COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR RESPIRATORY CARE
ENTRY INTO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
STANDARDIZED PROGRESS REPORT
CRT Credentialing Success
STANDARDIZED PROGRESS REPORT
CRT Credentialing Success
Directions to theProgram: The following questions have been developed by CoARC to guide your analysis and action plan directed toward improving your outcomes for CRT Credentialing Success. Your Threshold Level of % Credentialing Success results on this outcomehas triggered an accreditation dialogue consisting of assigning a referee and requiring this progress report. The referee is ready and available to assist you with your preparation of this report and the identification of possible changes to improve your % credentialing success results.
Please refer to the CoARC website ( for the current Thresholds.
REMINDER: Upon completion of thisreport, please forward a copy electronically to the Executive Office ().
CoARC Program Number:
Program Name:
Your referee is:
Progress Report Due Date (see CoARC letter):
The name of the person completing this report:
Your relationship with the program (job title):
CRT CREDENTIALING SUCCESS CALCULATION GUIDELINES
The threshold set by CoARC for CRT credential success is 80%, meaning that 80% of the graduates must earn the CRT credential. This outcome measure is based upon the number of graduates earning the CRT credential compared to the total number of graduates for a given graduating cohort (i.e., for each graduating year – the number of individuals credentialed divided by total number of graduates).The CoARC reviews this threshold over the most recent 3-year average reported. To determine the number of graduates obtaining the CRT credential for a given graduation year, please refer to the NBRC Annual School Summary Report available through the NBRC website ( On the RCS this calculation excludes graduates who have previously earned the CRT credential prior to matriculation into the program (i.e., advanced placement).
The CRT Credentialing Success outcome as identified in the CoARC letter requesting this progress report: %
Has there been changes in the CRT Credentialing Successoutcomes since the receipt of the CoARC letter requesting this Progress Report? (Check one of the following boxes)
No (No changes have occurred and threshold is not met. Proceed to the questions (1-8) on the next page.)
Yes (There have been changes but the threshold is still not met. Proceed to the questions (1-8) on the next page.)
Yes (Threshold has been met. Questions on the next page are not required.)
If you answered ‘Yes’(Threshold has been met), please provide an analysis of the new outcome:
Include a copy of the program’s updated Annual Report of Current Status [RCS] (available at when submitting the Progress Report as evidence that the threshold has been met.
Questions (response is required for each):
- For the last two years, in which of the sub-categories of the NBRC TMC Sub scores by Content Category(formerly School Score) Report was the “Program Mean” performance below 85% of the national mean? Address each sub-category where under the New Candidate Summarywhere the program’s average score is 85% below the national mean (highlighted as red).
Include a copy of the NBRC Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC)Sub scores by Content Category Report for these last 2 years(available at ).
- Based on the information attained from the question above and analysis of the NBRC Matrix, develop a plan to address curricular deficiencies.
Complete and save the CRT/WRRT (TMC)Combined Detailed Content Outline Comparison when submitting the Progress Report (Double click the PDF icon below).
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COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR RESPIRATORY CARE
ENTRY INTO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
STANDARDIZED PROGRESS REPORT
CRT Credentialing Success
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COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR RESPIRATORY CARE
ENTRY INTO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
STANDARDIZED PROGRESS REPORT
CRT Credentialing Success
- Do your employer and graduate surveys provide any additional information which would be of use relative to these problem content categories? If yes, what were the results on these survey questions over the last 2 years?
- Does your Resource Assessment system (e.g., equipment, clinical rotations, faculty, etc.) provide any additional information which would be of use relative to these problem content categories? If yes, what analysis and action plans have been developed to address areas of deficiencies?
- How do you utilize the NBRC School Score Reports to analyze your graduates test results?
- Based on your analysis of the information, what do you believe has caused your program to fall below the % Credentialing Success threshold on the CRT/Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC) Examination?
- What are you doing to assist your graduates that have not yet passed the CRT/Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC) Examination? (i.e., tutoring, directing them to specific review courses, asking employers for in-service sessions, computer assisted instruction, etc.) Do you plan to implement additional measures? If so, specify what actions will you take and when will they be implemented?
- How have you involved your Advisory Committee in addressing the above issues?
If you have any questions concerning this progress report, please call the CoARC Executive Office at (817) 283-2835.
REMINDER: Upon completion of this report, please forward a copy electronically to the Executive Office ().
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