Perspectives Inaugural Issue (Winter 2013)

PERSPECTIVES • WINTER/SPRING 2013 40 CARDIOPULMONARY SCIENCES • WEST PALM BEACH Marianne Jankowski, D.H.Sc., M.B.A., M.P.H., RRT, has been named chair of the new Department of Cardiopulmonary Sci- ences and program director of the Respi- ratory Therapy Program at the CHCS’s West Palm Beach site. Dr. Jankowski, who is originally fromNew Jersey but has been a Florida resident since 1997, holds a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion, master’s degrees in Business Administration and Public Health, and a doctorate in Health Science, which she received from NSU. Jankowski has worked in various clinical settings in- cluding rehab, critical care, long-term care, and serving populations ranging from infants to adults. In her new role, Dr. Jankowski hopes to make this first professional bachelor’s de- gree program the hallmark of respiratory therapy education. Plans also are under- way to establish a master’s degree pro- gram in this field. She also looks forward to increasing the understanding of the profession so respiratory therapists can be utilized in the various settings in which they are trained. Dr. Marianne Jankowski Named Chair for New Department