American Limb Preservation Society

Student Chapters

In the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) we work towards eliminating all preventable lower-limb amputations over the next generation.
This goal may be ambitious, but we believe that it is realistic if we join forces across disciplinary fields and prioritize the education of our future health professionals. Building strong ALPS student chapters all over North America will be an important step in reaching our goal, and we highly encourage students from different fields within health care and at different points in their education to get involved.
“The hands and hearts of today’s health profession students will be responsible for preserving tomorrow’s at-risk limbs. In addition to ultimately being responsible for sustaining the present efforts of ALPS, young members’ enthusiasm, fresh perspectives and tenacity are invaluable to making advancements in the present. ALPS seeks to provide the mentorship, training and opportunities for student members to get an early ‘leg-up’ in being professional limb preservation advocates. Please join us in our interprofessional collaborative effort to eliminate preventable amputations!”
Ryan Crews
Founding Secretary
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Skin Flap Workshop
2023-2024 TUSPM ALPS Student Chapter Executive Board

Benefits for students

ALPS is a non-profit organization and the aim of the society is to serve as an interdisciplinary bridge between varied groups and organizations with respective roles to play in lower limb preservation. The Society offers many benefits to student chapter members including:

  • Free yearly national membership
  • Opportunities to support local and national initiatives with leading specialists in limb preservation
  • Networking with other student chapters across North America
Health professions working on limb preservation include podiatric surgeons, vascular surgeons, diabetes educators, endocrinologists, infectious disease specialists, interventional radiologists and cardiologists, nurses, pathologists, pedorthists, physical therapists, plastic surgeons, clinical scientists and many more involved.

Current ALPS Student Chapters

Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine
11300 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695
(800) 756-6000, ext. 3123
ALPS Student Chapter Faculty Advisor: Howard B. Petusevsky, DPM
ALPS Student Chapter President: Zaria Woods
Contact: BUSPMalps@gmail.com
California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt College
370 Hawthorne Avenue
Oakland, California 94609
(510) 869-6511

ALPS Student Chapter Faculty Advisor: Alexander M. Reyzelman, DPM
ALPS Student Chapter President: Miko Fogarty

Contact: cspmalpslimb@gmail.com
Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
3333 Green Bay Road
North Chicago, IL 60064-3095
(800) 843-3059

ALPS Student Chapter Faculty Advisor: Ryan Crews, PhD
ALPS Student Chapter President: Ashna Thaker

Contact: alps@rfums.org
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
Eighth at Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 625-5451 or (800) 220-3338

ALPS Student Chapter Faculty Advisor: Andrew Meyr, DPM
ALPS Student Chapter President: Courteney Asase

Contact: templealps@gmail.com

Start a New Student Chapter

Congratulations and thank you for taking the step to organize an ALPS student chapter at your school!

Feasibility

There are two minimum requirements that must be met before considering organizing a new ALPS student chapter.
  • A reliable source of student members enrolled at the corresponding academic institution.
  • One or more faculty member(s) who is/are willing to serve as chapter faculty advisor(s).

Step-by-step Guide

Follow the steps in the ALPS Student Chapter Handbook for setting up a student chapter at your institution.

If you require any further information or assistance on the process on setting up a student chapter, please contact members@alpslimb.org

Download the ALPS Student Chapter Handbook