American Respiratory Care Foundation

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American Respiratory Care Foundation
Company type non-profit organization
Industry Health care
Founded1974
Founder American Association for Respiratory Care
Headquarters
Irving, TX
,
United States
Area served
 United States
Revenue$749,783
Total assets $2,131,930
Website www.arcfoundation.org
Footnotes /references
EIN: 237089524

The American Respiratory Care Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by the American Association for Respiratory Care [1] formed to provide funding for research in the field of pulmonology and respiratory care. [2] Formed in 1974 as the American Respiratory Therapy Foundation and then changed to the American Respiratory Care Foundation in 1986. [3] The ARCF is a partner with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, who has awarded grants to the ARCF in order to help fund research directly related to asthma and asthma education. [4]

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Primary funding

Scholarships and education grants
  • Morton B. Duggan, Jr. Memorial Education Recognition Award
  • Jimmy A. Young Memorial Education Recognition Award
  • NBRC/AMP William W. Burgin, Jr. MD Education Recognition Award
  • NBRC/AMP Robert M. Lawrence, MD Education Recognition Award

International fellowship

The International Fellowship Program was established in 1990 as a method of expanding respiratory care practices internationally by inviting physicians and nurses among other health professionals to shadow respiratory therapists to observe the practice and application in medicine. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ American Respiratory Care Foundation http://www.arcfoundation.org/
  2. ↑ Shneerson JM (March 1996). "The changing role of mechanical ventilation in COPD". Eur Respir J. 9 (3): 393–398. doi: 10.1183/09031936.96.09030393 . PMID   8729993.
  3. ↑ "AARC Timeline". Aarc.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Federal Partners and Contacts | Asthma". US Environmental Protection Agency. 2010-11-17. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  5. ↑ Barnes TA, Kacmarek RM, Kageler WV, Morris MJ, Durbin CG (2011). "Transitioning the respiratory therapy workforce for 2015 and beyond". Respir Care. 56 (5): 681–90. doi: 10.4187/respcare.01169 . PMID   21276324.
  6. ↑ "International Fellowship Directory". Arcfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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