Programs Awarding a Master's Degree

Preface

The Roster was prepared by the Coalition for Baccalaureate and Graduate Respiratory Therapy Education (CoBGRTE) to assist students in selecting a respiratory therapy graduate program. The roster also serves as a communication tool for existing and developing graduate respiratory therapy programs. The reader is encouraged to visit program web sites and to contact each program directly for more information. New or existing programs not included on the roster should use the "Contact Us" page to request a listing. Suggestions to improve the roster are welcome. An AARC approved white paper from the CoBGRTE Steering Committee, “Development of Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees in Respiratory Care,” can be found using the link: http://www.aarc.org/resources/bacc_edu/index.asp

Generally, there are two types of master’s degree programs which offer a major in respiratory therapy/respiratory care: 1) first professional degree programs and 2) advanced programs. First professional master’s degree programs are designed for direct-entry of students with a baccalaureate degree in a field other than respiratory care who have no prior competence in respiratory therapy/respiratory care. One aim of such programs is to prepare graduates to sit for the registry exams offered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). In addition to preparing students to become Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs), such programs often include significant course work in the areas of management and supervision, education, research and/or advanced practice. The first professional master’s degree in respiratory care/respiratory therapy generally requires completion of the academic prerequisites to become a registry eligible respiratory therapist.

Advanced master’s degree programs are designed to provide registered respiratory therapists (RRTs) who possess a baccalaureate degree with leadership, management, research, regulatory affairs and/or advanced practice skills. Typically, this type of master’s program requires that entering students hold the RRT credential and have completed an undergraduate degree program in respiratory care.

Georgia

Georgia State University

Division of Respiratory Therapy

140 Decatur St.

Suite 1228 Urban Life

Atlanta, GA 30302

Program Dir: Lynda Goodfellow, EdD, RRT, FAARC

Medical Dir: Robert Pettignano, MD

Program Type: MHS with concentration in RT, BA/BS to MHS with concentration in RT

Class Cap: 10   Begins: fall semester only

Tel: 404-413-1225

Fax: 404-413-1230

E-mail: ltgoodfellow@gsu.edu

URL: http://chhs.gsu.edu/rt/masters.asp

 

Illinois

Rush University

600 S. Paulina Street 1021 D

Chicago, IL 60612

Program Dir: David L Vines, MHS, RRT

Medical Dir: Mark A. Yoder, MD

Program Type: BA/BS to MSRC, BSRT to MSRC

Class Cap: 24 Begins: September

Tel: 312-942-4408

Fax: 312-942-2100

E-mail: david_vines@rush.edu

URL: http://www.rushu.rush.edu/servlet/Satellite?c=RushUnivLevel3Page&cid=1232912010808&pagename=Rush%2FRushUnivLevel3Page%2FLevel_3_College_GME_CME_Page

 

Massachusetts

Northeastern University

360 Huntington Ave.

Boston, MA 02115

Program Dir: Thomas A Barnes, EdD, RRT, FAARC
Medical Dir: Alan Lisbon, MD

Tel: 617-851-3529

Fax: 617-373-2968

E-mail: t.barnes@neu.edu
URL: http://www.spcs.neu.edu/msresp/

North Dakota

St. Alexius Medical Center & The University of Mary

900 East Broadway

Bismarck, ND 58501

Program Dir: Will Beachey, PhD, RRT, FAARC

Medical Dir:

Program Type: BA/BS to MSRT

Class Cap: 2  Begins: August

Tel: 701-530-7757

Fax: 701-530-7701

E-mail: Beachey, wbeachey@primecare.org