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Respiratory Care
After completing the initial online program application, you will receive a “Next Steps” email within 24-48 hours with additional instructions.
The Respiratory Care Program is designed to prepare students to be employed in the hospital, clinic, laboratory, and alternate care settings such as the patient's home. Respiratory care practitioners perform a variety of clinical, diagnostic, and management functions in these settings.
The FTC-MSSU Consortium for Respiratory Care Education, an Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy Degree Program located at 3950 East Newman Road in Joplin, Missouri, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. Additional program information is availavle at: Detailed program information.
RESPIRATORY CARE VIRTUAL TOUR
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Alyssa Taylor - Respiratory Care Program Director
Education: FTC/MSSU-Associates Degree in Respiratory Care
MSSU-Bachelor Degree in Health Science
Alyssa Taylor is the Respiratory Care Program Coordinator for Franklin Technology Center. She is a Registered Respiratory Therapist who cares deeply about this profession and the importance of caring for others. Alyssa graduated from the FTC/MSSU Consortium for Respiratory Care Education in 2013, earning an Associate in Respiratory Care and a Bachelor’s of Health Science. Since that time, she has been working at Mercy-Joplin and Freeman West hospitals as a shift coordinator, as well as in the ICU, ER, NICU, and Pediatric areas. In her spare time, Alyssa enjoys shopping, traveling, crafting, and spending time with her family.
Hannah Aldridge – Respiratory Care Director of Clinical Education
Meredith Moritz - Respiratory Care Clinical Instructor
Education: FTC/MSSU-Associates Degree in Respiratory Care
Meredith Moritz has been in the respiratory field for over 10 years. After graduating from MSSU in 2013, Meredith started working at a long-term acute care hospital in Oklahoma and eventually ended up working at another long-term acute care hospital in Joplin where she's been employed for over 8 years. She also spent over a year working at Mercy Hospital in ICU, Pediatrics, and Med Surg. However, she found a real love for the long-term acute care setting. She firmly believes that being knowledgeable in this field and having strong leaders as teachers can be the difference in a patient's life or death, thus making teaching respiratory therapy so important.
In her spare time, Meredith spends her time with her husband and two daughters and is likely to be at a swim meet watching both kids swim on an all-year-round swim team. She also loves music and traveling to new places or going to concerts with her husband.
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Alyssa Taylor: Respiratory Care Program Director
Phone: 417-659-4405
Taylor-A@mssu.edu
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