Napa Valley College
Respiratory Care Program
Advisory Meeting
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Welcome
 Jeanette Asselin, Chair
 Role call
 Any general announcements?
 Approval of minutes from 5/14/15
Program Director’s Report
 CRT Statistics:
 Class of 2012 – 18/19 = 94.7% (one person never
attempted the exam)
 Class of 2013 – 24/24 = 100%
 Class of 2014 - 22/22 = 100%
 Class of 2015 – 18/19 = 94.7% (one has not
attempted)
 CRT not enough any more!
Program Director’s Report
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RRT Statistics:
Class of 2012 – 17/19 = 89.5%
Class of 2013 – 19/24 = 79.2%
Class of 2014 – 19/22 = 86.4%
Class of 2015 – 15/19 so far = 78.9%
Total – 70/84 = 83.3%
New exam – TMC – two cut scores
Most faculty members have taken the new exams
Curriculum update
 Continuing project: updating all courses.
 Consider starting clinical earlier. Might
have first year students do an
observation day this semester. Wayne
will discuss further.
 Student Learning Outcomes – SLOs,
PLOs, ILOs… assessment and reporting.
Admissions
 Prereqs are currently; Chemistry, Elem.
Algebra, Anatomy, Physio, Microbiology
 Changing to Intermediate Algebra
 Priority given for Physics
 Plan to work with the other NorCal RT
Programs to validate prerequisites,
including a pre-admission test such as
TEAS-A
BSRT
 Skyline and Modesto will offer BSRTs
 Skyline plans to start first Cohort Fall 2016
 Hope for a mix of new grads and
experienced RTs
 Hybrid model with full online offered in
future
 Admissions will begin in January for fall
Distance Education update
 Videoconferencing system failure
 Repaired but still not reliable
 Did not accept the 6 SRJC-based
students for this fall, will continue
distance ed with continuing students
 Would like to increase marketing to
SRJC students so we still cover that area
Director of Clinical Education: report
 Spring/Summer 2015 report
 Specialty rotations started earlier
 Considering sending first semester
students out for an observation day in
Nov-Dec.
 Planning for Spring clinical rotations
 New clinical site
Director of Clinical Education: report
 Typhon Group – New clinical tracking
software
 Challenge – New hospital requirements:
 Repetitive Healthstream modules
 EHR training
Student Reports
 Class of 2016 – Amy Heath
 Class of 2017 – Rhonda Duggins
New Business/
Topics for next meeting
 Any final questions/comments?
 Suggestions for future topics?
 Next meeting: Spring 2016
Thank you!!!