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Jason Besse

Jason Besse

  • Title
    Athletic Trainer
    (Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Track and Field, Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving, Baseball, Men's Tennis)
  • Email
    jbesse@mit.edu
  • Phone
    617-715-5231
  • Education
    B.A. Messiah University '11 M.Ed. Boston University '13
  • Year
    11th at MIT

At MIT

Jason Besse is in his eleventh year as an athletic trainer at MIT in 2026-27.

Before MIT

Besse came to MIT from Keene State College, where he worked as an athletic trainer from 2013-16. During his three years at Keene State, he worked primarily with the men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, and softball teams. Besse worked as a preceptor for the Keene State Athletic Training Program and also served as an adjunct instructor in athletic training, teaching Clinical Examination Strategies I. He also assisted with the transition and implementation of the SportsWare Electronic Medical Record System.

Prior to Keene State, Besse was a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Boston University and worked with the 2011-12 wrestling team and the 2012-13 club hockey and cheerleading teams. Besse also assisted the medical director at a weekly clinic in Student Health Services and was a preceptor for the Boston University Athletic Training Program.

Other Experiences

Besse served as a member of the medical staff and later as the medical director at the Keene State College Soccer Camps from 2014-19. In this role, he was promoted to medical director in 2016 and supervised a staff of four certified athletic trainers that serviced over 400 athletes at the two-week overnight camps. In addition, Besse worked as an athletic trainer at the New England Revolution Academy in Foxboro, Mass. and is an active medical volunteer at athletic events throughout New England, including the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) Boston Marathon and Triathlon. Besse has also served on the Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts Young Professionals Committee.

Education

Besse earned his Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Athletic Training from Messiah University in 2011 and later earned his Master of Education in Physical Education from Boston University in 2013.