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Curriculum

The Respiratory Care Program is offered jointly by the University of Minnesota Rochester and Mayo School of Health Sciences. Students must first complete the lower-division prerequisite courses at a regionally accredited colleges/university.

In the junior and senior year, Mayo Clinic provides both classroom and clinical instruction specific to respiratory care. This includes technical and medical course work, and clinical rotations in all areas respiratory care practitioners practice. Students are exposed to the therapeutic and diagnostic services that graduates are expected to perform. The upper division (i.e., junior/senior years) curriculum is two years in length.

Fall Semester — Total of 17 credits
RESP 3011 Foundations of Respiratory Care (2 cr)
RESP 3021 Patient Care Techniques (2 cr)
RESP 3101 Respiratory Care Modalities and Equipment (4 cr)
RESP 3201 Cardiopulmonary Patient Assessment (4 cr)
RESP 3301 Clinical Practicum I (4 cr)
RESP 3401 Seminar in Respiratory Care I (1 cr)

Spring Semester — Total of 15 credits
RESP 3102 Respiratory Care Modalities and Equipment II (4 cr)
RESP 3202 Advanced Cardiopulmonary Physiology and Pathophysiology (3 cr)
RESP 3302 Clinical Practicum II (4 cr)
RESP 3402 Seminar in Respiratory Care II (1 cr)
RESP 3502 Clinical Research: Literature, Methodology, and Application (3 cr)

Fall Semester — Total of 16 credits
PHAR 3800 Pharmacotherapy for the Health Professions (online) (3 cr)
RESP 4400 Advanced Adult Respiratory Critical Care Techniques (3 cr)
RESP 4311 Advanced Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care (2 cr)
RESP 4321 Advanced Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics (2 cr)
RESP 4331 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Disease Prevention and Case Management (1 cr)
RESP 4341 Clinical Practicum III: Advanced Respiratory Care (3 cr)
RESP 4401 Clinical Practicum IV: Advanced Adult Respiratory Critical Care (1 cr)
RESP 4501 Research Project and Publication I (1 cr)

Spring Semester — Total of 13 credits
RESP 4342 Clinical Practicum V: Advanced Respiratory Care (3 cr)
RESP 4402 Clinical Practicum VI: Advanced Adult Respiratory Critical Care (1 cr)
RESP 4502 Research Project and Publication II (1 cr)
RESP 4602 Grand Rounds (2 cr)
HP 4802 Health Care Delivery Systems and Finance (3 cr)
HP 4902 Leadership and Management in Health Professions (3 cr)

Clinical rotations at Mayo Clinic in Rochester include:

  • Adult critical care: Intensive care unit and emergency room
  • Airway management: Bag mask ventilation and intubation in the operating room
  • Diagnostic procedures: Bronchoscopy, hemodynamic monitoring, polysomnography
  • Hospital Clinical Lab: Arterial blood gas collection/analysis
  • General floor areas: Patient assessment, oxygen administration, nebulizer therapy and chest physical therapy
  • Pulmonary function testing and rehabilitation
  • Pulmonary research
  • Respiratory care equipment dispatch and repair

Grading or Evaluation
As you move through the respiratory care rotations, you will be evaluated in each clinical area by the supervising therapists, the program director and the clinical supervisor. Clinical performance is evaluated using a competency-based evaluation system and performance appraisals.

Mayo School of Health Sciences uses evaluative tools that include:

  • Written examination
  • Demonstration of skills
  • Self-assessment exercises
  • Faculty reviews

Our system of evaluation provides students and faculty with a comprehensive look at individual performance, allowing students who are experiencing academic difficulty to be directed to appropriate support resources, including tutoring programs and counseling opportunities.

Curriculum Enhancements
Mayo School of Health Sciences is committed to developing and maintaining the very best education programs. Changes may be made to the curriculum and other aspects of this program as necessary to assure the highest-quality training.

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