FPTR Legacy Society Donor Spotlight: Carole B. Lewis, Longtime PT Leader A legacy gift is one of the most personal ways of ensuring your values of supporting the physical therapy profession carry on for future generations. By leaving the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) a planned gift, Legacy [...]
5 Steps to Find Sponsors for Your Challenge Events Students from coast to coast are holding their spring fundraisers for the student-led VCU-Marquette Challenge. One way to boost an events success is through sponsorship. Recently, students from New York University (NYU), shared their tips on acquiring sponsors. NYU has [...]
Marquette Challenge "New Grads" Event Connects Future PTs with Leaders in Profession In case you missed it, we recently hosted an event for future PTs beginning the profession as part of our VCU-Marquette Challenge event series. "New Graduates Entering the Profession" was hosted by the Foundation for Physical Therapy [...]
WATCH: Creating a Lasting Legacy Within the Profession Many leaders in the profession -- like Steve H. Tepper, PT, PhD, FAPTA, and Laurie King PT, MCR, PhD -- received early career funding from FPTR that helped them in their journey. Leaders in the profession -- like you -- helped [...]
WATCH: FPTR Virtual Donor Reception We went virtual with this year's donor reception. The event was hosted by FPTR Trustee, Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT. McKay is the host of the popular PT Pintcast podcast and is a past host of the Foundation's PT Party. Researchers Tamra Keeney, PT, PhD, DPT, [...]
Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Enters Affiliate Agreement with the American Physical Therapy Association The agreement formalizes a decades-long partnership for shared success and support of research. The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) is now officially a related organization of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Effective January [...]
Catch CoHSTAR Presentations Virtually at CSM Don’t miss this year’s virtual American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting (CSM)! This month-long event will offer nearly 200 sessions, 71 live programs, and more than 1,000 poster presentations. Be sure to register before February 1, 2021, to get access to all [...]
CSM Presentations by FPTR-Funded Researchers The American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) will be held virtually Feb. 1-28, 2021 and will be bigger than ever. While we will not be attending in-person, this virtual month-long event promises unprecedented access to nearly 200 sessions, 71 live programs, and [...]
In Memory of Dorothy (Dot) Pinkston Colonel Dorothy (Dot) Pinkston, US Army Retired, PhD passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Pinkston was a longstanding donor and Legacy Society member of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR). In lieu of flowers, her family requests that those wishing to [...]
“Successful Mentorship of Applicants Toward Scholarship and Research Fellowship Awards” Webinar The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) held a free webinar on Friday, November 20, 2020. The goals of the “Successful Mentorship of applicants toward Scholarship and Research Fellowship Awards” webinar were to expand the success of FPTR [...]