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Echocardiography Program
Institute of Health Sciences offers an 18-month Echocardiography Program with
clinical sites in Baltimore, Maryland. Academic lectures originate primarily
from the
Jackson College in Detroit, Michigan and are made available to the
students using state-of-the-art, interactive video-enabled classrooms. This
system goes beyond traditional distance education and allows live, face-to-face
collaboration between students and faculty. |
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The program offers an exceptional educational experience by providing the
high-quality didactic and clinical experiences needed to create a well-rounded,
fully competent cardiac sonographer in an environment based on teamwork and
mutual respect.
You will have an opportunity to train or observe in congenital echocardiography
and stress echocardiography. Our large, diverse patient population provides
experience with a broad range of cardiac problems. |
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Curriculum
Summer I
Introduction to Sonography
Fundamentals of Scanning
Cross-sectional Anatomy
Patient Care Skills
Echo Scan Lab I
Cardiac Anatomy |
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Fall
Ultrasound Physics I
Cardiovascular Principles
Echo Scan Lab II
Clinical Internship I |
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Spring
Ultrasound Physics II
Echocardiography I
Echo Scan Lab III
Clinical Internship II |
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Summer II
Clinical Internship III
Echocardiography II |
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Admission Requirements
* Seventeen General Education college credits
are required with A&P and Biology.
* Strong oral and written communication skills
* Pre-approved clinical site
* Basic word processing and computer skills
* Computer access is required
* CPR certification |
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Articulation Information
The curriculum for the Health Sciences' Cardiac Ultrasound Technology Program is
provided along with the Jackson College in Detroit, Michigan. Upon successful
completion the student receives an Associate in Arts Degree from Jackson along
with a IHS diploma. The program expects the student to be computer literate
since the didactic program is given on-line through Web Study. The majority of
the first nine months of the program you will be taking classes at IHS Online
and assigned clinical rotations and a mentor at a medical center. |
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Institute of
Health Sciences is a post-secondary institution licensed within the
State of Maryland and the US Distance
Learning Commission.
Higher Learning Commission
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
(800) 621-7440
(312) 263-0456
Fax: (312) 263-7462
www.ncacihe.org
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