Required Courses | Dual Degree | Duration |
---|---|---|
56 Courses | Not Available | 8 Semesters |
Language | Credit Hours | Annual Fees |
English | 130 Hours | 42,000 EGP |
Program Overview
GU’s Respiratory Therapy program aligns with the American Association for Respiratory Care (ARC), Upstate’s Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care Degree Program, and the National Board for Respiratory Care, USA. Graduates are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to handle emergency procedures, administer CPR, work under intensive care physicians’ supervision, operate ventilators and respiratory equipment, maintain them, and troubleshoot and repair simple failures.
To graduate from this program, you need to study the following credit hours:
University Requirement: 20 Credit Hours.
General Field Requirement: 27 Credit Hours.
Major Requirements: 83 Credit Hours.
Total: 130 Credit Hours.
Graduates of this program will possess the following learning outcomes:
Explain the anesthetic and nerve-blocking machines, life support machines, other equipment, and
drugs.
Identify the emergency procedures, and the ability to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Monitor vital data of the patient during anesthesia, detect abnormalities and notify in proper time.
Perform care for the endo tracheal intubation safely, and to maintain the airway patent with different available techniques.
Prepare drugs and equipment to do common regional and local anesthetic techniques properly and safely.
Give blood and fluids safely.
Detect monitors troubleshooting problems and solve them.
Respiratory therapist.
Pulmonary function technologist.
Sleep technologist.
Asthma educator.
Clinical research coordinator in respiratory studies.