Sports Medicine
Broncbuster Sports Medicine
The Garden City Community College Sports Medicine staff consists of three licensed athletic trainers who are dedicated to the health and well-being of the student-athletes. The department also facilitates a student-internship program designed to advance the profession and encourage GCCC students to pursue careers in athletic training, physical therapy, orthopedics, and other healthcare professions. The staff utilizes best practices that are supported by current evidence and follow guidelines of care that are detailed by the National Athletic Training Association and other governing bodies. The goal of the staff is to support student-athletes by managing/treating their athletic injuries and encouraging lifetime wellness as they embark on their journey towards athletic and academic success.
Sports Medicine Student Program
The Garden City Community College Sports Medicine Department offers a unique internship opportunity for full-time students interested in a career as an athletic trainer (or other healthcare profession). Accepted applicants will have the opportunity to gain hands-on work experience, provide athletic training services to our fifteen competitive athletic teams and receive guidance from our certified athletic trainers on transferring to an undergraduate/master’s athletic training education program.
While this is an incredible opportunity, applicants should know that our interns are held to high standards and maintain substantial time-commitments in the athletic training facilities. We encourage applicants to thoroughly read the student handbook prior to starting their application. Only full-time students are eligible to apply. Completed application forms, letter of interest, letter of recommendation, signed handbook agreement and unofficial high school/college transcripts are required for all applicants. Upon review, applicants may be invited for an in-person interview with the Sports Medicine Staff – after which they will be informed of their status in the internship program.
Scholarships are available for students accepted into the program. Any student that is interested in being part of the Sports Medicine Internship Program is encouraged to apply – see necessary documents below.
Sports Medicine Facilities
Garden City Community College boasts two state-of-the-art athletic training facilities on campus. The primary facility is in the northeast corner of the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex and the Garden City football team has their own facility attached to their newly renovated locker room at Broncbuster Stadium. Both locations were remodeled in the Summer 2020 as part of a grant-project sponsored by the Sunderland Foundation and GCCC Endowment Association.
Local Medical Facilities
Xpress Wellness Urgent Care
1021 Fleming St. | Garden City, KS 67846
620-287-2010
St. Catherine Hospital & ER
401 E Spruce St. | Garden City, KS 67846
620-272-2222
Garden City Diagnostics
1808 Palace Drive Suite A | Garden City, KS 67846
620-275-1864