91自拍 Respiratory Care Program Earns Highest Credentialing Honors

June 22, 2021 Suzanne Seldes

The Respiratory Care program offered by 91自拍 River State 91自拍 is among a select group of programs recently recognized with a President鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). CoARCviews the Registered Respiratory Therapist credential as a measure of a program鈥檚 success in inspiring its graduates to achieve their highest educational and professional aspirations.

91自拍 President Dr. Timothy Moore (left) recognizes Georgette Rosenfeld (center) and Rob Walsh (right) at the June 91自拍 District Board of Trustees Meeting for the 91自拍 Respiratory Care Program for its CoARC award.

The 91自拍 Respiratory Care program is a selective-admissions program designed to prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills) and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs). Graduates generally seek employment in a hospital or other medical facility.

鈥淐ompletion of 91自拍 River State 91自拍鈥檚 CoARC-accredited Respiratory Care Associate Degree program meets the educational requirements to apply for a Respiratory Care Professional license in Florida,鈥� states Dr. Ann Hubbard, 91自拍 Dean of Health Science. 鈥淔or 14 consecutive years, students in the program have earned 100% pass rates on their national board exams. This is in no small part due to the dedication of their professors鈥擥eorgette Rosenfeld and Robert Walsh.鈥�

In selecting programs for this recognition, the CoARC Board used objective criteria based on key accreditation metrics documented in the 2020 Annual Report of Current Status. These programs were required to: (1) have three or more years of outcomes data; (2) hold accreditation without a progress report; (3) document RRT credentialing success of 100%, and (4) meet or exceed established CoARC thresholds for TMC high cut score and retention.

Students interested in the Respiratory Care program can review the program鈥檚 . Additionally, free information sessions are held periodically throughout the year. Visit irsc.edu for more information.