Polk State Respiratory alum returns as Clinical Education Coordinator to train future RTs
Jordan Emro is a proud alum of Polk State College’s Respiratory Care Program and enjoyed nearly a decade working in the clinical setting before she felt called to return to the College full time. Emro…
Polk State Foundation lightens load for hardworking Respiratory Care student
Shaledra Turner’s busy schedule includes a full-time course load as a Polk State Respiratory Care student, early morning clinicals, and working weekends and nights in emergency medical services on a private ambulance. She admits that…
Polk State Respiratory Care receives Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success Award
For the sixth consecutive year, Polk State College’s Respiratory Care Program has received the Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), highlighting the program’s accomplishments…
Polk State Respiratory Care students & grads prepared to save lives
Polk State College’s Health Sciences programs prepare students for the frontline and in just one week, Respiratory Care seniors will be graduating and taking the next step to becoming the healthcare professionals local hospitals need.…
Respiratory Care Program receives Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award
For the fourth consecutive year, Polk State College’s Respiratory Care Program has received the Distinguished RRT (registered respiratory therapist) Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). The award is presented…
Polk State College Respiratory Care Program Receives Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award
Congratulations to the Polk State College Respiratory Care Program, who recently received the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award. This is the third consecutive year that the program has been awarded this distinction. “It is an…
Commencement Countdown: Against All Odds, Hannah Williams Will Achieve Her Dream of Becoming a Respiratory Therapist
For Hannah Williams, this year’s commencement ceremony isn’t just about achieving her degree–it is an opportunity to do something she never thought she would be able to do: walk across the stage to receive it.…
Polk State’s Respiratory Care Program to Receive Special Recognition from Its Accrediting Body
Polk State College’s Respiratory Care Program will receive special recognition from its accrediting body next month for its success in preparing students for credentialing exams and the job market. “This is a milestone for the…
For Polk Respiratory Care Alumna, A Cough Inspired a New Career
Terri Dixon remembers the exact moment — or rather, the exact cough — that changed the course of her whole life. She was working as a phlebotomist, performing another routine blood draw, when a patient suddenly started…
Respiratory Care Alumna Says Program Allowed Her to Start a Career and Family on Her Terms
Ammany Shihaibar knew where she wanted to end up in life, and with help from Polk State, she got there, right on time. “If it hadn’t been for Polk State and the Respiratory Care program,”…