2009-09-28 10:48:48.0
Respiratory Care Program receives full accreditation
All the hard work by the faculty of the Respiratory Care Program was rewarded when the site visitors from the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) announced on Friday, September 25 that MVCC will receive a full 10 year re-accreditation without any stipulations.
The re-accreditation process is a major undertaking for the program as they had to perform an extensive Self-Study which was then verified during the site visit by the CoARC representatives. The site visitors were Barb Larsson, Med., RRT, from Kennedec Valley Community College in Fairfield, Maine, and Stephen Mikles, EdS., RRT, from St. Petersburg College in Florida.
"The support for this program is tremendous," said Larsson. " From students, to graduates, to Advisory Committee members, to administrators, to community representatives - it was impressive. This is the most support for a program I've seen in the 15 years I have been doing site visits. "
There are five key national standards a respiratory program must to meet during the site visit. MVCC's Respiratory Care Program met all five and exceeded them in nine areas.
* Strong commitment by the program director and faculty
* Active and committed medical directors
* Active and committed advisory committee
* Very supportive administration
* Superb record keeping and documentation
* Excellent financial resources
* Wide array of clinic resources which reflect community needs
* Well equipped laboratories
* Strong cadre of adjunct instructors and lab assistants
"This is wonderful," said Professor Lorie Phillips, Program Coordinator for Respiratory Care. " We couldn't have asked for a more positive outcome. The support from everyone at the college was great and the recognition of the program strengths by the site visitors was excellent."
The other two faculty members of the Respiratory Care Program are Assistant Professor Debra Waterman and Professor Chuck Svoboda.
