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Excellence through Specialization
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Becoming an NBRC credentialed practitioner instills pride and demonstrates
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CHOOSE ONE: Every Breath Counts
Let your NBRC credentials make the world a healthier place.

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See the Big Picture
Find your true focus in specialized respiratory care.

Learn More
Excellence Defines Us
NBRC credentials are the mark of true excellence in respiratory care.

Learn More
Excellence through Specialization
Specialty credentials empower respiratory care practitioners to
make an even bigger impact.

Learn More
A Badge of Honor
Becoming an NBRC credentialed practitioner instills pride and demonstrates
exceptional knowledge and competency.

Learn More

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Respiratory care professionals fulfill a vital role that saves and improves lives. There is no better way to help more patients and advance your career than to achieve specialization.

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Hitting the Road in 2020

Our ongoing efforts to positively promote and advance the respiratory care profession will keep NBRC President Katherine L. Fedor, MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, CPFT, NBRC CEO Lori M. Tinkler, MBA, and various staff on the road in 2020. Taking advantage…

2019 Spirometry Standard Update

NBRC's official statement on the 2019 ATS/ERS Spirometry Standard Update is as follows: Candidates pursuing a credential in pulmonary function technology should anticipate that examination items will continue to be based on the 2005 American…

Exploring a New Credentialing Program

In response to a request from the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), the NBRC conducted a viability study in September 2019 to determine the desirability and feasibility of creating a pulmonary disease educator credentialing program. The…

2019 Examinations in Review

The mission of the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) is to promote excellence in respiratory care by awarding credentials based on high competency standards. Each year the NBRC publishes a summary of results for all six of our credentialing…

'Credentialing Specialist' Certification

NBRC employees Jenny Banek, Kellie Carroll, and Nate Hagemann, have recently joined an elite group by achieving a ‘Credentialing Specialist’ certificate from the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE). This program consists of eight…

American Association for Respiratory Care

CHOOSE ONE: Every Breath Counts

See the Big Picture

Excellence
Defines Us

Excellence through Specialization

A Badge of Honor

CHOOSE ONE: Every Breath Counts

See the Big Picture

Excellence Defines Us

Excellence through Specialization