▁entitled ▁to ▁a ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Ach iev ement ▁and ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁sit ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁cert ification ▁exam ination . ▁Those ▁students ▁passing ▁the ▁exam ination ▁become ▁Cert ified ▁S urg ical ▁Techn olog ists ▁( C ST ). ▁ ▁Register ed ▁Res p ir atory ▁Ther ap ist ▁The ▁Two ▁Year ▁Ther ap ist ▁Program ▁offers ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁in ▁Science ▁D eg ree ▁and ▁starts ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁Acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Board ▁for ▁Res p ir atory ▁Care ▁and ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁Acc red itation ▁for ▁Res p ir atory ▁Care . ▁ ▁Lic ensed ▁Par amed ic ▁The ▁curr ic ula ▁of ▁the ▁Emer gency ▁Medical ▁Services ▁Prof essions ▁program ▁at ▁Del ▁Mar ▁College ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Standard ▁C urr icul um ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Highway ▁Transport ation ▁Saf ety ▁Administration — Dep art ment ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁all ▁rules ▁prom ul g ated ▁by ▁the ▁Texas ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁Health ▁Services . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁ ▁Henry ▁Cu esta ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ), ▁was ▁an ▁American - born ▁music ian ▁who ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁featured ▁music ian ▁with ▁The ▁Lawrence ▁Wel k ▁Show . ▁His ▁primary ▁instrument ▁was ▁the ▁clar inet ▁and ▁his ▁technical ▁master y ▁of ▁the ▁instrument ▁was ▁often ▁compared ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Ben ny