By Debbie Bunch
May 12, 2025
AARC member Helen Stripling, BFA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, was featured in an article in the MCCC Agora for being named the 2025 alumnus of the year by Monroe County Community College. Read it Here
AARC member Kevin O’Neil, MD, FCCP, FACP, recently published an article in the online CHEST Physician, discussing the importance of respiratory therapists in improving clinical outcomes at reduced cost with RT protocol-directed care. Read it Here
AARC student member Rachel Gutierrez was featured in an article on the UT Health San Antonio website about the personal experiences that led her to seek a master’s degree in respiratory care. Read it Here
AARC student members Donald Tinsley and Brandon Williams, and their program director, AARC member Chase Poulsen, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, were featured in an article in The Patriot about Donald and Brandon’s upcoming graduation from Radford University Carilion. The father and son duo received bachelor’s degrees in respiratory care. Read it Here
AARC members Jessica Arndt, PhD, RRT, RRT-ACCS, Christine Sperle, PhD, RRT, AE-C, and Joseph Buhain, EdD, MBA, RRT, CHSOS, CMSP, FAARC, NREMTB, were featured in an article on businesswire.com for receiving Interprofessional Education Collaboration Awards from the Interprofessional Education Collaborative and the PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health. Read it Here
AARC Past President Carl Hinkson, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, was featured in an article on Yahoo!finance about a skilled nursing facility that received Enhanced Respiratory Care accreditation from the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety. Read it Here
AARC member Erin Reed, RRT, was pictured in an article in the Whitefish Pilot about a dog therapy program at her hospital. Read it Here
AARC member Miriam McFarland, RRT, was featured in an article on the Oklahoma Career Tech website about how she learned about the profession of respiratory care through CareerTech. Read it Here
AARC member Kevin McCarthy, RPFT, ATSF, was recently named an American Thoracic Society Fellow (ATSF), for his contributions to the science of pulmonary function testing.
