Overview
The Respiratory Care Practitioner program is designed to prepare the student for entry-level positions as a respiratory care practitioner and to meet the recognized competencies for registered respiratory therapists. Students are trained to provide care for patients with cardiopulmonary diseases. Students are introduced to duties and responsibilities of the Air Force respiratory care practitioner, fundamentals of respiratory patient care and clinical medicine, neonatology and pediatric care, cardiovascular and respiratory anatomy and physiology, chemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, physiologic measurements and cardiopulmonary diseases processes. Additionally, students are trained in the principles of EKG/ECG, arrhythmia interpretations, PFT measurements/interpretations, and nitric oxide, mechanical ventilation and home health care delivery systems. Phase I is academic (didactic) classroom training at Medical Education and Training Campus (METC). This program produces a major of Respiratory Care Practitioner in the degree.
Accreditation or Related Information: The Respiratory Care Practitioner program, ASHS degree, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) (www.coarc.com).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
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Credentialing Information: Graduates of the Respiratory Care Practitioner program are required to take and pass the National Board for Respiratory Care (www.NBRC.org) Therapist Multiple Choice Examination (TMC) and the Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE) which awards the Registered Respiratory Therapist Credential. Graduates are also eligible to take the Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT) exam through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (WWW.CCI-ONLINE.ORG).
This program holds specialized national accreditation that is maintained through the Medical Education Training Campus (METC).
Degree Requirements
Program Requirements: