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Student
Accomplishments and Public Service
The respiratory care program attends the Missouri
Society for Respiratory Therapy State Conference held
each spring at Marriott's Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach,
Missouri on the Lake of the Ozarks. The annual Conference
is a combination of informational speakers on a variety of
topics, an exhibit hall with all the latest equipment and
academic competition (sputum bowl.)
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The Missouri Southern State University
Respiratory Class also submits research papers to the John Rogers Memorial
Scholarship Competition. MSSU has had many students receive awards in this competition. |
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The 2009 team members of
Joe Abbiatti, Martha Abbiati, Kitty O'Dell and Jay Brackeen
will compete in San Antonio in December 2009. |
Sputum Bowl Team Winners
Missouri Southern has entered teams in the state level sputum bowl
competition and has placed first in the academic competition
for the past ten years.
The 1st place
student team included Sonny Glover, Dale Benfield, Charity
Ezell, and Sherry Whiteman. This
team competed in December 2007 at the American Association
for Respiratory Care International Congress in Orlando where they took 1st place in that National Competition. |
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PUBLIC SERVICE |
The respiratory care program prides itself
in continually assisting with various health fairs throughout
the community. The MSSU respiratory care
program participates in community health fairs in association
with local hospitals.
The respiratory care club participates in
the St. John's Hospice Walk and received the traveling trophy
for the most money raised by an educational institution.
The club raised over $1000 for hospice. |
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