Practice Before Game Day: How Sim Lab Mistakes Save Lives ft. Dr. Sarah Krzyzanowicz, EdD, ATC

A student forgot the AED in a simulation. Years later — when a parent went into real cardiac arrest at his workplace — he didn't forget it again.That story is the heart of this conversation. Dr. Sarah Krzyzanowicz is the Clinical Director of UB's Master of Science in Athletic Training Program, and she joins Coach P to break down the teaching philosophy producing clinicians who actually perform when lives are on the line.Dr. Sarah challenges the broken "sage on the stage" model of education, makes the case that confidence is built only through experience, and shares the three-question reflection practice she gives every student to turn experience into real growth. She also unpacks how simulation-based learning works (hint: it's not about expensive equipment), why she wants her students to fail in practice, and how the Adam Grant principle of "confident humility" shapes everything she teaches.We also get her unconventional origin story — growing up in a town with no stoplight, competing as a national-level snowboarder, singing with the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the 17-year journey to her doctorate that proves it's never too late to keep learning.Whether you're a current athletic training student, a clinical educator, a coach, a healthcare professional, or just someone who wants to understand what real-world learning actually looks like, this episode will change how you think about expertise, failure, and the long road from classroom to competence.🎙️ Bulls Rise is the official podcast of the University at Buffalo Department of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences. Hosted by Dr. Chris Perry, PhD, CSCS.#AthleticTraining #SportsMedicine #ClinicalEducation #UniversityAtBuffalo #ExerciseScience