CONNECT WITH US AT THE 2019 PPS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Connect with the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research at the upcoming Private Practice Section (PPS) Annual Conference! FPTR staff will be located at booth number 317. Additionally, FPTR will offer a session on Friday, November 1, 2019. Our panel of [...]
FPTR Partners with PT Pubnight for Challenge Kickoff The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research is partnering with PT Pub Night for an evening of networking, drinks, and fun under the Albuquerque desert sky! This event is the launch of the Foundation’s 2019-2020 VCU-Marquette Challenge, a student-led fundraiser that fuels the funding of physical therapy [...]
Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy-Supported Funding Yields Ongoing Research The work of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research would not be possible without the support of our donors, including the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) academies and sections. Generous gifts from the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy (APPT) have [...]
VCU Department of Physical Therapy Welcome Foundation Staff and Interns Staff and interns from the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research recently toured the newly built Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) College of Health Professions building by invitation of the VCU Department of Physical Therapy. Mary Shall, PT, PhD, the Department [...]
New Trustee to Join Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Board as President's Term Concludes Joe Farrell, PT, DPT, M App Sc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA, has been named for a 3-year term. Foundation President Edelle Field-Fote, PT, PhD, FAPTA prepares to depart at the end of a milestone year. Edelle [...]
Join our team! The Foundation is hiring! We are looking for a candidate to work independently on day-to-day fundraising activities of the FPTR's largest annual fundraising effort, the Marquette Challenge, a nationwide grassroots fundraising competition with student from over 150 universities participating. Learn more and apply. [...]
FPTR Earns GuideStar's Highest Seal of Transparency The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research earned a 2019 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world's largest source of nonprofit information. By sharing metrics that highlight the progress that the Foundation is making toward its [...]
Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Announces 2019 Fellowship and Postprofessional Doctoral Scholarships ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 1, 2019) - The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research recently awarded a total of $310,000 in Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) I & II Scholarships and a New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFTI) to [...]
Foundation Trustee and Past Funding Recipient Receives Distinguished Honor from American Physical Therapy Association Stuart Binder-Macleod, PT, PhD, FAPTA, a past Foundation funding recipient and current trustee, has been selected by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) to deliver the 51st Mary McMillan Lecture at the 2020 NEXT Conference [...]
PHYSICAL THERAPY COMMUNITY MOURNS PASSING OF SHEILA NICHOLSON, PT, DPT, JD, MBA, MA The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) reports that Sheila Nicholson, PT, DPT, JD, MBA, MA, a member of the APTA Board of Directors and passionate advocate for the physical therapy profession, died on June 12, after [...]
