Mission Statement and Program Goals

Mission Statement

Our Mission at Shawnee State University Respiratory Therapy Program is to provide a quality education, develop critical thinking skills and provide practical hands-on experience so that our future therapists have the tools they need to succeed.

Program Goals

"To prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practices as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs)" per CoARC standard 3.01

• Demonstrate knowledge and perform in an ethical and professional manner during all aspects of their clinical, classroom and working careers
• comprehend, apply, and evaluate information in the clinical setting (Cognitive-Knowledge)
• proficiency in all skills necessary to fulfill the role of the Registered Respiratory Therapist (Psychomotor-Skills)
• developing professional attitude and behavior to meet employer expectations for the Registered Respiratory Therapist (Affective-Behavior)