B.S. in Respiratory Care
Breathe Easy With A Mansfield Education
Do you want to help others get and stay well? Respiratory therapists offer important health support and care to their patients. People of every age need respiratory care. With the knowledge and skills taught in our program, you will prevent, identify, and treat illness in your patients with confidence.
Program Recognized for Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Success
The Mansfield University-Robert Packer Hospital Respiratory program has been recognized by COARC (Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) for "Distinguished Respiratory Therapist Success" for the fourth straight year. In the recognition, COARC stated that the program reached success in "inspiring its graduates to achieve their highest educational and professional aspirations."
Respiratory Care at Mansfield University
Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care
For specific course and program requirements, please consult the current undergraduate catalog.
The Mansfield University Respiratory Therapy Program is a full-time, four-year, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree program. It is a collaborative program with Mansfield University's Department of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences and Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital. Students spend the first two years on the campus in Mansfield, PA completing program pre-requisites and general education courses. After meeting the program pre-requisites, students will spend their second two years plus one summer engaging in respiratory specific didactic course, clinical courses and hands on experiences at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA, where they complete classroom and clinical experience. Students will also have the opportunity to rotate to several other clinical affiliates gaining valuable hands on clinical experiences.
The respiratory therapy courses consist of tightly coordinated classroom, laboratory and clinical training conducted Monday through Friday primarily during the day. In all clinical courses, the clinical instructor provides ongoing feedback to the student through weekly written performance evaluations. Each student provides the program with weekly feedback through completion of online clinical instructor and rotation evaluation surveys. Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital is the primary site of clinical training. Each student's clinical experience assignments will also include rotations to Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY; Corning Hospital, Corning, NY; United Health Services Wilson Regional Medical Center, Johnson City, NY; Danville Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA; Troy Community Hospital, Troy, PA; and Guthrie Med Supply Depot, Sayre, PA.
At the end of their studies, students are awarded the BS in Respiratory Care and are immediately eligible to sit for the Therapist Multiple Choice Exam (TMC) and the Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE) given by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) to obtain their Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential.
The Mansfield University Respiratory Therapist program is nationally accredited by:
The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
www.coarc.com
CoARC Outcomes data from the Annual Report of Current Status includes retention, job placement and success on the national credentialing exams.
https://coarc.com/students/programmatic-outcomes-data/
CoARC Program Number: 200019
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.
For more information please contact:
Sheila Merrill, MS Ed, RRT, Program Director
Mansfield University/Robert Packer Hospital School of Respiratory Therapy
One Guthrie Square, Sayre, PA 18840
570-887-4513
Email: Sheila.Merrill@guthrie.org or smerrill@mansfield.edu
Additional information is available from Guthrie's Respiratory Care website.
Careers
Many graduates of this program go on to pursue careers in specialty areas of respiratory care such as:
- Emergency Medicine
- Patient Transport
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Home Care
- Patient Care and Education
- Pediatrics
- Neonatal Care
For a listing of available jobs and internships in your field, visit the Career Center at Mansfield University!
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