Our Impact

Our passion behind funding grants is due to the ripple effect they have on the field of podiatric medicine, education, and research. It never stops with one person or one organization.

Even with a relatively small principal balance, we have been able to annually fund over $600,000 in grants almost exclusively for podiatric medicine.

Areas of Our Impact

We have enabled many significant research projects that will allow our providers to give even better care to patients. Funding these profound research studies such as the Impact on Podiatric Care of the Diabetic Foot helps to bring great strides in the education and advancement of foot and ankle care.

Special Report: Cadavers Leap into 21st Century with Virtual Dissection Tool

The educational projects are helping the podiatry faculty excel even more in advancing the education for students – helping them to achieve the best podiatric medical education. The New York College of Podiatric Medicine now has a state-of-the-art Anatomage Table for virtual dissection which has been labeled “a game changer” for enhancing student education. READ MORE

The assistance we have historically given to Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs provides critical financial aid to these national, state, and local organizations that strive to help established podiatric professionals maintain and enhance their skills, knowledge, and ability to better treat patients needing foot care.

Historic Dedication of The Podiatry Foundation Foot and Ankle Clinic With Formal Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The gift that Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine received is going to help bring cutting-edge technology and education to students for years to come. READ MORE

Life-Changing Scholarship Awards

Finally, over the years we have given hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to podiatry students in an effort to both recognize their acumen in grasping the educational and clinical aspects of a critically important profession, as well as assisting their financial needs in completing their degree requirements. WATCH VIDEO

Sponsored by the Podiatry Foundation

Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine collaborated with the Ministries and Health & Wellness and Education to provide books to primary school students, hands-on clinical education to over 30 students, diabetic/wound care education to more than 30 doctors, nurses, and wound care specialists and to treat over 1200 patients!

I cannot thank The Podiatry Foundation enough for their generous grants and continued contributions to the field of podiatric medicine and surgery. The research grants have not only allowed me to pursue pertinent research for foot and ankle surgeons, but the grants have allowed me to heavily involve students in the research. By involving students, hopefully they develop the necessary tools to continue research into their post-graduate training and beyond. Thank you again for your continued support.

The Podiatry Foundation is a wonderful grant resource for the podiatric medical educational community and has allowed us to obtain items to supplement our curriculum. Through this funding, we were able to enhance our Skills Anatomy Lab through the acquisition of anatomy software and an Anatomage table. This has greatly benefited our pre-clinical and clinical curriculum as educational enhancements and has been used in our residency training program as well.

A memory that I will forever hold close to my heart is my time spent in Nicaragua with Foundation for International Relief of Children (FIMRC). This opportunity would not have been possible without the gracious support of The Podiatry Foundation for this medical mission trip. I and other volunteers were able to provide preventative podiatric medical care in a small town in Nicaragua; a town that had limited medical access. We were able to implement the skills we learned through our schooling to these patients in need. Our group of student volunteers were very grateful to The Podiatry Foundation for their generous grant.

Receiving the very first Thomas V. Melillo Full Tuition Scholarship Award from The Podiatry Foundation was truly transformative for me. It not only relieved the financial burden of my education but also served as a profound affirmation of my dedication to podiatry. This generous support empowered me to pursue my passion in the field of podiatry and has been full circle for me to now be teaching at Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. Thank you, Podiatry Foundation, for investing in my dreams and paving the way for my journey in podiatric medicine and surgery.

The American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine is extremely grateful for the grant support provided by The Podiatry Foundation. This funding has enabled our organization to reach out to undergraduate institutions and introduce the advisors and students to podiatric medicine. Pre-med and Pre-health students are often unaware of our profession, and we are developing relationships with undergraduate institutions that will benefit our profession for years to come. As the “educational arm” of podiatric medicine, It truly helps fulfill our mission!