Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) is a non-profit accreditation organization dedicated to Respiratory Care

Respiratory therapy

Respiratory therapy is a healthcare profession in which specialists work with patients suffering from either acute or chronic respiratory problems. These specialists are termed Respiratory Therapists in most places internationally but may also be referred to as Respiratory Scientists or...

. CoARC accredits degree-granting programs in respiratory care that have undergone a rigorous process of voluntary peer review and have met or exceeded the minimum accreditation Standards as set by the professional association in cooperation with CoARC. These programs are granted accreditation status by CoARC, which provides public recognition of such achievement. In 2009 there were over 300 accredited programs in the United States.

Collaborating Organizations

• American Society of Anesthesiologists
  American Society of Anesthesiologists
  The American Society of Anesthesiologists is an association of physicians, primarily anesthesiologists, that share a common goal of raising the standard of the medical specialty of anesthesiology and the improvement of patient care by fostering and encouraging education through research and...
  
  
• American College of Chest Physicians
  American College of Chest Physicians
  The American College of Chest Physicians is a medical organization in the United States consisting of physicians and non-physician specialists in the field of chest medicine, which includes pulmonology, thoracic surgery, and critical care medicine....
  
  
• The American Thoracic Society

See also

• American Association for Respiratory Care
  American Association for Respiratory Care
  The American Association for Respiratory Care is a non profit organization and is currently the only professional organization supporting Respiratory Care in the United States. In addition to attempting to help lobby for beneficial legislation nationally and locally, the AARC is trying to promote...
  
  
• National Board for Respiratory Care
  National Board for Respiratory Care
  The National Board for Respiratory Care Inc. is a non-profit organization formed in 1986 with the purpose of awarding and maintaining credentialing for Respiratory therapists in the United States....
  
  
• Association of Schools of Allied Health Professionals
• National Network of Health Career Programs in Two-Year Colleges