Who we are
Bob Howard
Robert L. Howard Jr., MA, ATC, is a sports medicine consultant and veteran healthcare administrator with over 36 years of elite athletic training experience. Throughout his career, Robert has directed Division-1 level collegiate sports medicine departments and served as an Athletics Health Care Administrator, overseeing comprehensive student-athlete health strategies and administrative risk management. A 2017 Hall of Fame inductee by the Connecticut Athletic Trainers Association (CATA), Robert provides expert consulting on institutional sports medicine policy compliance, emergency response planning, and professional advocacy. He is a past president of multiple major sports medicine societies and a recognized industry authority on sports health care management, sports medicine care, rehabilitation, and injury prevention.
Steve Walz
Steve Walz is a nationally recognized sports medicine administrator, athletic trainer, educator, and consultant with more than 30 years of experience in collegiate athletics, professional sports, and healthcare leadership. He currently serves as Administrator for the Sports Medicine Division at the University of South Florida (USF), where he oversees sports medicine programming, physician coordination, athletic training services, and community partnerships. Steve previously served as Associate Athletic Director and Director of Sports Medicine at USF for 25 years, leading comprehensive healthcare services for student-athletes while overseeing athletic training, sports nutrition, and sports psychology.
In 2022, Steve earned his Doctorate in Athletic Training from Florida International University and was inducted into the Athletic Trainers' Association of Florida Hall of Fame. Also in 2022, Steve founded Athletic Medicine Consulting, LLC, providing strategic consulting, program evaluation, leadership development, and educational services to athletic organizations, healthcare providers, and sports medicine professionals.
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