AARC Member Represents Profession on New Career Site

March 17, 2004
Getting more young people interested in health care careers is becoming a top priority among just about everyone these days. The latest organization to jump into the fray is the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Their new web site – dubbed LifeWorks – is aimed at helping middle and high school students explore health and medical careers. One way they’re doing that is to feature “Success Stories” where kids can find out more about specific professions from people working in those fields.

One of the first to land in the spotlight has been respiratory therapy. AARC member Dennis Brown, RRT, shares his experiences in an extensive interview – complete with photos of him on the job at the NIH in Bethesda, MD – telling why he chose the profession, the kind of equipment he uses on the job, what his typical workday entails, what he likes best about his work, what his goals for the future are, and what he likes to do outside of work.

He even puts in a plug for the AARC, noting that he’s a member and identifying the Association as the professional society for the respiratory therapist.

Kids can find out a lot more about the profession too, by clicking on “respiratory therapist” at the top of Brown’s interview. This link takes them to a summary of the profession; job description; educational requirements; skills, abilities and interests; and where to go for more information.

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