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The Respiratory Care program is a 72-credit-hour curriculum, which prepares students to become respiratory therapists and perform complex patient care procedures in specialized patient care units and diagnostic laboratories. The Associate of Applied Sciences Degree is awarded for successful completion of the program, which enables the graduate to apply for the Entry Level Credentialing Examination from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) to become a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT). Respiratory Therapy at DCCCD Alumni Spotlight
Andrew Green, Respiratory Therapist for Parkland HospitalAndrew "Drew" Green has one of the toughest jobs around, but to him it's one of the best. As a registered respiratory therapist in Parkland Hospital's burn intensive care unit, he's one of the first faces that many badly burned patients see. "If you can't breathe, you can't do anything else," he says. "I want to be there first; I like to be there on the line." Originally from Jackson, Miss., Drew finished a three-year stint in the U.S. Army as a tank commander at Fort Hood, Texas. "I decided to get into the health profession because health care is open 24/7," he says. "I knew there would always be work." An associate degree in El Centro's Respiratory Care program got him a job; on the job he discovered his life's work. Read more... |