Graduate Cardiopulmonary Sciences

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Faculty

Michael Canfield, Instructor; Interim Program Director
Tadashia Jabril Cooper, Instructor; Interim Director of Clinical Education

Accreditation

The Samford University Respiratory Care program, B.S. and M.S. degrees, CoARC program numbers 210620 and 200620 respectively, in Birmingham, AL, hold Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com). This status signifies that a program that has been granted an Approval of Intent has demonstrated sufficient compliance to initiate a program in accordance with the Standards through the completion and submission of an acceptable Provisional Accreditation Self Study Report (PSSR), completion of an initial onsite visit, and other documentation required by the CoARC. The conferral of Provisional Accreditation denotes a new program that has made significant progress towards meeting the Standards of Accreditation. The program will remain on Provisional Accreditation until achieving Continuing Accreditation. It is recognized by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) toward eligibility to the Respiratory Care Credentialing Examination(s). Enrolled students completing the program under Provisional Accreditation are considered graduates of a CoARC accredited program.

Graduate Programs and Requirements

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)
          Respiratory Care (M.S.)  

The Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences offers the master of science degree in respiratory care.

Admission Requirements

IMPORTANT NOTE: This program is being phased out and is closed to new admits.

Time-to-Degree Completion Plan

The program is designed to be completed in two years (five Semesters) of fulltime study.

Programs

• Respiratory Care (M.S.)

Courses

• RCMS 510 - Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology (3)
• RCMS 512 - Cardiopulmonary Physiology and Pathophysiology (4)
• RCMS 520 - Respiratory Care Principles (3)
• RCMS 524 - Patient Assessment and Disease Management (3)
• RCMS 526 - Assessment, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics Lab (3)
• RCMS 528 - Clinical Observation I (1)
• RCMS 529 - PFT and Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics (3)
• RCMS 530 - Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care (3)
• RCMS 532 - Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation I (3)
• RCMS 534 - Introduction to Research (2)
• RCMS 536 - Critical Care Lab (3)
• RCMS 538 - Clinical Practice I (5)
• RCMS 548 - Clinical Practice II (5)
• RCMS 640 - Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation II (3)
• RCMS 642 - Clinical Seminar I (3)
• RCMS 644 - Research Project I (1)
• RCMS 646 - Advanced Critical Care Lab (1)
• RCMS 648 - Clinical Practice III (6)
• RCMS 650 - Clinical Seminar II (3)
• RCMS 654 - Research Project II (1)
• RCMS 656 - Management and Education (3)
• RCMS 658 - Clinical Practice IV (6)
• RCMS 660 - Critical Thinking and Professionalism (1)

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