RESPIRATORY THERAPY (51.0812)

Graduation Requirements (A Minimum of 120 Credits)

The purpose of this program is to enhance the education of RRT graduates with a current NBRC credential to provide them with professional growth and skills in areas of management, cultural diversity, and supervisory skills across various healthcare settings. FNU awards a Bachelor of Science degree upon completion. The program is designed to be taken on line in its entirety, and or to be taken partly on line and partly on campus.

Faculty

Program Director
Frank Pupo, BS, RRT, CCT
305-821-3333 Ext. 1121
fpupo@fnu.edu

Program Goal

To provide graduates of entry into respiratory care professional practice degree programs with additional knowledge, skills, and attributes in leadership, management, education, research, and/or advanced clinical practice that will enable them to meet their current professional goals and prepare them for practice as advanced degree respiratory therapists.

Additional Program Goals

1. Graduates will possess the core knowledge and skills necessary for employment and/or upper-level studies. (Linked to Institutional Goal I and III.)
2. Graduates will have acquired the required skills needed for the successful completion of their program of studies.

III. Graduates will demonstrate personal and professional development skills as well as the ethical awareness necessary for success in their careers. (Linked to
Institutional Goal I and IV.)

Program Outcomes

1. Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to apply knowledge and skills to create. Participate in, and manage a pulmonary rehabilitation program, have management skills required to run a facility’s respiratory therapy department, have basic knowledge of the legal aspects of the profession, and be prepared to conduct in-field research as well added soft skills.
2. Demonstrate understanding of the ethics and legal responsibilities as an allied health worker and maintain a professional attitude according to these principles.

III. Demonstrate mastery in all areas of Respiratory Care management, pulmonary rehabilitation COPD education, home care, and legal issues affecting the profession.

Accreditation

Accreditation information: www.coarc.com

Program #: 510003

Programmatic outcomes: https://coarc.com/students/programmatic-outcomes-data/

CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an ‘outcomes based’ process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.