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  • SCSRC 2019 Election Results

    Jerry Alewine
    September 04, 2019

    The 2019 SCSRC Election results are in and are as follows:

    President Elect
    –Tarisha Latimer BS, RRT-NPS, RCP

    Secretary
    –Vanessa Dixon, MPH, RRT, RCP

    Delegate
    — Suzi Westmoreland, RRT-NPS, RCP

    Coastal Junior Director
    –Janice Quinn, BSRT, RRT, RCP

    Midlands Junior Director
    –Valentina “Tina” Archer, BGS, CRT, RCP

    Pee Dee Junior Director
    — Allan Dunphy, II, RRT-NPS, CPFT, RCP

    Piedmont Junior Director
    –Janet Carter, BSRT, RRT, RCP

    Congratulations to all those who have been elected! These positions take effect January 1, 2020. We look forward to a successful year!

  • SCSRC Annual Conference Cancelled

    Selma B. Watson RRT, RCP
    September 01, 2019

    Hurricane flagsDue to Hurricane Dorian, we have decided to cancel the SCSRC Annual Conference in Myrtle Beach. The program committee is diligently working to determine the best way to refund your registration fee. More information pertaining to this will be sent out in the next several days. Please allow us time to work on this.

    If your hotel registration was booked through the SCSRC event rate found on our website, your reservation will be automatically cancelled. Please do not call the hotel if this method was used. If you booked your room through another method, you will need to cancel your reservation.

    We held out as long as we felt we could when making this decision. There have been many hours invested in the planning of this conference and we are looking into possibly rescheduling this event. We want to allow everyone ample time to make arrangements for their family in preparation for Dorian.

    Stay safe!

    SCSRC Program Committee

  • AARC Summer Lobby Blast

    Jakki Grimball RRT, AE-C, RCP
    August 19, 2019

    (This is from Anne Marie Hummel, Associate Executive Director, AARC Advocacy and Governmental Affairs.)

    Just wanted to get you pumped up ahead of time to start sending in messages to the Hill on Monday, August 19, for our 3-day blast to gain additional co-sponsors for H..R. 2508. An article will be coming out in NEWS NOW in a couple of hours that goes into more detail so please take a few minutes to read it. We want to get our members ready now so first thing Monday when the links go live everyone will be ready and know the drill. Don’t forget you can TEXT BREATHE to 52886 from your cellphone as demonstrated at our Joint BOD/HOD meeting if you are on vacation – so no excuses!!

    Your goal — 100% participation. We’ve been very close in the past but not quite there – so let’s make it happen this time around.

    AARC TAKE ACTION Page

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  • 2019 SCSRC Awards and Scholarships

    Cayce Hendrix, MA, RRT-NPS, AE-C, RCP
    July 05, 2019

     SCSRC Scholarships 2019The SCSRC Board and Scholarship Committee are excited to announce this year’s recipients of Awards and Scholarships. Thank you to all who applied this year, as we recognize your commitment to the profession and your education. Awards will be formally given to the recipients at the annual business meeting at lunchtime on Wednesday Sept. 4, 2019 at the SCSRC Annual Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC where we hope you will join us in congratulating the following award recipients: (more…)

  • NEWBERRY COLLEGE CONFERS ITS FIRST RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEGREES

    Newberry College
    June 16, 2019

    Newberry College BSRT Grads 6-12-2019

    Newberry College recently conferred degrees upon its inaugural class of graduates in the Respiratory Therapy online degree-completion program.

    Nine students became the first to earn their bachelor’s degrees in the degree-completion program that was launched in January 2018. The graduates received their degrees at the College’s spring commencement, held May 4 at Eleazer Arena on the Newberry campus.

    “This first class of Respiratory Therapy graduates are well-equipped to excel in this fast-growing, critical field,” said Dr. Jerry Alewine, chair of the Department of Respiratory Therapy. “We are so proud of what they have accomplished in earning their baccalaureate degree and pleased to be able to offer a program that allows working professionals to complete their degree and still manage the demands of work, home and family.”

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  • Columbia College Recognized

    Cayce Hendrix, MA, RRT-NPS, AE-C, RCP
    June 10, 2019

    Columbia College, Columbia, SCThe SCSRC is excited to announce that Columbia College has been selected as one of BestColleges.com’s Best Online Bachelor’s in Respiratory Therapy programs for 2019! Way to Go!

    Full article: https://www.bestcolleges.com/features/top-online-respiratory-therapy-programs