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Nov. 14, 2024
Author: Lisa Lopez Snyder
When Gabi Medina Lima graduates in spring 2025, she says she’ll feel ready to use her skills and knowledge as a graduate of the Athletic Training program at The Ohio State University School of Rehabilitation and Health Sciences (HRS).
Her ultimate goal: to pursue her dream of being an athletic trainer for collegiate or professional athletics.
“I really love that this field is very physically active,” she says. “You get to provide health care that’s in a different health care setting and to help athletes not only strengthen themselves to perform well, but to prevent injuries in their sport.”
Medina Lima is also quick to thank those who support the HRS Alumni Scholarship Fund, which has made it possible for her to focus on her studies without the stress of having to find outside work to help support her education.
“Athletic training is really clinically based,” she says. “I have 20 -30 clinical hours a week and with classes, that makes it hard to work at the same time,” she says.
As an out-of-state student from Minnesota, Medina Lima says the $4,500 fund support she received was even more critical.
“I am so thankful for the alumni network to recognize my hard work and help me continue my studies,” she says. “It has definitely made an impact and I don’t have to stress myself out anymore.”
A sports lover since she was young, Medina Lima has gained exposure to the field as an athletic trainer in training at Worthington Kilbourne High School and other clinic settings since beginning her program.
She lauds the AT program’s structure to have students begin clinical their sophomore year.
Medina Lima says the program’s extensive clinic training, research capabilities, and access to technology and Ohio State sports team athletes, has given her experience that makes her feel confident.