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The Missouri Society for Respiratory Care will be the national model among the State Professional Societies for Respiratory Care. The MSRC will encourage and promote professional excellence, advance the science and practice of respiratory care, and serve as an advocate for patients, their families, the public, the profession, and the respiratory therapist.

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice guidelines from the American Association for Respiratory Care.

The National Board for Respiratory Care

With our mission of promoting excellence in respiratory care by awarding credentials based on high competency standards, The National Board for Respiratory Care shares your goal of protecting and enhancing patient lives. Nearly 40,000 candidates test for NBRC credentials each year, seeking to demonstrate how excellence defines them across seven specific areas of respiratory care.

NBRC credentials provide recognition for hard work and dedication to quality. Success brings respect among colleagues and instills a sense of pride in those who earn the NBRC badges of distinction. Why? For the same reason all 49 states regulating the profession recognize NBRC examinations as standards for state licensure: success requires exceptional knowledge and competency. Our NCCA-accredited examinations—which are developed by respiratory care professionals and predictive of job performance—provide the opportunity to prove readiness for excellence in patient care.

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NIH is the nation's medical research agency, supporting scientific studies that turn discovery into health (NIH).

Founded in 1948, WHO is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health (WHO).

CDC works 24/7 keeping America safe from health, safety, and security threats, both foreign and domestic. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease, and supports communities and citizens to do the same (CDC).

East Central College offers the Respiratory Care program through the Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC) and is coordinated through East Central College as a hybrid program. The AAS in Respiratory Care is a one-plus-one-degree program which prepares students to practice as Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) and to become state licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner. Upon graduation, students will receive their Associate of Applied Science Degree in Respiratory Care and will be eligible to take the Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC) and Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE) administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) to obtain the Registered Respiratory Therapy (RRT) credential.

Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRT) work with critical and non-critical patients in a variety of settings which include hospitals, surgery centers, rehabilitation centers, education, research, and medical equipment sales.