Company:Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care

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Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
Typenon-profit organization
IndustryMedicine
FoundedMay 11, 1954
FounderThe Medical Society of the State of New York
Headquarters
Bedford, TX
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Area served
United States
Websitehttp://www.coarc.com/

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) is a non-profit accreditation organization dedicated to respiratory care.[1][2] CoARC accredits degree-granting programs in respiratory care that have undergone a rigorous process of voluntary peer review and have met or exceeded the minimum accreditation Standards as set by the professional association in cooperation with CoARC.[2] These programs are granted accreditation status by CoARC, which provides public recognition of such achievement. In 2009 there were over 300 accredited programs in the United States.[2]

Collaborating organizations

See also

  • American Association for Respiratory Care
  • National Board for Respiratory Care

References

  1. Mathews P, Drumheller L, Carlow JJ, with the assistance of the American Association for Respiratory Care. National Board for Respiratory Care. Council on Accreditation of Respiratory Care (2006). "Respiratory care manpower issues.". Crit Care Med 34 (3 Suppl): S32–45. doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000203103.11863.BC. PMID 16477201. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Survey of Respiratory Therapy Education Program Directors in the United States.". Respir Care 56 (12): 1906–15. 2011. doi:10.4187/respcare.01259. PMID 21535914.