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Medical volunteers are needed to care for athletes at the start line, along the course and at the finish. You must be a credentialed professional; background checks will be made. There is some opportunity for medical students to work alongside professionals. Students must seek approval from their captain before registering. Please contact Elisabeth Worthing at worthing@baa.org for further information.
ATHLETIC TRAINERS
CHIROPRACTIC
COURSE MEDICAL BUS
FAMILY RELATIONS - MEDICAL TENT
MASSAGE
PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS
ATHLETE TRACKING
TENT ASSISTANTS
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
PODIATRIC MEDICINE
REGISTERED NURSES
SUPPLY TEAM
SWEEP TEAM
WHEELCHAIR SWEEP
Athletic
Trainers - Tent
Meeting Place: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Brian Fitzgerald, ATC
A large medical tent is located beyond the finish line on Dartmouth Street where athletic trainers are stationed for post-race athlete care.
Chiropractic -
Finish
Meeting Place: The Common, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Bruce Indek, DC
The chiropractic team will be stationed in John Hancock Hall. Chiropractors will evaluate runners for subluxations and adjusting and/or massage when appropriate.
Course Medical
Bus - Course
Meeting Place: Dorothy Quincy Suite, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Chris Pistel, EMT
Athletes who cannot complete the race are brought to the finish line by buses staffed with medical personnel.
Family Relations - Medical Tent
Captain: Kathleen Horvath
Location: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Time: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
This team will work to support family members of runners that are being treated in the Medical Tent. *Medical credential preferred but not required.
Massage - Post-Event
Meeting Place: Dorothy Quincy Suite, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 11:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Jeff Forrest, LMT
A post-event massage center will be in John Hancock Hall's Dorothy Quincy Suite (Berkeley Street building). Massage therapists provide post-event therapy, including emergency cramp management and care for injuries. Volunteers will distribute water, assist with table set-up, move supplies, and escort athletes. Therapists are responsible for supplying their own equipment.
Massage - Pre-Event
Meeting Place: Dorothy Quincy Suite, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 5:30 A.M. - Noon
Captain: Jeff Forrest, LMT
A pre-race massage team will work at the Athletes' Village in Hopkinton. Massage therapists provide pre-event therapy, including emergency cramp management and care for injuries. Volunteers will distribute water, assist with table set-up, move supplies, and escort athletes. Therapists are responsible for supplying their own equipment
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Physicians and Physicians Assistants - Tent
Meeting Place: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Pierre d'Hemecourt, MD
A large medical tent is located beyond the finish line on Dartmouth Street where physicians are stationed for medical triage and post-race medical care.
Physicians and Physicians Assistants - Finish Line
Meeting Place: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Lyle Micheli, MD
Physicians are stationed at the finish line for medical triage.
Medical Records - Tent*
Meeting Place: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Sharon Tompkins
This team assists the physicians, podiatrists, nurses, athletic trainers, and physical therapists record the care given to each athlete in the medical tent.
*Medical credential preferred but not required.
Non-Medical
Assistants/Students - Tent*
Meeting Place: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Sharon Tompkins
This team assists the physicians, podiatrists, nurses, athletic trainers, and physical therapists in the medical tent as they care for athletes.
*Medical credential preferred but not required.
Physical Therapists - Tent
Meeting Place: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Therese Giove, PT and Dave Nolan
A large medical tent is located beyond the finish line on Dartmouth Street where physical therapists are stationed for post-race athlete care.
Podiatric Medicine - Tent
Meeting Place: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Jonathan Kaplan, DPM
A large medical tent is located beyond the finish line on Dartmouth Street where podiatrists are stationed for post-race athlete care.
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RN - Medical
Tents - Tent
Meeting Place: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Jeanette Corsini, RN
A large medical tent is located beyond the finish line on Dartmouth Street where RNs are stationed for post-race athlete care.
Supply Team - Finish*
Meeting Place: Boston - Instructions to follow
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Brent Hamula, ATC
A supply team facilitates the transfer of medical supplies.
*Medical credential preferred but not required.
Sweep Team - Finish
Meeting Place: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Michelle Kanavos, MS, APN, BC, LCCE, FACCE
A medical sweep team is responsible for coverage of a large area that includes Boylston Street and the surrounding side streets. This team of 110 medical personnel will bring in runners who encounter difficulties after completing the race. Patients are transported in wheelchairs or on medical golf carts through a dedicated medical lane.
Wheelchair Sweep - Finish*
Meeting Place: Auditorium, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Michelle Kanavos, MS, APN, BC, LCCE, FACCE
A medical sweep team is responsible for coverage of a large area that includes Boylston Street and the surrounding side streets. This team of 110 medical personnel will bring in runners who encounter difficulties after completing the race. Patients are transported in wheelchairs or on medical golf carts through a dedicated medical lane.
*Medical credential preferred but not required.
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