Student practicing in the 呼吸治疗 labs.
  • 项目类型
    硕士
  • 学校
    Saint Gianna 学校 of Health Sciences

Become a critical member of a health care team. Enhance your leadership, education, and research skills in this entry-level graduate program.

Need an 在线 or Evening Option?

You can earn your RRT to BSRT entirely online in a format specifically designed for working adults. 

你会学到什么

You'll gain the knowledge and skills needed to provide therapies, 制定护理策略, and offer education for your patients. From therapeutic interventions and diagnostic procedures to interpreting exams and establishing a care plan, you'll be able to serve as a highly sought-after, critical member of a health care team.

获得实践经验

With the University of Mary's Master of Science in 呼吸治疗, you will learn in a supportive health care community — working with faculty and patients on-site in a health care facility.

Benefit from Our Partnership with CHI St. 科医院

Our program is completed on-site at CHI St. 科健康在俾斯麦, North Dakota and is offered through a partnership between the University of Mary and CHI St. 科健康.

获得您的RRT证书

This is an entry-level program and our graduates are eligible to sit for state licensing and national credentialing examinations offered by the National Board for Respiratory Care, leading to the Registered 呼吸治疗师 (RRT) credential.

程序信息

Please visit our catalog for admission requirements and a full list of our courses.

认证评估

  • CoARC

    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. View the CoARC’s 结果 Data. CoARC # 220133

View additional information regarding accreditation of this program including program goals and standards.

职业生涯 & 结果

就业趋势

US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects job growth for respiratory therapists to grow by 13% through 2032, over three times faster than the national average for all occupations. Respiratory therapists work with physicians and other health professionals in adult and newborn intensive care units, 医院急诊室, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, sleep-related breathing disorders clinics, 在家里.

的职业道路

  • Adult Critical Care Specialist
  • 案例管理器
  • 教育家
  • 医学研究
  • Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist
  • Respiratory Department Manager
  • 呼吸治疗师
  • Tobacco Treatment Specialist

特色教师

Christine Sperle博士

导演 & Chair of 呼吸治疗, Associate Professor of 呼吸治疗

I began my career working at St. Alexius Medical Center specializing in neonatal and adult critical care and respiratory therapy protocols. In 2002 I changed directions and began teaching for the University of Mary’s 呼吸治疗 Program as the 导演 of Clinical Education. I accepted the position of Program 导演 & 2015年主席. I have been a member of the ND Society for Respiratory Care since 1997, serving several terms as treasurer and 导演 at Large, and currently as a ND Delegate for the American Association for Respiratory Care. I also serve as an editor for the Respiratory Care Annual.

杰西卡·阿恩特

Clinical Coordinator of 呼吸治疗, Assistant Professor of 呼吸治疗

I graduated from the co-sponsored CHI St. Alexius/University of Mary respiratory therapy program in 2008. Upon graduation, I began working for St. Alexius Medical Center (now CHI St. 科健康), focusing on adult critical care. I began teaching part-time for the respiratory therapy department in 2013. Teaching became my full-time job in 2015 when I took on my current role of clinical coordinator for the CHI St. 科健康/University of Mary respiratory therapy program. I currently represent the North Dakota Society for Respiratory Care by serving as a delegate in the American Association for Respiratory Care’s House of Delegates.

Erin Haustveit, MEd, RRT, BSRT

Instructor of 呼吸治疗

I graduated from the CHI St. Alexius/University of Mary respiratory therapy program in 2010. After graduation, I worked in numerous hospital settings, including rural and urban areas. 十年来, I worked in durable medical equipment and home respiratory therapy services as a therapist, 经理, and business strategy advisor. In 2022, I began a new journey in educating students as part of the University of Mary/CHI St. Alexius respiratory therapy program, and feel so blessed to be here.

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