福利姬

Melanie McDonough serves as the Assistant Chair / Program Director of the A.S. Respiratory Care Program and the B.S. Cardiopulmonary Science Program.

She began her career as a Registered Respiratory Therapist at Advent Health Orlando with a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Cardiopulmonary Sciences from the University of Central Florida. She then earned her Master鈥檚 degree in Health Sciences with a concentration in Education from the University of Central Florida and began her career in academics as an adjunct faculty member for several state colleges and universities before her full time position at 福利姬 State.

She maintains her FL Registered Respiratory Therapist license and is active in both the American Association for Respiratory Care and the Florida Society for Respiratory Care. She has served as President of the FSRC and remains involved with the annual seminar committee. She has published articles in peer reviewed journals and presented at the state conference on multiple occasions. She participates in educational programs to enhance her teaching skills and is actively involved in student advising, student club activities, program accreditation and curriculum development.

Her interest and primary passion is student learning and engagement.