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 [...]
Use Your IRA for Charitable Giving Guest post by Barbara Connolly, PT, DPT, EdD, FAPTA I first learned about the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research as a young professional. Early in my career I supported the Foundation through annual donations and through purchasing items from the Foundation’s Silent Auctions. [...]
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 [...]
FOX Rehabilitation Partners With Foundation for Physical Therapy Research to Fund Geriatric Grant The multi-state professional private practice will join the Foundation’s Partners in Research program as a Platinum-level sponsor. ALEXANDRIA, VA (August 30, 2019) – FOX Rehabilitation – a professional private practice of physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language [...]
A Reflection On My Time As A Marquette Summer Intern Guest post by Jessica Strupp, 2019 Foundation Summer Intern At the age of three, I boldly declared I would one day become a physical therapist, just like my mom. Since then, my experiences in the field of physical therapy [...]
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 [...]