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Quick Facts |
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Program length:
Two weeks
Prerequisites:
Enrolled in Respiratory Care Program at GateWay College
Granted: MSHS Certificate
of Completion, Associate Degree from Gateway
Patient interaction:
High
Placement outlook:
Excellent |
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Program Description
Students enrolled in the Respiratory Care Program at GateWay Community
College in Phoenix, Ariz., may complete their clinical rotations
at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
Three primary factors make Mayo Clinic an ideal educational setting
for you to receive your respiratory care training:
- The breadth of respiratory conditions and care
procedures you’ll experience
- The large volume of patients requiring respiratory
testing and therapy
- A diverse and highly educated faculty committed
to your success
The Associate of Science in Respiratory Care at GateWay Community
College is a two-year academic program designed to prepare students
to become entry-level respiratory care therapists.
Clinical experiences are offered at Mayo Clinic Hospital, part
of Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
Accreditation
GateWay Community College’s Respiratory Care Program is accredited
by by the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
in conjunction with the Committee
on Accreditation of Respiratory Care (CoARC) .
Mayo Foundation is also accredited by the North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission.
Higher Learning Commission
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
(800) 621-7440
(312) 263-0456
Fax: (312) 263-7462
www.ncacihe.org
Affiliated Institution
To participate in the Mayo School of Health Sciences Respiratory
Care Program clinical rotations, you must be enrolled in the Respiratory
Care Program at the following affiliated academic institution:
GateWay
Community College
108 North 40th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
(602) 286-8200
toni.rodriguez@gwmail.maricopa.edu
For more information or to enroll in the Respiratory Care Program,
please contact GateWay Community College in Phoenix, Ariz.
Facilities
Mayo Clinic’s inpatient care facility – Mayo Clinic
Hospital – and its Emergency Medicine team administer respiratory
testing and respiratory care therapy to thousands of patients each
year.
For example, a typical year at Mayo Clinic Hospital includes:
- Nearly 2,400 days of mechanical ventilation
- More than 21,500 patient days of oxygen therapy
- 31,000 bronchodilator treatments
- Nearly 560 bronchoscopy assists
- Insertion of 450 arterial lines and monitoring
of 2,300 patient days of arterial pressures
- Insertion of more than 500 peripherally inserted
central catheters (PICC)
- More than 5,400 patients treated by the Respiratory
Consult Service
Mayo Clinic in Arizona opened in 1987 as a premiere academic medical
center in the southwestern United States, where advanced programs
in medical research and education support the highest-quality patient
care.
Scottsdale Campus is centered around a beautiful five-story outpatient
clinic. This modern facility contains 240 exam rooms, an outpatient
surgery center equipped for general anesthesia, a full-service laboratory,
a pharmacy, a patient-education library, an endoscopy suite and
a 188-seat auditorium for patient, staff and student education programs.
Services in more than 66 medical and surgical disciplines are provided,
including programs in cancer treatment and organ transplantation.
The Scottsdale Campus offers excellent education facilities, including
classrooms, lecture halls, an extensive library and computer lab.
The Samuel C. Johnson Research Center, a 75,000-square-foot building,
houses scientists, trainees and students focused on molecular genetics,
molecular immunology, molecular and cell biology, molecular chemistry
and surgical research.
On the Phoenix Campus, the state-of-the-art 205-bed Mayo Clinic
Hospital, which opened in 1998, is the first hospital entirely designed
and built by Mayo. It has been recognized as "the Best Hospital
in Phoenix" several times by Phoenix magazine.
The respiratory department at Mayo Clinic Hospital was recognized
as the Arizona Society for Respiratory Care (AzSRC) “Department
of the Year” in 2002 and 2003. It also has received Quality
Respiratory Care Recognition by the American Association for Respiratory
Care (AARC) in 2003 and 2004.
Graduation and Certification
When you successfully complete the Respiratory Care Program, you
will receive an Associate of Science degree from GateWay Community
College and a certificate of completion from Mayo School of Health
Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.
Graduates of the GateWay respiratory care program are eligible
to take the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) certification
and registry examinations. State licensure information is available
from the Arizona Board of Examiners for Respiratory Care.
Hours
For the majority of the clinical rotations, your learning schedule
will include eight-hour days, two days per week.
Class Size
Each year, Mayo School of Health Sciences hosts 12 students in the
respiratory care rotations. This ensures you will receive close
one-on-one instruction and a comprehensive educational experience.
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