ACC Foundation Supports CPR Training Program

When working with an unstable patient, Allied Health professionals never know when they will need to revive that patient in an emergency. One of the most important skills any person needs to know in the healthcare field is cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
A new grant program will allow Alvin Community College Allied Health students to ensure students are qualified in CPR.
“They are going to be more confident and more competent because they have more frequent exposure,” said Marby McKinney, ACC Respiratory Care director.
McKinney received a $3,0000 grant from the ACC Foundation to help create a hands-on CPR training program for all college Allied Health students. Funding will be used to pay for the licenses needed to operate training equipment.
The grant was awarded through the Foundation’s Innovative Initiative program which is designed to encourage, facilitate, recognize and reward innovative and creative approaches to fulfill the mission of the college. The grants will be used for the 2025-26 academic year.
The Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program McKinney plans to implement has been developed through the American Heart Association.
“Traditional CPR classes are taught once every two years,” she said. “There’s no practice in between. So many students, if they don’t have a chance to learn CPR, those skills are lost.”
The RQI program includes patient mannequins with licensed training and will allow for more frequent training, McKinney said.
“The students can access it on demand with quarterly assessments,” she said.
All students at ACC Allied Health programs will be able to use the training as CPR is one of the most basic skills a professional must know in the healthcare field.
“It’s required and it’s an important skill to know,” McKinney said.
To learn more about the program check out the podcast interview at www.alvincollege.edu/news/podcast.html or wherever you get podcasts.
To learn more about Respiratory Care at ACC, visit www.alvincollege.edu/respiratory-care.





ACC students perform CPR on a simulated patient during a disaster drill exercise in this college file photo.