TRANSITIONING FROM STUDENT TO PROFESSIONAL

Gary Wickman, RRT, FAARC Director of Respiratory Care Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett, WA Co-Chair, AARC Membership Committee

Congratulations!  Exciting things lie ahead  Your exams  Your job search  Career satisfaction as a respiratory therapist

What’s on your Mind?  Getting that first job  Taking your NBRC exams  Taking care of you and your family  Learning about the real-life, on-the-job challenges  MONEY!

AARC Saves You Money!  NBRC Exam  $40 off  You must register from the AARC site  It’s only for AARC members

AARC Helps You Pass  Exam Prep Course  Gives you access to the NBRC self-assessment tests  Helps you identify your areas of weakness  Gives you a “study prescription”  Expert lecturers present the material to you

AARC Saves You Money!  Continuing Education  You must have to maintain your state license  Members get at least 18 free, live CRCE credits per year  Members get at least 12 free, non-traditional CRCE credits per year  Many other free or low cost continuing education options

AARC Saves You Money!  Discounts  To AARC Congress, Summer Forum, State Society meetings, and online courses  Products offered by AARC  Personal services – Geico car insurance, professional liability insurance, and other insurance products

Calculate Your Savings RESPIRATORY CARE journal - $ Hour Ethics course - $25.00 RRT Exam discount - $40.00 RC Week t-shirt - $ AARC Webcasts - $30.00 AARC Member Saves $189.95

AARC Saves You Money!  Membership  You get first-year membership for only $50 (that’s up to a $40 savings)

We’ll Give you a Career Boost  AARC Career News  A bi-monthly newsletter  Job postings  Career advice  Make sure you receive it  

More Career Advice  Free Job Symposium  At this year’s AARC Congress  Free 3 hour symposium with job preparation help  Preparing for an interview  Writing a resume

We’ll Bring Help to You  AARConnect  Professional social network for members only  Help Line outreach  Specialty Section tools  A special Student section (  Other Social Media  Facebook  LinkedIn  Twitter  Others

We’ll Bring Help to You  White Papers and Resource Tools  Checklists  Manuals  Guidance papers and position statements  Clinical Practice Guidelines

We’ll Bring Help to You  Publications with Latest Information  Respiratory Care journal with state of the art articles and original research  Online access, mobile access  AARC Times – news and features, but also clinical articles with practical help

Take Your Career to the Next Level  Volunteer Projects  DRIVE4COPD  State societies have opportunities  Writing, research, literature

Take Your Career to the Next Level  Advocacy  Work for better patient care  Strengthen the role of the respiratory therapist  Your watchdog at the state and Federal level

AARC  Save money  Get career help  Earn continuing education  Access resource tools that you need  Participate in service to patients and profession