RESC 6915 - Education and Accreditation in Respiratory Care
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section A01, CRN 43282,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Kelly Colwell
Email: klcolwell@ysu.edu
Course Description
6915. Education and Accreditation in Respiratory Care. Comparison of institutional as well as programmatic accreditation requirements. Prepare students with up-to-date tools/approaches to address major educational accreditation concerns in hospital as well as in post-secondary settings. Students will also compare and contrast the role of accreditation in today's health care environment. Prereq.: Acceptance in MRC program. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| No text required, readings provided in blackboard |
There is no text required for this course readings will be listed in blackboard
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19 | Read the following articles in black board Higher Learning Commission CHEA: Council for Higher Education Accreditation Join Commission (JCAHO) COARC: Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care |
Introduce yourself Organization that impact higher education |
Post your introduction Post your discussion 1 and respond to your classmates in a professional manner Complete quiz professional organizations |
| 10/26 | The Joint commission pdf High-Reliability Health care: Getting there from here pdf Zero Harm: An Achievable Goal pdf Sentinal even alert pdf. COVID 19 lessons learned pdf Josie King video |
The Joint Commission on accreditation of hospitals review (JCAHO) Joint commission resources Healthcare accreditation |
Post your discussion 2 and respond to your classmates in a professional manner Written assignment 1 Heath care Accreditation in APA |
| 11/2 | Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) pdf Higher Learning Commission (HLC) pdf Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA) pdf Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) pdf U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs pdf An Overview of US Accreditation |
Overview of accreditation of higher institutions of learning Overview of specialized accreditors Commission on accreditation for Respiratory Care CoARC) |
Post your discussion 3 and respond to your classmates in a professional manner Complete quiz on Accreditation of Organizations |
| 11/9 | Websites for review Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) US Department of Education Database of Accreditation Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP) |
The higher learning commission CoARC US department of database of accreditation |
Post your discussion 4 and respond to your classmates in a professional manner Written assignment 2 Accreditation and Respiratory care |
| 11/16 | Site vistors resources Evidence-List-for-CSSR-Entry-7.2020.docx Example-for-Website-CoARC-CSSR-Entry-Base-4-2020.pdf Continuing-Accreditation-SV-Agenda-3-11-17.pdf Script-Summation-12-2019-(1).pdf |
Site visits for accreditation evidence required for site visitors CoARC entry into practice accreditation standards Achieving continual accreditation |
Post your discussion 5 and respond to your classmates in a professional manner Complete quiz on site visits Final paper 1st draft due |
| 11/23 | Webpage / Article readings CoARC DA programs (2024) CoARC APRT standards (2022) Adapting and evolving (AARC, 2016) Thinking outside the box: moving the respiratory care profession beyond the hospital walls (Myers, 2013) Physician support DOI: 10.4187/respcare.07387 (Strickland, et. al., 2020) |
Adapting and evolving in the dynamic respiratory care profession Degree advancement standards for accreditation Advanced practice Respiratory Therapist APRT standards |
Post your discussion 6 and respond to your classmates in a professional manner |
| 11/30 | Final development of your summative assignment | The Future of Respiratory care accreditation and education | Post your discussion 7 and respond to your classmates in a professional manner Post your Summative assignment paper in APA |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.