AARC Asks That RTs Be Added to Heroes Fund

Today the AARC sent a letter to House and Senate Congressional leaders urging them to specifically recognize respiratory therapists as essential health care providers for the lifesaving care they are delivering to patients with COVID-19 in any legislative provision that authorizes hazard pay for essential workers, like the Heroes Fund proposal. We also reminded them we sent a letter earlier asking that RTs be included as telehealth practitioners in any additional stimulus package being developed. … Read more

Introducing the TSRC Students Page

We have added a new section to the TSRC website, the Students page! We hope that RT students throughout Tennessee will be inspired by the new section, and support it by sending content. Respiratory Care program directors in Tennessee are encouraged to send news and articles about projects their students are undertaking or have completed. To kickoff the new section, Kylie Marshall has provided a brief article, and a video of her trip to the … Read more

Thank You 2019 TSRC Convention Exhibitors

A special THANKS to the exhibitors who supported the TSRC 2019 State Convention with their participation. You helped make the Convention a success! We invite you to join us in Memphis for the TSRC 2020 State Convention. The following companies and institutions participated in the TSRC 2019 State Conference & Exhibition. Airgas Healthcare Ambu BJC Healthcare Breas Medical Electromed ETSU Fisher & Paykel Healthcare GE Healthcare Getinge Grifols Hamilton Insmed Instrumentation Laboratory Masimo Medtronic Methapharm … Read more

Concorde RT Students Prepare for TSRC State Convention

The photos below are RT Students from Concorde Career College assisting TSRC President Susan Parsons in assembling State Conference Registration packets for the TSRC State Conference on April 1 & 2 in Gatlinburg, TN. Students participating in assembling the 2019 State Conference Registration packets: Angel Wilson, Lisbeth Alonzo, Shaye Morris, Tina Reap, Victoria Frieson, Alexis Perkins, and Alexis Briggs. RT Instructor Lori Vinson, RT Program Director Michele Hadley, and RT Director of Clinical Education Mike … Read more