Joanna Stover joined the LuskinOIC team this February as the Athletic Trainer in the Sports Medicine Department. She knew that she wanted to be an athletic trainer since high school, after taking a Career Technical Education course in sports medicine and volunteering in the training room. She loves working with highly motivated young athletes, and getting to see her patients back on the field is very rewarding.

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For Joanna, coming to LuskinOIC meant a return to patient care after several years of teaching physical education and mental health. No two days are the same: sometimes, you’ll find her fitting braces and teaching home exercise programs to patients. Other days, she’ll be out at local high schools, handing out swag bags and meeting students to teach them about LuskinOIC’s work.

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According to Joanna, the best part about working at LuskinOIC is, without hesitation, “the people.” She is so grateful for the teaching spirit of all the providers she works with—she never thought she’d learn how to read an MRI! She hopes that, by both providing gold-standard care and engaging with students, her patients will learn what athletic trainers can do to support them as they’re healing and getting back on the field, and will maybe even get inspired to pursue sports medicine along the way.

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Written by Genavieve Koenigshofer. Genavieve is a Coro Fellow working with the LuskinOIC Foundation. She recently graduated from UC San Diego for Developmental Psychology and Public Policy, and she has a background in education policy and disability advocacy. Genavieve is excited to learn more about healthcare administration and how LuskinOIC helps children of all abilities reach their full potential.

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