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Overall, participants reported a positive opinion of environmental sustainability topics related to athletic training. However, many barriers to practicing green techniques were identified.

Participants reported concern regarding the waste produced by athletic training. The amount of waste varies depending on practice size and setting. Future researchers should use direct measures to determine the amount of waste created by the practice of athletic training.

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Evi dence-based medicine (EBM), which first originated in Paris in the 19 th century, 1 has once again come to the forefront of the medical field. The Quality Chasm Report from the Committee on Health Professions Education Summit in 2001 stated that in order for all health professionals to meet the 21st century patient's needs, health care professionals must be educated to use EBM principles. 2 EBM principles represent a "problem-solving approach" to medical care, which encourages practitioners to search, evaluate, and implement the most current available research. 3 Sackett et al. 1 stated that EBM practitioners are expected to use "a bottom-up approach that requires external evidence, combined with clinical expertise and patient choice." The practice of EBM includes searching for new and improved diagnostic and treatment procedures to replace those that are invalid and outdated. 3-5 Welch et al. 6 stated that in order to improve health care through the use of EBM principles, we must first instruct students how to evaluate evidence. The purpose of this report is to provide examples