HIGHER EDUCATION MSU o ers discounted rates for Medical City Lewisville sta
COMPLETING A BACHELOR’S DEGREE The respiratory program from an associate degree to a bachelor’s degree can be done in as few as two years that can be taken anytime during the summer, fall and spring semesters.
Year 1 Possible class schedule
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The respiratory therapist program, which is a public degree program, is not the rst partnership for the two organizations. It also allows radiol- ogists to get their bachelor’s degree, Canivel said. “We did this with Medical City just to help get their current sta to complete that bachelor’s so they have increased knowledge, skills and abilities at the bedside and taking care of patients. But [we] also just [want] to show our commitment locally,” he said. MSU Texas is one of the few uni- versities in the country that o ers completion of the program online, he said. “We wanted to bolster those programs, not just for Midwestern but also for the workforce here in the area,” Canivel said. The program is o ered at a discounted rate, but Medical City
Midwestern State University Texas at Flower Mound partnered with Medical City Lewisville this summer to o er respiratory therapists a tuition discount to get their bachelor’s degree in the eld. “Let’s say you’re a respiratory ther- apist or a radiographer, and you need to complete your bachelor’s, you can do that if you’re employed at Medical City [Lewisville] for a discount; it’s approximately 20%,” said Randy Canivel, MSU Texas-Flower Mound Student Learning Center director. The partnership, which was nalized in July, allows Medical City Lewisville employees to go back to school and get their bachelor’s degree while still work- ing. The focus is on those employees who have an associate degree and have been practicing and want to continue that education to a bachelor’s degree, he said.
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Year 2
3 Courses (9 credit hours) 1 Course (3 credit hours) 1 Course (3 credit hours)
1 Course (3 credit hours) 1 Course (3 credit hours) 3 Courses (9 credit hours)
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Lewisville will also reimburse more than $5,000 to the employees who take advantage of the program, Chief Operating O cer Allen Marsh said. “When MSU approached us with this, this is a fantastic way to help our respiratory therapy colleagues con- tinue to further their education, and we take investing in our people here in Medical City very seriously, investing in their education and furthering them in their career,” Marsh said. The program bene ts both
employees and the hospital, he said. Those who go through the program enhance their critical thinking skills and are more educated in their eld, Marsh said. Having that more educated employee base only raises the bar of care for patients as well. “It really comes back down to patient care at the bedside,” he said. “We want to be the choice for health care excellence, and we believe we are. We believe in furthering the education of our employee base.”
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