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Your support helps us work toward our vision of a world where all people can fully participate and thrive. Together—with your help—we achieve and advance the highest quality rehabilitation care, training and research.

The UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine has one of the top rehabilitation medicine programs in the country. With your support, we are able to:

Train students, residents, and post-doctorate fellows to be exceptional physicians, psychologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and prosthetists & orthotists,
Help our patients recover, improve their quality of life, and meet their goals,
Conduct research that makes a difference to people’s lives and advances the best care and treatment for our patients.

Browse our funds below or contact our development officer to discuss the difference that your gift can make.

Support the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Rehabilitation Medicine Discretionary Fund

Your support helps fund areas with the greatest need within the department.

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Post-COVID Program

Your support provides clinical care, teaching and research related to Post-COVID conditions and treatment.

Douglas Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund

Your gift supports the Traumatic Brain Injury Program.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident Education and Training Fund

Your generosity supports residents in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine with vital funding to cover training expenses so that they can become exceptional clinicians and advance the field of rehabilitation medicine.

Support Occupational Therapy Students

Nishimura Hiranaka Endowed Fellowship in Occupational Therapy

To provide financial assistance to graduate or professional students in occupational therapy within the Division of Occupational Therapy in the School of Medicine.

Elizabeth M. Kanny Endowed Graduate Student Support Fund

Your generous support provides vital financial support to graduate students in the Division of Occupational Therapy.

Patricia A. Folsom Endowed Fund for Occupational Therapy Students

The Patricia A. Folsom Endowed Fund for Occupational Therapy Students was established in 2010 by Patricia Folsom, a graduate of the UW Occupational Therapy Program. It is her intent that this fund will support students in the MOT Program by offsetting student costs associated with attending school.

Fallon Endowed Scholarship Fund

Established in 1989 by Walter and Dorothy Fallon in honor of their daughter’s unfulfilled wish of becoming an occupational therapist. Through this fund Mr. and Mrs. Fallon hope to make it possible for students genuinely interested in and dedicated to a career in occupational therapy to complete their education and make a positive contribution to society through this important profession.

Donate to any of these Occupational Therapy Funds here.

Support Prosthetics & Orthotics Students

Prosthetics & orthotics education training fund

Your gift supports curriculum development, ensuring students continue to get the best training in the field. Gifts made to this fund support hands-on teaching including the invaluable patient model sessions, and help to repair existing equipment and purchase new tools and equipment.

Prosthetics and orthotics scholarship fund

Your gift provides support to Master of Prosthetics & Orthotics students, and to our efforts to recruit and retain engaged and inspired students who reflect the diversity of the individuals we serve.

Fund for the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in prosthetics and orthotics in honor of Ann Yamane

Your gift supports the efforts of the UW Division of Prosthetics & Orthotics to build a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive P&O profession. Examples of initiatives and activities include outreach activities aimed at increasing awareness of P&O among middle school, high school, or college students who are underrepresented in the P&O profession; training efforts aimed at promoting diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices in P&O; and financial assistance for recruiting or retaining underrepresented students.

Support PhD in Rehabilitation Science Students

Dr. Deborah Kartin Rehabilitation PhD Student Education and Training Fund

Your gift supports PhD student-centered needs, including tuition support and costs associated with student research.

Support Physical Therapy Students

Doctor of Physical Therapy Fund for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Your gift supports Doctor of Physical Therapy students from underrepresented backgrounds with help with tuition, fees, and other education-related expenses.

Physical Therapy Education and Training Fund

Your gift supports teaching and training programs for graduate students in physical therapy.

Physical Therapy Student Emergency Fund

Your gift supports students who encounter unforeseen challenges that may disrupt their education, such as medical emergencies, housing insecurity, family crises, or other urgent financial needs. This fund supports our students experiencing food insecurity through the UW DPT Food Pantry.

Support Research