“This award acknowledges the level of student success we strive to attain at FAMU. I commend the students, faculty, and staff for their efforts,” said FAMU President Larry Robinson. “Our respiratory care program has prepared students and graduates to play important roles in health care, in particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.” 

CoARC President Kevin O’Neil, in a June 1 letter, wrote that FAMU “is among a select group of programs that will be recognized.” 

“This award is presented as part of CoARC’s continued efforts to value the RRT credential as a standard of professional achievement,” O’Neil wrote to Mary Simmons, Ph.D., director of Cardiopulmonary Science in SOAHS. “From a program effectiveness perspective, the CoARC views the RRT credential as a measure of a program’s success in inspiring its graduates to achieve their highest educational and professional aspirations.

“The CoARC extends its sincere congratulations to you, your faculty, students, and graduates for meeting these rigorous criteria,” O’Neil concluded. CoARC’s primary responsibility is to accredit programs based on their compliance with established accreditation standards.

“The best always rises to the top, and CoARC knows  we’re the best.  So proud,” said SOAHS Dean Cynthia Hughes- Harris, who retires on June 30.