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Quick Facts |
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Program length:
18 months
Prerequisites:
High school diploma, plus prerequisite course work
Granted: MSHS Certificate
of Completion
Patient interaction:
High
Placement outlook:
Excellent |
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Program Description
Mayo School of Health Sciences offers an 18-month Echocardiography Program with campuses in Rochester, Minn., and Scottsdale, Ariz. Academic lectures originate primarily from the Rochester campus and are made available to the Scottsdale 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. 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. Mayo’s large, diverse patient population provides experience with a broad range of cardiac problems.
Accreditation
The Echocardiography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (CAAHEP) and the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRCDMS).
Mayo Foundation is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Higher 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
Facilities
Rochester Campus
The Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Lab in Minnesota, one of the largest echo laboratories in the world, features state-of-the-art diagnostic, therapeutic, educational and research facilities. More than 30 full-feature scanning stations are located throughout the Mayo Clinic complex. Approximately 90 cardiac sonographers perform more than 250 echocardiographic procedures each day. The Echo Lab is also active in clinical research and education.
Arizona Campus
The Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Lab in Arizona is one of the most progressive laboratories in the southwest. By offering advanced echocardiographic analysis, 4-D technology, comprehensive and detailed testing, the lab is on the cutting edge. They perform trans-thoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiograms including pre and post heart transplant evaluations, CRT studies, CIMT assessment. They also perform pharmacological, supine bike and exercise stress echocardiograms. The lab administers approximately 70 exams per day and is staffed with 9 echocardiologists, 13 cardiac sonographers, 2 advanced clinical sonographers and 3 support staff. They are active in clinical research and education, and will be a clinical site for the Mayo School of Health Sciences Echocardiography Program starting in 2007.
Graduation and Certification
When you successfully complete the Echocardiography Program, you will take the appropriate professional certification examinations. You will also receive a certificate of completion from Mayo School of Health Sciences.
Echocardiography Program graduates who remain with Mayo Clinic as employees, either in Rochester or Scottsdale, may be eligible for tuition assistance in completing a Bachelor of Science degree.
Hours
The Mayo School of Health Sciences Echocardiography Program is a full-time (40 hours per week) program. Your learning schedule will include eight-hour days, five days per week.
Class Size
Each year, Mayo School of Health Sciences admits approximately 11 students to the Echocardiography Program. Eight students are located at the Rochester, Minn. campus and three are located at the Scottsdale, Ariz. campus. Therefore, class sizes and clinical groups are small and one-on-one instruction is provided.
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