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Henry Schein Medical Announces Winner of Its 2023 Rising Star Award Program
Recognition Honors Athletic Trainers for their Dedication Toward Advancing the Athletic Training Profession, While Keeping Athletes in the Game MELVILLE,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nRecognition Honors Athletic Trainers for their Dedication Toward Advancing the Athletic Training Profession, While Keeping Athletes in the Game\n\n\n MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nHenry Schein Medical, the U.S. medical business of Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), announced Gina Harris, Head Athletic Trainer at Bellport High School in Brookhaven, New York, as the winner of the third annual Henry Schein Medical Athletics and Schools Rising Star Award. The award celebrates emerging athletic trainers with one to five years of experience in the Sports Medicine industry.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230407005119/en/2023 Rising Star Award Winner, Gina Harris, Head Athletic Trainer at Bellport High School. (Photo: Business Wire)\nIn honor of National Athletic Training Month observed in March, the award recognizes recently graduated athletic trainers who have not yet reached a senior chief-level position but have a strong career trajectory with the potential of forward advancement and appointment at the highest levels of the profession. The Rising Star Award program began in 2021 with winner Darlene Eckhardt, Head Athletic Trainer at the Buffalo Beauts, a professional women's ice hockey team, becoming Henry Schein’s first Rising Star. In 2022, Caitlin Hart, Head Athletic Trainer at Newberry High School in Newberry, South Carolina, received the recognition.\n\n\n“We congratulate Gina Harris for being named the 2023 Rising Star Award winner,” said Eric Kearns, Director, Henry Schein Medical’s Athletics and Schools business. “It is because of athletic trainers like Ms. Harris, and all the Rising Star Award nominees, that the future of athletic training is promising. Athletic trainers play a pivotal role in the health, safety, and wellness of athletes, and their dedication to the profession should not go unnoticed.”\n\n\nFrom running rehabilitation programs out of the high school’s athletic training room, to attending doctors' appointments with athletes, or purchasing food for students who may not have the means to access healthy options, this year’s Rising Star Award winner, Gina Harris, was honored for being the foundation of athletics at Bellport High School. She hosts Sunday recovery for athletes, helping to ensure students get back in the game as...