Rizing Tide Feature

Resilience, Growth, and Finding a Place in Physical Therapy: Meet Rizing Tide Surge Scholar Brandon Johnson

Brandon Johnson’s path to becoming a physical therapist was anything but linear. From the humble beginning of navigating his own…

Meet Four 2024 Crest Scholars

There’s no single path to becoming a physical therapist—but the range of stories behind what inspired many PTs’ journeys say…

How a Week of Mission Work Redefined My Purpose as a Physical Therapist

In July of 2025, my cohort and I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Lima, Perú, to perform mission…

Press Release: Rizing Tide Foundation Reports 2025 Growth and New Programs Supporting DPT Students

Foundation highlights growth in sponsorships, scholar recognition, and expanded mentorship and professional development initiatives (PHOENIX – Jan. 26, 2026) –…

Survival Skills for the New Era of PT: Reflections from the 2025 Graham Sessions

What do you get when you bring together some of the brightest minds in physical therapy to discuss the new…

From Entrepreneur to PT Advocate: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Li Chen

This is the fourth installment of the 2023 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

Championing Community and Care: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Emmanuel Noye

This is the third installment of the 2023 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

Inspired by Experience, Driven by Purpose: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Faith Blanchard-Ludanga

This is the second installment of the 2023 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

Inspired by Family, Driven to Dream: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Darwin Sandoval

This is the first installment of the 2023 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that…

Rizing Tide’s Third Anniversary: A Celebration of Empowerment, Progress, and Community

As we commemorate the third anniversary of the Rizing Tide Foundation, the team has just one thing to say: What…

Yuri Kochiyama

“Our ultimate objective in learning about anything is to try to create and develop a more just society than we have seen.”

Yuri Kochiyama