Scholarships, fellowships, and grants. (Foundation for Physical Therapy).PODS/NIFTI Recipients Announced The Foundation for Physical Therapy Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. recently awarded 14 Program of Doctoral Studies (PODS) Scholarships and one New Investigator Fellowship Initiative Training (NIFTI) fellowship. As part of the Foundation's Doctoral Opportunities for Clinicians and Scholars (DOCS) program, the PODS scholarships fund physical therapists who have completed 1 full year of doctoral coursework and wish to continue their coursework (PODS I) or have entered the dissertation phase (PODS II). The following PODS I scholarship winners will receive $7,500 for the 2003-2004 academic year: Sara Gombatto, PT, MS, Washington University, St Louis, Mo; Jill Heathcock, PT, MPT, University of Delaware [3] The student body at the University of Delaware is largely an undergraduate population. Delaware students have a great deal of access to work and internship opportunities. , Newark; Allison Hyngstrom, PT, MS, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill; Kirsten Ness, PT, MPH, University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. , Minneapolis; Tiffany Shubert, PT, MPT, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Jason Wilken, PT, MPT, University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. , Ames; and Jason Wingert, PT, MPT, Washington University, St Louis. Allison Hyngstrom was also designated the Patricia Leahy Scholarship recipient, funded by APTA's Neurology Section, available to physical therapists to fund postprofessional doctoral studies in neurology. The recipient is selected from current applicants awarded a PODS I scholarship. The following PODS II scholarship winners will receive up to $15,000 for the 2003-2004 academic year: Leslie Allison, PT, MS, University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in the city of College Park, in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., in the United States. ; Hans Dreyer, PT, MS, University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , Los Angeles; Tiffany Frimel, PT, MPT, University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. , Gainesville; Mark Kevin Garrison, PT, MS, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis; Michele Lobo, PT, MPT, University of Delaware, Newark; John Lowman Jr, PT, MS, CCS, Virginia Commonwealth University Formed by a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968, VCU has a medical school that is home to the nation's oldest organ transplant program. , Richmond; and Carol MacGillis, PT, University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
Another part of the DOCS program, the NIFTI fellowships are for $30,000 and fund physical therapists who have received their postprofessional doctoral degree within the past 5 years, or professional education degree in physical therapy for those already holding a postprofessional doctoral degree. The NIFTI fellowship for the 2003-2004 academic year was awarded to Thelma Mielenz, PT, PhD, OCS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, for her project, "Pilot Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial randomized clinical trial, n a clinical study where volunteer participants with comparable characteristics are randomly assigned to different test groups to compare the efficacy of therapies. of Two Methods of Specific Lumbar Stabilization Exercises to Prevent Recurrence of Acute Low Back Pain." Please join the Foundation in congratulating this year's PODS and NIFTI recipients. Combined Federal Campaign The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is a program allowing certain charitable organizations to solicit contributions from employees of the Federal Government of the United States. For the first time, the Foundation for Physical Therapy is listed among charitable and philanthropic organizations eligible for donations from the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) of the federal government's Office of Personnel Management. The identification number for donors to use in designating their CFC gifts to the Foundation is #1049. The CFC allows local, national, and international charitable and philanthropic organizations to receive voluntary contributions from employees of the federal government, armed forces, and the US Postal Service. It is the only authorized solicitation of employees in the federal workplace on behalf of charitable organizations. In operation for more than 30 years, the CFC gives nearly all of what it collects to the charities, spending only a small percentage on fundraising and overhead costs. Campaigns are conducted during a 6-week period from September 1 through December 15 at every federal agency in the campaign community. Charles M Magistro Distinguished Service Award This year's Charles M Magistro Distinguished Service Award was presented to Mary Ellen Michel, PhD, at APTA's Honors and Awards Ceremony at PT 2003 in Washington, DC, on Saturday, June 21, 2003. Michel is Program Director, Repair and Plasticity, at the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke is a part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The NINDS conducts and supports research on brain and nervous system disorders. Created by the U.S. (NINDS NINDS Neurology A multicenter, double blinded, randomized trial–National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke which evaluated the effects of tPA therapy in Pts with stroke. See Thrombolytic therapy, tPA. ). She was instrumental in the creation of the Foundation's Clinical Research Network (CRN). Her long-term involvement helped develop the concept and structure of the CRN, and assisted with the design of the CRN objectives, guidelines, and requirements. "The Foundation thanks Mary Ellen Michel for her outstanding service and dedication to the physical therapy profession and the Clinical Research Network," says Jayne Snyder, PT, MA, Foundation President/Chair. Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge Winners This year's Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge was a success, raising more than $77,000. The "Challenge" is a grassroots fundraising effort carried out exclusively by physical therapist and physical therapist assistant students nationwide. The money raised by students goes to support the Foundation and critically important research grants. The award winning schools are: First Place: University of Pittsburgh Melissa Lauffer, Mike Smoker Second Place: Emory University, Atlanta, Ga Kelly Brown, Doug Andrews Third Place: Northwestern University Evanston, III, Lindsey Martin Honorable mentions for those schools that raised at least $2,000 go to: Arcadia University, Philadelphia, Pa Alyson Schular, Samantha Mattocia Cleveland State University Cleveland State University, at Cleveland, Ohio; coeducational; founded 1964, incorporating Fenn College (est. 1923). The Cleveland-Marshall School of law was incorporated in 1969. Jennifer Ochi Duke University, Durham, NC Mischa Abshire, Laura Hake Finch University of Health Science/Chicago Medical School Iris del Rosario Midwestern University, Downers Grove, III Cherilyn Manney University of Delaware Jill Cameron University of Miami Danielle Guzman Washington University, St Louis, Mo Beth Jones First time participants in the Challenge this year are: Cleveland State University, Medical University of South Carolina “MUSC” redirects here. For Abel Santa María airport in Santa Clara, Cuba (ICAO code MUSC), see Abel Santa María Airport. The Medical University of South Carolina , Saint Francis University, and University of Mississippi Medical Center University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). Located in Jackson, Mississippi (USA), it houses the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Health Related Professions, and Graduate Studies in the Health . Other participating schools are: Boston University/Sargent College California State University--Fresno Central Michigan University Concordia University Wisconsin Creighton University Drexel University Marquette University Maryville University Nassau Community College Ohio University Quinnipiac University Richard Stockton College of New Jersey The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is a nationally ranked, public liberal arts and professional studies institution of the New Jersey system of higher education. It is located in Pomona in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Saint Ambrose University Saint Louis University Temple University University of Illinois at Chicago This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation). UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. University of Iowa University of Kentucky University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Also known as The University of North Carolina, Carolina, North Carolina, or simply UNC University of Saint Francis University of Saint Francis could refer to:
University of Southern California University of Tennessee at Chattanooga UTC was founded in 1886 as then-private Chattanooga University (later known as Grant College). In 1907, the university changed its name to the University of Chattanooga. In 1969, the university merged with Chattanooga City College to form the modern UTC campus as part of the University University of Wisconsin--LaCrosse University of Wisconsin-- Madison Youngstown State University Special thanks also go to Challenge student coordinators Ann Getz, Marquette University; and Melissa Lauffer, and Mike Smoker, University of Pittsburgh. The Foundation also wishes to recognize faculty advisors Lawrence G Pan, PT, PhD, Marquette University, and Anthony Delitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA, University of Pittsburgh. Recipients in the News John D Childs, PT, MS, MBA, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT, University of Pittsburgh, 2001 PODS I recipient, was the recipient of a 2003 Sports Physical Therapy Section Small Grant Award for his study titled, "Competency in Musculoskeletal Medicine: Physical Therapist vs Physician Performance." The primary aim of this project is to compare competency in musculoskeletal medicine based on performance on an examination between entry-level therapists and physicians who have recently completed 4 years of medical school education. If therapists demonstrate similar or greater levels of competency than their physician counterparts, this would provide some level of evidence that physical therapists have an adequate knowledge in musculoskeletal medicine to legitimize the profession's claim to provide direct access care. Julie M Fritz, PT, PhD, ATC, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Research Grant recipient, was awarded the Rose Excellence in Research Award for 2003. She received this award for a paper titled, "The Role of Fear-Avoidance Beliefs in Acute Low Back Pain: Relationships With Current and Future Disability and Work Status," that contained the data collected as part of the Clinical Research Center for Low Back Pain Research funded by the Foundation. |
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