Eastern Michigan Athletics
Buskirk Named Associate AD for Sports Medicine
7/31/2018 10:00:00 AM | General, Sports Medicine
The Richmond, Va. native previously worked at Toledo, Furman, and North Carolina State
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - Gretchen Buskirk, the Assistant Director of Sports Medicine at the University of Toledo, has been named the Associate Athletics Director of Sports Medicine at Eastern Michigan University, Senior Associate Athletic Director Erin Kido announced today, July 31.
"We are thrilled to welcome Gretchen to Eastern Michigan," said Kido. "The health and well-being of our student-athletes is our top priority and we are confident that Gretchen will have an immediate impact in leading our efforts to provide exceptional health care to all of our student-athletes. I look forward to working with Gretchen and supporting her leadership of our sports medicine department."
In her role, Buskirk will be based in the Convocation Center athletic training facility and will be responsible for the daily sports medicine operation for EMU's varsity sports programs. She will supervise six assistant athletic trainers, numerous graduate and student athletic trainers, and also have primary responsibilities with the school's volleyball and rowing teams.
"I am both honored and humbled to become part of the Eastern Michigan Athletics staff and I would like to thank both Erin Kido and Scott Wetherbee for this tremendous opportunity," Buskirk added. "I was impressed by the positive energy and support of the administration, coaches, and team physicians for the sports medicine program; and I look forward to leading the team of athletic trainers and building upon a strong foundation to provide the highest quality of healthcare for all student-athletes at Eastern. I cannot thank Brian Jones, the Toledo administrators, and all of my mentors for all they have done to help prepare me for this role at Eastern."
Buskirk spent the last eight years at the University of Toledo, most recently serving as the Rocket's Assistant Director of Sports Medicine and Associate Head Athletic Trainer. In her role, she coordinated a patient-centered care approach for more than 100 male and female Division I athletes in four sports, that included general medical, nutrition, mental health, and orthopedic conditions. Buskirk worked directly with women's soccer and supervised the graduate assistant athletic trainer in the sports of baseball, softball, and women's swimming & diving.
Buskirk joined the Toledo program in 2009 before being promoted to the Associate Head Athletic Trainer tin 2013. She then added the Assistant Director of Sports Medicine title in 2018.
A native of Richmond, Va., she arrived in the Glass City following three years at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. During her time with the Paladins, she worked directly with the women's soccer and women's basketball programs. She spearheaded the preventative ACL strengthening program for female student-athletes with video analysis.
Buskirk joined the Paladins' staff in July 2006 after she received her master's degree in education from North Carolina State University, while working with the Wolfpack men's and women's cross country and track and field teams.
The 36-year old Buskirk earned her bachelor's degree from Elon University in 2004, where she worked with the Phoenix's baseball, men's soccer, women's track and field, and men's basketball squads.
Buskirk is a Certified Athletic Trainer and a Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, College Athletic Trainer's Society, the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association, the Mid-American Conference Athletic Trainer's Association, and Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association, and has presented at multiple national sports medicine conferences.
Buskirk added a second master's degree in business administration in 2016 from the University of Toledo.
"We are thrilled to welcome Gretchen to Eastern Michigan," said Kido. "The health and well-being of our student-athletes is our top priority and we are confident that Gretchen will have an immediate impact in leading our efforts to provide exceptional health care to all of our student-athletes. I look forward to working with Gretchen and supporting her leadership of our sports medicine department."
In her role, Buskirk will be based in the Convocation Center athletic training facility and will be responsible for the daily sports medicine operation for EMU's varsity sports programs. She will supervise six assistant athletic trainers, numerous graduate and student athletic trainers, and also have primary responsibilities with the school's volleyball and rowing teams.
"I am both honored and humbled to become part of the Eastern Michigan Athletics staff and I would like to thank both Erin Kido and Scott Wetherbee for this tremendous opportunity," Buskirk added. "I was impressed by the positive energy and support of the administration, coaches, and team physicians for the sports medicine program; and I look forward to leading the team of athletic trainers and building upon a strong foundation to provide the highest quality of healthcare for all student-athletes at Eastern. I cannot thank Brian Jones, the Toledo administrators, and all of my mentors for all they have done to help prepare me for this role at Eastern."
Buskirk spent the last eight years at the University of Toledo, most recently serving as the Rocket's Assistant Director of Sports Medicine and Associate Head Athletic Trainer. In her role, she coordinated a patient-centered care approach for more than 100 male and female Division I athletes in four sports, that included general medical, nutrition, mental health, and orthopedic conditions. Buskirk worked directly with women's soccer and supervised the graduate assistant athletic trainer in the sports of baseball, softball, and women's swimming & diving.
Buskirk joined the Toledo program in 2009 before being promoted to the Associate Head Athletic Trainer tin 2013. She then added the Assistant Director of Sports Medicine title in 2018.
A native of Richmond, Va., she arrived in the Glass City following three years at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. During her time with the Paladins, she worked directly with the women's soccer and women's basketball programs. She spearheaded the preventative ACL strengthening program for female student-athletes with video analysis.
Buskirk joined the Paladins' staff in July 2006 after she received her master's degree in education from North Carolina State University, while working with the Wolfpack men's and women's cross country and track and field teams.
The 36-year old Buskirk earned her bachelor's degree from Elon University in 2004, where she worked with the Phoenix's baseball, men's soccer, women's track and field, and men's basketball squads.
Buskirk is a Certified Athletic Trainer and a Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, College Athletic Trainer's Society, the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association, the Mid-American Conference Athletic Trainer's Association, and Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association, and has presented at multiple national sports medicine conferences.
Buskirk added a second master's degree in business administration in 2016 from the University of Toledo.
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