At Veterans Affairs, a new career path for a crucial health profession




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Summary: If you've got trouble breathing, a respiratory therapist can do you a world of good. Recognizing the importance of respiratory therapy and the people who provide it, Veterans Health Administration's Maryland Health Care System has given its respiratory therapists a career boost. Now they've got a pathway to add advanced practice to their titles. The Federal Drive's next guest spearheaded the effort. He's chief of respiratory therapy for VA in Maryland, Daniel Whitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices