Closing the Network Gap: Dr. Charles Ramos on Mentorship and Equity

Dr. Charles Ramos brings both personal story and professional insight to the AT Last Podcast as he reflects on what it means to create equity in athletic training. His journey as a Latino leader in the field highlights how representation changes lives, both for the athletes who receive care and for the students who envision themselves in healthcare careers.During this conversation he shares the importance of mentorship, the systemic challenges that keep underrepresented students from entering the profession, and the strategies needed to build more inclusive pipelines. Listeners will leave with a deeper understanding of how mentorship and advocacy can expand opportunities in sports medicine, and why representation is a critical driver of both equity and excellence.AT L.A.S.T.Website: WeAreATLast.orgEmail: [email protected]: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/athletic-trainers-leveraging-activism-for-social-transformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/at-l-a-s-tInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlastpod35% OFF Thorne Products compliments of http://raincrosshp.com/ go to https://thor.ne/Ch2Uc20% OFF Xcelerated Recovery products: Code Rain20: https://xrscience.org/Artwork by Jason Eisenberg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dots_and_squares/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoneisenberg00/Music by Willie B the Ichiban DonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ichibandon/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-brown-25945b168/Production / Engineering / Editing / by Gerson SandovalWebsite: www.davyrover.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/davy.rover/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gersonsandovalengineer/Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-j-ramos-dhsc-atc-cscs-a8a07776/ReferencesGarlinghouse M. Closing the Network Gap. LinkedIn Official Blog. 2019https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universitieshttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-companies-2019-where-us-wants-work-now-daniel-roth/https://socialimpact.linkedin.com/plusoneWuench J. The Network Gap Worsens Amidst Covid-19, and What You Can Do About It. Forbes. 2020https://jeffersondinner.org/jefferson-dinner/