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Bryn VanPatten joined the Providence College Sports Medicine department in the fall of 2006 and works with field hockey and men's lacrosse programs. Previously, VanPatten worked at BIG EAST rival St John's University where he served as assistant athletic trainer working with the men's soccer and lacrosse programs and Binghamton University where he served as assistant athletic trainer working with all sports. In addition to working with St John's University, he was also the head athletic trainer for Major League Lacrosse's Long Island Lizards. Prior to his stint at Binghamton, he was the head athletic trainer at Davis College in Binghamton, N.Y. VanPatten earned his bachelors degree from Syracuse University in Health and Exercise Science in 1998 and his masters degree from SUNY Cortland in Health Education in 2002. He also completed athletic training internships with LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. and Lourdes Hospital Sports Medicine Department in Binghamton, N.Y. He earned his certification in athletic training from the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification in 2000 and became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association Certification Commission in 2001. He is also an American Red Cross instructor and handles the department's CPR/First Aid/ AED certification needs. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association, Rhode Island Athletic Trainers' Association, and American Red Cross. Outside his duties at Providence College, VanPatten currently holds the office of Secretary in the Big East Conference Sports Medicine Society, sits on the Honors and Awards Committee of the RIATA, and is part of the E-Mentoring Program for the NATA. VanPatten, a native of Endicott, N.Y., resides with his wife, Liz, and daughter, Olivia, in West Greenwich, R.I.
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