Jim, I'm all for making 2009 the year of the RT. I really enjoyed the article you spoke of in ADVANCE, and I am especially intrigued by the fact that Mr. Fixler is trying to pilot a television series about Respiratory Therapists, similar to Paramedics, where a camera crew will follow around respiratory therapists in a variety of settings. I ...

Joanna: What advice do you have for students who are graduating this year? Unfortunately, I don't. Since you recently graduated, what advice do you have for a new RT student? I'm beginning respiratory therapy classes this August, during which I'll be taking Respiratory Care Fundamentals I with Lab and Respiratory Care ...

Hello all, I'm new to the forum, and I've just been accepted into an AAS Degree for Respiratory Care Technology which begins this upcoming fall. As you can imagine, I'm both very excited and very nervous. I work closely with the RT's at my job, and I here about all of the problems of the RT world...but that doesn't matter to me. I have such a ...