Respiratory therapists鈥 role and responsibilities, as well as respiratory academic programs have been significantly developed in the past 30 years.听 The high demand for well-trained respiratory therapists with advanced degrees have accelerated academic institution to pursuing higher degree programs in respiratory therapy worldwide.
In Palestine, respiratory therapists鈥 practitioners do not exist due to the absence of any bachelor or higher degree academic programs in this field. Respiratory care is provided by hospital nurses who are trained on the job only without appropriate academic background. The 鈥淏achelor of science in respiratory therapy program鈥 is currently under accreditation by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Once approved, graduates are expected to practice their roles at least 5 years from now. Thus, practicing nurses with bachelor degree programs who currently work in critical care units can be enrolled in this proposed program to fill the gap in their clients鈥 respiratory care needs.
The proposed Master of Science in Respiratory Therapy program at AAUP is designed to advance the knowledge, evidence-based practices, research and leadership skills of respiratory therapy professionals
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Respiraory therapists can have have many career opportunities upon graduation听 not limited to the following areas:
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