American Respiratory Care Foundation

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American Respiratory Care Foundation
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Company type	non-profit organization
Industry	Health care
Founded	1974
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 formed to provide funding for research in the field of pulmonology and respiratory care. Formed in 1974 as the American Respiratory Therapy Foundation and then changed to the American Respiratory Care Foundation in 1986. 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.

Primary funding

Undergraduate Student Awards — The ARCF previously supported individuals who were progressing toward an Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy but ceased that support in 2011 changing the requirement to a student progressing toward a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy by either direct route or a bridge programme.

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

Postgraduate Student Awards
Research Fellowships / Abstract Awards
Achievement Awards
Literary Awards
Research Grants — Research in respiratory care, pulmonology, sleep medicine and critical care medicine is one of the ARCF's primary missions.
International Fellowships
Community Grants

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.

References

American Respiratory Care Foundation http://www.arcfoundation.org/
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.
"AARC Timeline". Aarc.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
"Federal Partners and Contacts | Asthma". US Environmental Protection Agency. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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.
"International Fellowship Directory". Arcfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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