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Cardiovascular Technology for Allied Health Professionals
A Certificate of Proficiency (Career)
Application Code 128
For Curriculum Information Contact the Health Sciences Division—
Room ST-149—410-772-4832

This certificate program is an option within the Cardiovascular TechnologyCertificate Program. This program prepares allied health professionals to meet the technical and clinical responsibilities associated with the cardiovascular field. The clinical environment combines innovative procedures and state-of-the-art equipment for a vast range ofexperience. Opportunity exists to work with other health professionals in providing cardiovascular diagnostic and interventional therapies. Graduates may apply to take the national certification exam to become a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS).


Credits
CARD-101 Cardiovascular Assessments 3
CARD-103 Physical Principles of Medicine 3
CARD-108 Advanced Anatomy and Pathophysiology 3
CARD-115 X-Ray Theory 1
CARD-201 Cardiovascular Pharmacology 2
CARD-203 Medical Instrumentation 2
CARD-207 Diagnostic and Interventional Procedures 9
CARD-231* Applied Clinical Practicum 3
CARD-251 Advanced Interventional Procedures 5
CARD-261 Clinical Internship 4
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Students must have the following in their background or complete prior to enrollment in the cardiovascular course sequence:
BIOL-101General Biology I
OR
BIOL-107Fundamentals of Microbiology
BIOL-203 & 204Anatomy and Physiology I and II
PHYS-101Technical Physical Science 
OR
PHYS 103 & 104Fundamentals of Physics I and II 
CHEM-101General Inorganic Chemistry I
MathematicsMATH-121, 122, 127, 131 or higher


* Students will be assigned to a clinical agency for the month of January, between the third and fourth semesters.  Clinical experience is 40 hours per week.






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