Kevin Joyce had to make some changes because he felt like a zombie.







Kevin, where did you start as an AT?  How long were you there?



US merchant marine academy as an intern



Elmyra college as GA for 2 years



SUNY Plattsburgh - 5 years



SUNY New Polts - Head AT



Post University in Conn - as head AT and head SC for 6 years ***huge burnout alert***



I had two young kids at home and woke up daily asking myself why I was doing this.



Got the opportunity to do DME.  It was an improvement but still a struggle



Worked clinical for 3 years in the PT clinic with a friend.



SUNY Oswego - works with a former student-athlete as the head coach.



I realized how I missed the college sports setting.



When you took that Head AT position, why was that too much too soon?



At that point, they had been without a head AT for about 8 months.



My previous spot was kinda a one horse town where everyone wanted to work with you.



At that location, it was more in a metroplex, that people were not begging to work with your team.



I did not realize what works in one place does not work in every place.



In some of our COVID meetings, I would not speak for the first 2 or 3 meetings.



Where are you now?



USNY Oswego



A lot of the older PTs gave me the autonomy to work with the patients as I saw fit.



The newer PTs were high and mighty.



I loved working with a diverse population, but I felt most comfortable with the college-age athlete.



I enjoy the unpredictability and chaos.



I enjoy having to problem-solve with evaluations and think and adjust on the fly.



Is this where you plan to stay?



I plan to be here.



What pushed you to change settings?



The change was what I needed at the time to reset and refocus.



I needed a challenge so I knew the DME and clinical jobs were not for me.



The need to create and improve was a driving force for me to come back to the college setting.



What held you back from moving on?



Fear



Am I setting myself up for failure



Will this provide for my family



We had to move back in with my 85-year-old mother to make the change.



My wife brought up the fact that I needed a change



Favorite resource for someone looking to change settings?



Spoke with people in those positions







John Ciecko



Kevin Joyce