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Posted by Old Sleeper on February 13, 2003 at 09:25:14:In Reply to: Re: scoring tech posted by ol'timer on February 13, 2003 at 06:43:56:
We tried that. Got a Community College to add onto the 2nd year of a 2yr RT program an option to get an AAS in Polysomnography. ALl they had to do was take different classes during the 2nd year to go for sleep instead of RT. It took a lot of work on the part of area Sleep Center managers (we were the ones who wanted it so we could get better techs into the field) we set up the Classes wrote the syllabuses (sp?) for all of them, voluteered to teach until they hired regular instructors, advertised and recommended it. After 4 years of no one signing up for the classes they closed the program. Why would someone spend as much time to get into sleep as RT when in RT they start out making more money with the possibility of getting off the night shift sooner.
Since then a local sleep center has started teaching classes and awarding certificates to people interested in the field and able to pay the tuition. It is the next best thing, includes "shadowing" sleep techs at night for the clinical side.
Trying to make it short (too late) this is a good idea but the execution is difficult.
Reg#639, BTW
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