News
- World TB Day on March 24th
This annual event commemorates the date when Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).
- World Asthma Day 2008, organized around the theme "You Can Control Your Asthma," will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2008! World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.
- The following students received Lettie Pate Whitehead scholarships for Fall 2008:
Seniors:
Tianna Crooks
Stephanie Gibson
Anushik Bostanchyan
Jamilla Mincey
Seun Hee Yang
- Congratulations to Holly Sangster, senior RT student, as she was selected as the Dr. John M. Hodges Scholarship recipient from the Wellstar Foundation.
- Congratulations to senior RT student, Dorinda Nelson, as she was the recipient of the Russel David Rivard Scholarship from the Georgia Society for Respiratory Care.
- Respiratory Therapy students offer free pulmonary function screenings to employees of Georgia State University during the employee appreciation health fair.
- Georgia State University's Department of Cardiopulmonary Care Sciences Ranked Number One
A nationwide survey conducted by the University of Texas, San Antonio, ranked Georgia State University's Department of Cardiopulmonary Care Sciences Number One for best Bachelor's Degree program in respiratory therapy.
