Matthew McClain has the RPSGT and CCSH credentials. He's been working in the Sleep Industry for more than a decade. Read about his journey to becoming a Registered polysomnographic technologist. The BRPT accepts several different pathways to become eligible to sit for the RPSGT exam. One of those pathways is on-the-job training. Most of your e...

Practice, practice, practice.  Fundamentals of Scoring a Sleep study I cannot tell you how many times a new student, a couple days into the course, says "It all still looks like squiggly lines."  Yes, I know. It will continue to be that way until one day you view an epoch and can recognize a "without a doubt" K-complex.  Then, y...

Darrick Whitfield is an RRT and RPSGT Darrick Whitfield is a career sleep technologist and has seen it all. He has been in the field for over 2 decades! I have the pleasure of working with Darrick and can attest to his massive knowledge and passion for this industry.   Darrick is double credentialed as an RPSGT and RRT (Registered Respiratory ...

I started with a simple post about how to use your CPSGT credential and realized there's too much information. So, I've decided to expand with this blog. Here are 4 things you should do after passing the Certified Polysomnographic Technician exam and receiving your CPSGT credential.  1. Find a job at a sleep center You'll never know if you don...

Life as a daytime Sleep Tech Are you interested in becoming a sleep tech and don't know where to start. This is a very brief overview of the different eligibility pathways to become... | By Focus Sleep School https://fb.watch/ijUHss-BWC/   Candice Turner is my go-to girl if I ever need help from the Sleep Lab. She is a daytime sleep tech at Fo...

Finding the right Polysomnography Program Focus Sleep School had the pleasure of instructing Colin Baugh during our May 2022 A-STEP Introductory Course. He is currently working as a Certified Polysomnographic Technician, CPSGT, in Louisiana.  Colin started working at a sleep lab in September 2022, roughly 3 months after completing both pa...

 I had the honor to attend and support local state sleep societies this past year. Being new to this region, I learned so much about sleep medicine in the South and met some amazing people in the field. Mississippi Sleep Society Meeting Jackson, MS The Mississippi Sleep Society hybrid Fall meeting was held on September 30th, 2022, in Jackson, ...

I was born and raised in northern Illinois. As a child I was always interested in teaching, more specifically in early education. I received an associate degree in applied science for early childhood education in 2007. After working with children for a couple years, I realized I wanted to try something else. It was around that time that I was revie...

Sleep medicine and technology has changed dramatically since it was first recognized in the 1970's. Technicians used to jerry-rigg a paint compressor to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea and read squiggly lines on paper, coming home covered in ink. Today, all platforms are digital and there is growing use of artificial intelligence. A fully trained and...