Respiratory care faces a shortage of therapists. Could preparing respiratory care students for additional certifications help them succeed in the field? Tracey Schartz, M.ED., RRT, VA-BC™, presented her research on the value of specialty credentials at the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) 2024 Congress. She shared the outcomes of her poster with our team. […]
5 Misconceptions About Volunteering With a Certification Board (And the Truths Behind Them)
Hours of work go into maintaining a board certification like the VA-BC™: writing valid questions, ensuring questions accurately reflect the experience and knowledge of a vascular access specialist, double checking our references, and ensuring all of this is unbiased and fair for each test taker. And then we do it all again for the next […]
Letter from the President 2024
Sometimes (often), we set out on a journey accidentally. One step leads to the next and the next. Before we register to take the certification exam, we have worked within the specialty for some time; yet even with that experience under our belts, we know we need to study for the exam. Vascular access is […]
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