Jackson Clinics Foundation Inc.

“Expenses instructor travel 53,295 conference 1,500 bank service fees 42 supplies 7,997 instructor lodging 9,896 registration fees 78 technology 155 total 72,963”

“Educational projects for physiotherapists in ethiopia and kenya,africa. The jackson clinics foundation, inc. Runs and funds educational projects for physiotherapists, (physical therapists), in ethiopia and kenya. The goal is to provide access to advanced physical therapy practice and to create long term, sustainable educational programs. The president of the foundation is richard jackson and the vice president is anna jackson. There are no paid employees. Ben keeton, dpt, and brett windsor, pt, dpt donate their time to structure the educational offerings to our students. Airfare for instructors, some housing, and supplies for teaching are paid by the foundation.”

“The main purpose is to fund our humaitarian projects in africa by providing transportation and housing for instructors, as well as, education materials and supplies to support the projects. In 2016 the foundation sent 22 instructors to nairobi, (two weeks each), for clinical mentoring of graduates and cohorts 3, 4, and 5, the continuation of education for cohorts 3, 4, and 5, and for the launching of an educational series for cohort 6. Our teams generally pair a university professor as the lead teacher with a member of the jackson clinics staff, all with doctoral degrees. Cohorts 3 and 4 graduated with a higher diploma in orthopedic manual therapy, (omt) in december of 2016. Richard and anna jackson attended the graduation. Cohort 3 finished their training in february with a two week module on the shoulder and arm, while cohort 4 finished their training in july with the same module. Cohort 5 began their training in march with clinical reasoning and continued throughout the year with modules on the foot/ankle, knee/hip and lumbar/pelvis. Cohort 6 began their training in october with a clinical reasoning module. Ethiopia: in august 2016 richard and anna jackson travelled to ethiopia to negotiate a new memorandum of understanding, (mou), with addis ababa university, (aau), and regis university for the purpose of continuing the dpt program. Our present 17 dpt candidates will graduate in november or december 2017. At that point the dpt program will be sustainable by aau with our dpt graduates serving as academic and clinical faculty. In 2016 the foundation sent 6 teachers and mentors to support the dpt program.”