***In order to be eligible to enroll in the Clinical Echocardiography diploma program, applicants must have completed a program in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

Students Must Complete:

  • Lecture – 300 hours 10 c/hour
  • Laboratory Skills – 60 hours 2 c/hour
  • Clinical Practice – 840 hours 28 c/hour
Courses Lecture
(hours)
Laboratory (hours) Clinical (hours)
Anatomy & Physiology of
the Heart
150 hours
3h 45 min/day 5
days week
30 hours
1 h/day
5 days week
0 hours
Pathophysiology of the
Heart
150 hours
3h 45 min/day 5
days week
30 hours
1 h/day 5 days
week
0
Clinical 0 0 840 hours

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.

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