呼吸治疗计划
Be the breath of life for your patients.
关于
Respiratory therapists treat a range of patients, from premature infants whose lungs are not fully developed to elderly people with lung disease. 他们评估，监控， and treat breathing disorders and cardiovascular problems, such as asthma and emphysema. They give patients oxygen, manage ventilators, and administer drugs to the lungs.
As a respiratory therapist, you’ll work under the direction of a physician in this 增长领域. You’ll find employment in a variety of settings, including:
- 急诊/危重护理医院
- 延伸护理设施
- 门诊
- 私家医生诊所
- 睡眠研究
- 肺功能检查
- 设备销售
Application Ready 信息 Sessions
Are you ready to apply for the program, but have some questions or need assistance 在这个过程中? 请 come to one of our Application 信息 Sessions. 医疗保健 Pathway Specialists and Academic Advisors will be on-hand to answer questions and 提供指导. 日期, times and locations are below. 注意:这些不是通用的 节目介绍环节. If you need more details on TCC and our 医疗保健 项目, please refer to our monthly schedule of information sessions 在这里.
Note: The 五月 and 小君e sessions will be tailored to application submission assistance.
项目描述
The 2-year 呼吸治疗 program leads to an Associate in Applied Sciences degree, 呼吸治疗. Program graduates are eligible to take the 选择题 (TMC) examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care to earn 认证为 注册呼吸治疗师 (CRT). Students may then become eligible to take the Clinical Simulation to earn 他们的 注册呼吸治疗师 (RRT)证书.
Is 呼吸治疗 a good fit for you? This career requires specific physical, 心理和社会能力. T在这里 are also specific requirements for background 检查和免疫接种. 了解更多 about what it takes to succeed as a respiratory therapist.
学生必须完成 先决条件 在申请这个项目之前. 请 note that this seven-quarter program requires students to attend summer classes during 他们的 first year.
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