The American Respiratory Care Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by the American Association for Respiratory Care

American Association for Respiratory Care

The American Association for Respiratory Care is a non profit organization and is currently the only professional organization supporting Respiratory Care in the United States. In addition to attempting to help lobby for beneficial legislation nationally and locally, the AARC is trying to promote...

  formed to provide funding for research in the field of pulmonology

Pulmonology

In medicine, pulmonology is the specialty that deals with diseases of the respiratory tract and respiratory disease. It is called chest medicine and respiratory medicine in some countries and areas...

 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

Asthma

Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath...

 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
  National Board for Respiratory Care
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  Applied Measurement Professionals
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   William W. Burgin, Jr. MD Education Recognition Award
• NBRC
  National Board for Respiratory Care
  The National Board for Respiratory Care Inc. is a non-profit organization formed in 1986 with the purpose of awarding and maintaining credentialing for Respiratory therapists in the United States....
  
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  Applied Measurement Professionals
  Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc is a for-profit private stock corporation located in Olathe, Kansas, which is in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Incorporated in 1982 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the non-profit National Board for Respiratory Care as NBRC Management Services, Inc...
  
   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.