UC Clermont Respiratory Care Students Win Ohio Challenge in Columbus

UC Clermont College Respiratory Care students are victorious again. The team that won the regional challenge bowl for respiratory care earlier this year has now won the Ohio challenge. They competed at the Annual Meeting for the Ohio Society for Respiratory Care in Columbus.

They competed with teams from colleges within the state of Ohio. Their final round was against Kettering College from Dayton. The team consisted of Justin Meyer, Stephanie Brewer, Caleb Arnold and Mike Jaeger. Their advisor is Michael Mullarkey.

Respiratory care is the evaluation, treatment, and care of patients with breathing or cardiopulmonary disorders. Practicing under the direction of a physician, respiratory therapists assume primary responsibility for all therapeutic treatments and diagnostic procedures. Respiratory therapists also provide complex therapy requiring considerable independent judgment, such as caring for patients on life support in intensive-care units of hospitals.

Respiratory care is an excellent, constantly growing and changing field. The American Association for Respiratory Care predicts the need for respiratory therapists will increase 18 to 26 percent through 2014. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that respiratory care is one of the fastest growing careers in the health care field. Regional growth has been projected to be even more rapid.

For more information about the program contact Michael Mullarkey, Academic Coordinator, at 732-5298.