PHOTOS | METC trains Army, Navy students to be respiratory therapy technicians

Students in the Army/Navy Respiratory Therapy program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, connect the "patient" - a simulation mannequin - to a mechanical ventilator. The METC Respiratory Therapy program teaches students the skills necessary to function as respiratory therapists in critical care areas in order to provide care to patients with a variety of lung diseases or disorders. Graduates of the program earn an associate degree.

Students in the Army/Navy Respiratory Therapy program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, connect the "patient" - a simulation mannequin - to a mechanical ventilator. The METC Respiratory Therapy program teaches students the skills necessary to function as respiratory therapists in critical care areas in order to provide care to patients with a variety of lung diseases or disorders. Graduates of the program earn an associate degree.

Students in the Army/Navy Respiratory Therapy program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, make adjustments on the mechanical ventilator connected to a "patient" - a simulation mannequin - based on patient condition and blood gas results. The METC Respiratory Therapy program teaches students the skills necessary to function as respiratory therapists in critical care areas in order to provide care to patients with a variety of lung diseases or disorders. Graduates of the program earn an associate degree.

Students in the Army/Navy Respiratory Therapy program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, prepare to establish an artificial airway in order to connect the "patient" - a simulation mannequin - to a portable mechanical ventilator. The METC Respiratory Therapy program teaches students the skills necessary to function as respiratory therapists in critical care areas in order to provide care to patients with a variety of lung diseases or disorders. Graduates of the program earn an associate degree.

Petty Officer 1st Class Darius Doll, an instructor in the Army/Navy Respiratory Therapy program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, conducts a lesson review with students before they conduct hands-on training in the simulation laboratory. The METC Respiratory Therapy program teaches students the skills necessary to function as competent respiratory therapists in critical care areas. Graduates of the program earn an associate degree.