The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) and the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Student Assembly will cohost a live event on November 10, 2020 at 8pm Eastern time, for students who want to learn more about research and the Marquette Challenge. Yusra Iftikhar, PT, DPT, the Director of Communications for the APTA Student Assembly Board [...]
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research is excited to invite you to join us for a LIVE event “Successful Mentorship of Applicants Toward Scholarship and Research Fellowship Awards." This event will also offer more detail on FPTR’s newest funding mechanism, the combined PODS II/NIFTI. Register today! Participating Speakers: Stuart Binder-Macleod, PT, PhD, FAPTA – University [...]
The 51st Mary McMillan Lecture will be delivered by Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) Trustee, Stuart Binder-Macleod, PT, PhD. He will discuss the critical role that mentoring has played in his professional development and the important role we each can play in mentoring the next generation of physical therapy clinicians, researchers, and administrators. He [...]
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) invites you to our annual Donor Networking Reception honoring Foundation donors and recognizing award recipients. This event will be held virtually on Wednesday, February 10th from 6:00-6:30pm Eastern Time. Join us for a Facebook live stream event to be hosted by FPTR Trustee, Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT. McKay [...]
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) invites you to join us for a networking coffee chat in honor of our Legacy Society The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) invites you to join us for a networking coffee chat to honor our Legacy Society members, learn more about estate planning, and hear an update [...]
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research invites you join us in this LIVE event on research grant application tips! "Foundation Research Grants: Tips on how to be a Successful Applicant and What Happens When You Are," will be held on Monday, April 12, 2021,12 pm Eastern Time. FPTR will be joined by industry leaders and [...]
Save the date for the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Awards Celebration on June 23rd at 8pm EST! Register here. This is a dual-purpose LIVE event with a broad audience of physical therapy students, researchers, clinicians, industry professionals and new graduates entering the profession. Throughout the event we will honor our service awardees, who have [...]
How to just keep swimming. The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research invites you to join us in this LIVE event for the resilient researcher on November 8, 2022, at 4 pm (EST). Guest speakers, Professor and Associate VP for Clinical & Translational Research at the University of Delaware, Gregory Evan Hicks, PT, PhD, FAPTA, and [...]
Donor Networking Reception February 02, 2022 | 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. San Antonio, TX | Marriott Rivercenter (Salon G) Join us for our annual Donor Networking Reception honoring FPTR donors and recognizing funding recipients. RSVP to attend. This event is graciously sponsored by: No food or beverages will be served during this networking event. [...]
PT and PTA students have spent years preparing for that first clinical job. But what should you expect once you’ve landed your first position and are preparing to begin your post-graduation life? Join the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research and the VCU-Marquette Challenge student coordinators for an interactive panel discussion on what to expect (and [...]
This event coincides with the opening of the FPTR 2022 grant cycle. We're awarding up to $500,000 in physical therapy research grants in this funding cycle. FPTR grants are awarded using a rigorous peer review process modeled after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that ensures that our funding supports the most promising physical therapy [...]
We hope you will join us virtually on June 27 for our Awards Ceremony honoring our Challenge awardees and participants. FPTR Trustee and PT Pintcast podcaster Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT, will host the event with special guests – including researchers who began their careers with FPTR funding , APTA student leaders, and our Top 3 [...]