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January 17, 2008
Marquette General, Northern Michigan University open School of Respiratory Therapy
Students interested in healthcare careers will now have another option available locally. A consortium agreement between Northern Michigan University and Marquette General Health System has led to the creation of a new Respiratory Therapy program, leading to an Associate Degree.
Students will be accepted for the fall term in 2008. An optional on-line bachelor’s degree will also be offered.
The NMU-MGHS School of Respiratory Therapy represents several years of planning by directors of Respiratory Care, employers, educators and administrators to fill a need for respiratory therapists in the Upper Peninsula.
This new cooperative effort between NMU and MGH will offer students an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy. One year of prerequisite courses is followed by two years of respiratory class work and clinical education, provided both by MGHS and other U.P. hospitals, including Bell Memorial, Portage, War Memorial, Dickinson County Healthcare System, Helen Newberry Joy, Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital and Grand View Health System.
After completing class work, students will be eligible to take the national credentialing exam given by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Students may opt to continue for a fourth year and obtain their bachelor’s degree, which can be completed entirely on-line.
Classes for the NMU-MGHS School of Respiratory Therapy begin each fall, with the initial class beginning in Fall 2008. The Clinical Laboratory Department at NMU is the academic location for the program.
For more information about the NMU-MGHS School of Respiratory Therapy please call Lesa Bozek, program director, at (906) 225-7613, or 1-800-562-9753, ext. 7613.
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