HORIZONS Third Quarter 2014
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CREDENTIALING FOR THE RESPIRATORY CARE PROFESSION
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2015 PFT Examination Changes FAQs 4
Scholarships Available!
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AARC Congress 2014 to be Held in Las Vegas, Nevada 6
Student Survivor Hour to be Held at the AARC Congress 2014 7
Annual Renewal Reminder
THE 2014 JIMMY A. YOUNG MEMORIAL LECTURE: THE CLINICAL SIMULATION EXAMINATION
T
he NBRC has presented the Jimmy A. Young lecture each year since 1978 to honor the memory of a remarkable contributor to the respiratory care profession. Within the span of fifteen years, Jimmy went from being an on-the-job trainee to achieving the RRT credential (#263). He directed an education program in Boston, directed a department in one of Boston’s leading hospitals, became the 22nd President of the AARC, and was a trustee of the NBRC at the time of his unexpected death. Robert C. Shaw, Jr., PhD, RRT, FAARC, Assistant Executive Director and Psychometrician presented the 2014 Jimmy A. Young Memorial Lecture in Marco Island, FL on July 17th. Dr. Shaw began the lecture by describing changes to the RRT credentialing system that relate to the table below. Dr. Shaw pointed out that most of the CRT program elements will remain the same. NUMBER RRT Program Elements
Current
January 2015
Hours of testing time
9
7
Examinations
3
2
Testing sessions for a candidate who passes on first attempts
3
2
Sets of test scores
4
2
Passing points
7
4
3
Multiple-choice items to assess competencies broadly
240
140
Patient management problems to assess competencies deeply
10
20
10 (8-12)
5 (4-6)
Typical number of sections in a patient management problem
Examination Statistics for the First Half of 2014 8
Dr. Shaw continued his presentation by comparing the value of information that has been provided by results from the Clinical Simulation Examination to other elements of the RRT credentialing system. He did so by discussing two research hypotheses. The first research hypothesis was that scores from the Clinical Simulation Examination
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