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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…

Valerie Rucker-Bussie Joins Rizing Tide as Community Development Officer

Rizing Tide is excited to welcome Valerie Rucker-Bussie, PT, DPT, NCS, as its new Community Development Officer. A seasoned physical…

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…

Pioneering Change in Pelvic Health: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Bridget Ochuko

This is the thirteenth (and final) installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video…

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