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RESPIRATORY THERAPY

Respiratory Therapy is an Allied Health program, whose practitioners are employed, under medical direction, to provide treatment, management, diagnostic evaluation, and care to patients with problems associated with the cardiopulmonary system. Job responsibilities vary from the administration of oxygen, humidity, aerosols, and the drainage of lung secretions, mechanical ventilation, to the use of technologically sophisticated monitoring devices and treatment techniques to enhance the survival of patients in intensive care units. Respiratory therapists may also perform pulmonary function testing.

Employment Opportunities

Home health
Rehabilitation hospitals
Skilled nursing homes
Acute care hospitals
Skilled nursing units within an acute care hospital
Physicians offices
Outpatient centers

Program Description

The Respiratory Therapy Program is a cooperative effort between Collins Career Center and Marshall Community and Technical College. There are 30 semester credit hours required from Marshall Community and Technical College. The student may either complete the MCTC courses prior to application to the program or finish the courses while completing the Respiratory Therapy courses at Collins Career Center.

Admission Requirements

The Respiratory Therapy program has selective admissions each year. The program begins offering the Psychological Services Bureau Health Occupations Aptitude Examination from March through July. If the student passes the examination, he/she can then apply to the program. The first 24 eligible applications received will be admitted to the program. If admitted, there are 84-quarter hours of Respiratory Therapy courses to be completed at Collins Career Center. As part of the 84-quarter hours, the student will be required to complete clinical practice rotations at area health care facilities.

For more information contact:

Steven Brown, Director of Off-Campus Programs
Community College Building, Room B5
Telephone: (304) 696-3366
E-mail: brown175@marshall.edu

Janet B. Smith, MS, RHIA, CCS
Cabell Hall, Room 205
Telephone: (304) 696-3048 or 800-642-3437
E-mail: smithjan@marshall.edu

For application information, contact Collins Career Center at (740) 867-6641, ext. 400.