Santa Fe College Respiratory Care Program

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Santa Fe CollegeRespiratory Care Program

• Director Paul J. Stephan

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Program Information

• 18 months in length
• 30 students admitted in January
• Graduate between 21-25 students in June
• Post graduate jobs
• Shands _at_ UF
• Shands at AGH
• North Florida Regional Medical Center
• VA Gainesville
• Shands _at_ Lake Shore

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Educational Requirements for State Licensure

• Two year minimum degree for CRT
• Two year minimum for RRT
• B.S. degree optional

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National Examinations

• Three national exams which are recognized by all
  states
• CRT
• RRT written exam
• Clinical simulation exam

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SFCResults National Boards

• 2008- 100 pass rates on written registry exam
• 2008- 100 pass rate on clinical simulation exam
• 2007- 89 pass rates on written registry exam
• 2007- 94 pass rate on clinical simulation exam

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Pre-requisites to admission

• Anatomy and Physiology
• English Comp.
• Social Sc.
• Hum.
• College Algebra
• Medical terminology

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Profession Courses of Study

• Spring TermRET 1484 Respiratory Pathophysiology
  RET 1350 Respiratory PharmacologyRET 1025
  Principles of Respiratory Care
• Summer A RET 1291 Clinical Medicine ISummer
  DRET 1485 Cardiopulmonary AP
• Summer B (off)
• Fall (2nd Year) RET 1292 Clinical Respiratory
  Medicine II  RET 2714 Pediatric/Neonatal
  Respiratory Care RET 2283 Intensive Respiratory
  Care I  RET 2283L Intensive Respiratory Care I
  Lab  RET 2434 Respiratory Care Chemical Analysis
  
• Spring (2nd Year)  RET 2264 Mechanical
  Ventilators  RET 2264L Mechanical Ventilators
  Lab RET 2284 Intensive Respiratory Care II RET
  2293 Clinical Respiratory Medicine III
• Summer A (2nd Year)  RET 2295 Clinical
  Respiratory Medicine IV 

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A.S. vs B.S. Degrees

• Four year ProgramsFirst two years are focused on
  B.S. degree requirements. Ie. additional Soc.
  Sc., Hum. English, Math, etc. The professional
  course offerings may begin until Junior year.
  e.g. FAMU
• 22 Programs A.S. degree in respiratory care
  with additional course work required to meet
  degree audit and additional advanced course work
  in professional coures offerings. e.g. UCF

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Two year degree graduates

• Primarily work in hospital setting
• Largely involved in ICU area
• Some laboratory jobs Ie PFT labs
• Homecare
• General floor care

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Advantages of Four Year Degrees

• Fast track for management options
• Supervisory positions
• Lead therapist positions
• Advanced level practitioner
• Required for teaching options

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Licensure

• All states require licensure
• CRT or RRT is usually sufficient

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CEUs

• All states require minimum cont. ed.req.
• 20-24 CEUs per bi enium
• Topics must be board approved
• Intensive care, home care, patient education,
  PFT, etc.