TRANSITIONING FROM STUDENT TO PROFESSIONAL. Gary Wickman, RRT, FAARC Director of Respiratory Care...

TRANSITIONING FROM STUDENT TO PROFESSIONAL

Gary Wickman, RRT, FAARC

Director of Respiratory Care

Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett, WA

Co-Chair, AARC Membership Committee

Congratulations!

Exciting things lie ahead Your exams Your job search Career satisfaction as a respiratory

therapist

What’s on your Mind?

Getting that first job Taking your NBRC exams Taking care of you and your family Learning about the real-life, on-the-job

challenges MONEY!

AARC Saves You Money!

NBRC Exam $40 off You must register from the AARC site It’s only for AARC members

www.aarc.org/member_services/nbrc_discount/

AARC Helps You Pass

Exam Prep Course Gives you access to the NBRC self-

assessment tests Helps you identify your areas of weakness Gives you a “study prescription” Expert lecturers present the material to you

www.aarc.org/education/exam_prep

Continuing Education You must have to maintain your state

license Members get at least 18 free, live CRCE

credits per year Members get at least 12 free, non-

traditional CRCE credits per year Many other free or low cost continuing

education options

Discounts To AARC Congress, Summer Forum, State

Society meetings, and online courses Products offered by AARC Personal services – Geico car insurance,

professional liability insurance, and other insurance products

Calculate Your Savings

www.aarc.org/member_services/calculator/

RESPIRATORY CARE journal - $89.953 Hour Ethics course - $25.00RRT Exam discount - $40.00

RC Week t-shirt - $5.003 AARC Webcasts - $30.00

AARC Member Saves $189.95

Membership You get first-year membership for only $50

(that’s up to a $40 savings)

We’ll Give you a Career Boost

AARC Career News A bi-monthly newsletter Job postings Career advice

Make sure you receive it www.aarc.org/email 972-243-2272

More Career Advice

Free Job Symposium At this year’s AARC Congress Free 3 hour symposium with job

preparation help Preparing for an interview Writing a resume

We’ll Bring Help to You

AARConnect Professional social network for members only Help Line outreach Specialty Section tools A special Student section (http://bit.ly/1cq43dB)

Other Social Media Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Others

White Papers and Resource Tools Checklists Manuals Guidance papers and position statements Clinical Practice Guidelines

Publications with Latest Information Respiratory Care journal with state of the

art articles and original research Online access, mobile access AARC Times – news and features, but also

clinical articles with practical help

Take Your Career to the Next Level

Volunteer Projects DRIVE4COPD State societies have opportunities Writing, research, literature

Take Your Career to the Next Level

Advocacy Work for better patient care Strengthen the role of the respiratory

therapist Your watchdog at the state and Federal

Save money Get career help Earn continuing education Access resource tools that you need Participate in service to patients and

profession

info@aarc.org972-243-2272

TRANSITIONING FROM STUDENT TO PROFESSIONAL. Gary Wickman, RRT, FAARC Director of Respiratory Care...

Documents

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care 2011 AARC International Congress Thomas V. Hill, PhD, RRT, FAARC What Every New Program Director Needs

Ventilator Graphics: Analysis and Interpretation · PDF fileVentilator Graphics: Analysis and Interpretation . Robert DiBlasi RRT-NPS, FAARC . Approaches to Invasive Ventilation 1

Asthma Education: Priority One - RT · PDF fileAsthma Education: Priority One Thomas Kallstrom, RRT, FAARC, ... adult at 8th grade level. ... salary increases, or other

Articulation Agreements Shane Keene, DHS C, RRT-NPS, CPFT, RPSGT, RST, FAARC Program Director, Respiratory Therapy Program Department Head, Analytical

SC’s Critical Access & Rural Hospitals; Assessing Their Capability to Handle a Surge in Ventilator Patients Rich Branson MSc RRT FAARC Professor of Surgery

When Policy and Practice Do Not Match… Janice J. Thalman, MHS,FAARC, RRT Director, Respiratory Care Duke University Hospital

Douglas S. Gardenhire, EdD , RRT-NPS, FAARC Georgia State University

Quality Improvement Put into Practice Carl Mottram, BA RRT RPFT FAARC Director - Pulmonary Function Labs & Rehabilitation Assistant Professor of Medicine

Respiratory Care in India - Past, Present and Future Vijay Deshpande, MS, RRT, FAARC Emeritus Professor, Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia USA

Limpieza de las vías respiratorias con sistema cerrado de aspiración Por D. Theron Van Hooser M. Ed. RRT FAARC

Palmetto MAC 11 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Documentation How to Eliminate Granular Error Gerilynn L. Connors, RRT, BS, FAARC, MAACVPR Clinical Manager, Outpatient

Restructuring the PSRC BOD Composition and Terms An Exercise in Succession Planning John M. Hughes, M Ed, RRT, AE-C, FAARC

Patient Ventilator Synchrony - NCSRC · Patient Ventilator Synchrony John Davies MA RRT FAARC Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC davie007@mc.duke.edu

THE ROLE OF THE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST IN A HOSPITAL BASED HME COMPANY DIANNE L. LEWIS, MS,RRT,FAARC HOSPITAL LIAISON NCH HOME MEDICAL

Hypoxic High Altitude Simulation Test (HAST) for Pulmonary Patients Carl Mottram, BA RRT RPFT FAARC Director - Pulmonary Function Labs & Rehabilitation

Respiratory Care – Catch the Wave! - KRCS Meetings/2014_KRCS_Thigpen... · Respiratory Care – Catch the Wave! Ken Thigpen, BS, RRT, FAARC Administrative Director, ... •For the

Dean R Hess PhD RRT FAARC - Hallowellhallowell.com/media/aerosol_delivery_guide.pdf · Dean R Hess PhD RRT FAARC Timothy R Myers BS RRT-NPS Joseph L Rau PhD RRT FAARC With a Foreword

Ruben D Restrepo MD RRT FAARC Professor of Respiratory Care The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Membership Campaign 2014 Gary Wickman, RRT, FAARC Chair – AARC Membership Committee

AARC Congress 2016Richard Branson MSc RRT FAARC. Dario Rodriquez MS RRT RPFT FAARC. This session will provide the respiratory therapist with the opportunity to gain . hands-on experience