We Are Better
When We Rize Together

Every patient deserves to feel represented by their healthcare provider—and have access to affordable care. That’s why we’re offering student scholarships to inspire more diversity and inclusiveness in the physical therapy workforce.

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We believe that physical therapy is for everyone.

Yet a lack of accessibility prevents many patients (often those who are low-income or people of color) from seeking the musculoskeletal care they need to lead a functional and pain-free life.

 

At Rizing Tide, we believe that fostering more diversity in the physical therapist workforce will improve accessibility for patients of color and empower all therapists to provide better care to an increasingly diverse patient population.

 

To that end, we provide scholarships designed to empower a new generation of BIPOC leaders in the physical therapy profession. We partner with DPT students and residents, DPT faculty, and industry leaders to advance diversity and inclusiveness in the physical therapy workforce and inspire better—and more accessible—patient care.

Our Impact Since 2021

$500,000

Committed to further the education of Rizing Tide scholars

21 scholars

Supported from DPT programs across the country

16 hours

Of premium live education (either virtual or in-person) provided to scholars to date

15 DPT programs

Represented amongst our two cohorts of scholars

287 applicants

Submitted an entry to earn a Rizing Tide scholarship

$57,250

In sponsorships, funding one full Surge scholarship and one full Crest Rizing Star scholarship (Thanks Hands-On Diagnostics and APTQI!)

The physical therapist workforce faces a serious diversity gap.

Every year, the U.S. patient population becomes more and more racially and ethnically diverse—but the physical therapist workforce has not evolved alongside it. To help close the diversity gap, Dr. Heidi Jannenga, a physical therapist, industry advocate, and thought leader, founded Rizing Tide: a foundation that provides scholarships to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) PT students while partnering with industry leaders to advance diversity and inclusiveness in the physical therapy workforce.

Scholarships

Each year, Rizing Tide presents scholarships to five promising BIPOC students who are on the path to earn their Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) or are furthering their PT education by pursuing a residency program. Scholarship recipients are selected by our Beachcombers committee on the basis of merit.

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Crest

Each year, Rizing Tide awards the Crest scholarship to three incoming undergraduate DPT star studentsor PTAs attending a PT bridge programwho are conscientious, studious, and natural-born leaders with a passion for patient care.
 
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Surge

Rizing Tide annually awards the Surge scholarship to two graduating DPT students who are on a quest to achieve personal excellence, provide exceptional patient care, and develop leadership skills through a residency program.
 
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"A rising tide lifts all boats."

John F Kennedy

Resources

Carolina Mahecha Millan smiling while on a virtual phone call. Next to her, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Carolina Mahecha Millan, 2022 Crest Scholar."

The Power of Mentorship: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Carolina Mahecha Millan

This is the tenth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide…

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Erika Gonzalez smiling while on a virtual phone call. Next to her, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Erika Gonzalez, 2022 Crest Scholar."

Finding Her PT Zen: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Erika Gonzalez

This is the ninth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide…

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Illustration of a student with short hair sitting at a desk and sadly holding his head in his hand. A notepad saying "Debt" sits on the desk in front of him.

Exceptional Scholars, Exceptional Debt: A 2023 DPT Student Loan Survey

Winning Jenga is simple: Destabilize the tower as little as…

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