Her Story
About Jessica
Jessica Benedetti is an athletic trainer specializing in sports medicine within the healthcare field. With 11 years of experience, she focuses on rehabilitation, preventative medicine through strength and conditioning, and preparing athletes physically for their sports. Benedetti earned a doctorate in athletic training along with a CSCS certificate that qualifies her as a strength coach. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Her career path began in college as a former athlete who discovered her passion for the field during an internship. Benedetti has worked with a Division I football team, providing preventative care, practice coverage, post-practice treatment, and collaborating with doctors. She takes pride in having created athletic training positions at different schools to deliver healthcare to students. Benedetti attributes her success to her wife, who has supported her career focus, as well as her former professors and mentors from whom she has learned and applied valuable lessons in her practice. She advises that in her field everything is about connection, maintaining a positive perspective, and being kind and professional.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Jessica
01What do you attribute your success to?
I would say definitely my wife, she has helped me and given me the ability to kind of focus on certain aspects of my career, and I appreciate her greatly for that. And then just all of my former professors, my mentors, I've learned something from every single one of them that I have applied into my current practice.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Always in my particular field of work, everything is about connection, so just trying to keep a positive perspective and really just try to be kind and professional because you never know when that will come back and help you later.
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