic trainer, and he oversees all aspects of the players’ healthcare needs. Leonard is a Kent State graduate, and he received a master’s degree from VCU. Before joining the JMU staff, he was a graduate assistant athletic trainer at VCU. JMU teams also are served by team physician Dr. Kent Diduch and team orthopedic specialist Dr. Mark Miller. Dr. Diduch came to JMU in 2007-08 and is a Virginia native who graduated from William & Mary and The University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Diduch is a board certified family physician and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He also serves JMU as an associate professor in the health sciences and as medical director for the athletic training and physician assistant academic programs. Dr. Miller is the S. Ward Casscells Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of the Sports Medicine Division at the University of Virginia. He is a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Miller completed his fellowship training in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine and is a nationally recognized expert in orthopedic sports medicine. This is his seventh year as a team physician for JMU. Certified athletic trainers Chris Smith, Danielle Morgan, Lisa Friesen, Scott Cook, John Kaltenborn, Jackie Downar and Erin Cash complete an experienced sports medicine staff that is assisted by graduate assistant certified athletic trainers and undergraduate athletic training students. JMU has a long tradition of athletic training and possesses one of the nation’s finer athletic training education programs, assisting the sports medicine team in setting the standard for student-athlete care.
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