Program Description:
This program is designed to prepare the students to produce two-dimensional ultrasonic recordings, Doppler flow analyses of the heart, and related structures using ultrasound equipment for the physician’s use in the study of the heart’s functions and in the diagnosis of heart diseases. This program prepares the students to pass the Registry exam with CCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International).
In order to be eligible to enroll in the Clinical Echocardiography Diploma program, applicants must have completed a program in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
Program Requirements (40 Credit Hours)
Students must complete:
Lecture - 300 hours = 10 credits
Laboratory Skills - 60 hours = 2 credits
Clinical Practice - 840 hours = 28 credits
| Courses |
Lecture |
Laboratory Skills |
Clinical |
| Anatomy & Physiology of the Heart |
150 hours
3H 45min/day
5 days a week
|
30 hours
1H/day
5 days a week
|
0 hours |
| Pathophysiology of the Heart |
150 hours
3H 45min/day
5 days a week
|
30 hours
1H/day
5 days a week
|
0 hours |
| Clinical |
0 |
0 |
840 |
Medical students are required to wear medical attire at all times. Students must furnish their own uniforms.
All students must have liability insurance in order to participate in the clinical rotations.
All students must provide BLS, OSHA, HIV, and HIPPA seminar completion forms in order to participate in the clinical rotations.
Students must complete 840 hours of clinical practice.