Respiratory Care Program News

Program Highlights

We are pleased to announce that our newly developed polysomnography program received accreditation from CoARC in April 2005, making it the first university based program nationwide to do so.

Thanks to our alumni, faculty, staff and students, who have donated more than $2000 to our educational equipment fund. Your generosity has enabled us to purchase new computer projectors and a screen for the teaching labs. Planning for major renovations of the teaching labs is underway, with refurbishment of the medical gas system expected to start later this fall.

Faculty News

Our faculty continues to pursue advanced degrees while meeting the demands of their teaching responsibilities. Professor Lisa Johnson has received her master's degree from Stony Brook University in Health Care Policy and Management, while professors Tom Smalling and Ken Axton expect to complete their doctorate degrees at NYU in the very near future.

Russell Rozensky, who has taught in the sleep program as an adjunct professor, was instrumental in securing the donation of hardware and software from VIASYS Healthcare worth approximately $150,000 for the sleep training center. Rozensky, who managed the Sleep Studies Center at Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, NY for many years, has recently joined our faculty on a full time basis.

Stephen Smith, former director of respiratory care at Stony Brook University Medical Center joined our team as a full time member of the program faculty.

Ute McKenna, who was a part time member of our faculty, has decided to return to clinical practice at Stony Brook University Medical Center. We all wish her well as she pursues this phase of her career.

Publications

Rozensky, Russ recently published two articles on the topic of sleep medicine, in AARC Times and Sleep Review. Ute McKenna, who was a part time member of our faculty, has decided to return to clinical practice at Stony Brook University Medical Center. We all wish her well as she pursues this phase of her career.

Smalling, Tom and Chung, Miranda ’05, were featured on the cover of the May 2005 issue of AARC Times.  This special issue, devoted to the topic of sleep studies, also included an article on the topic written by Professor Smalling.

Board Appointments

Jim Ganetis, program director of the respiratory care program was recently elected to the board of the New York State Society for Respiratory Care-Southeastern Chapter, where he currently serves as chair of the education committee.

Tom Smalling has been selected to chair the newly formed AARC sleep specialty section.  He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for AARC.