Apex Recognitions, RT Volunteerism, and COPD Awareness

November 10, 2025 |  1 min read

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AARC members Melanie McDonough, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, Stephanie Parlamento, MBA, RRT, RPFT, and Misty Carlson, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, were featured in an article on the Hometown News website about the Apex designation recently received by their cardiopulmonary sciences program at Dayton State University. Read it Here

AARC members Mike Hess, MPH, RRT, RPFT, Jaimee Burgess, RRT, and Richard Kopca, MSc, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RPFT, were featured in an article on Healio.com about a partnership aimed at raising awareness of COPD among Chicago firefighters. Read it Here

AARC member Risa Aaronson, RRT, was pictured in an article in the Altoona Mirror about a Student Career Education Event held in her community to encourage kids to consider careers in health care. Read it Here

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