Echocardiography

Program description

The Adult Echocardiography program at WVU Hospitals is an 12-month certificate program providing comprehensive clinical and didactic education in echocardiography imaging. Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible to apply for the Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) examination administered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). Successful completion of the SPI examination then qualifies graduates as eligible to apply for the ARDMS specialty certification examination in Adult Echocardiography (AE).  Graduates may also apply for the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) exam to obtain a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) credential.

 

Accreditation

“The WVUH Adult Echocardiography program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (www.jrcdms.org)

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
www.caahep.org
9355 113th St N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727-210-2350

 

Facilities

WVU Hospitals utilizes state of the art cardiac ultrasound equipment. Our machines have the most recent technological software packages available including 3D/4D imaging. A caseload of approximately 20,000 cardiac examinations per year provides students with an excellent comprehensive clinical education in echocardiography imaging.

 

Tuition and fees

Tuition is $1500 per semester ($3000 for the 12-month program.) Additional costs  include books, uniforms, graduation fees,  certification exam fees, and electronic clinical handbook fees (see below.)  Students are informed of required textbook and uniform purchases upon admission to the program. Upon acceptance into the program, students are assessed a non-refundable $50 admission fee. All tuition and fees are subject to change without notice. The program is not eligible for federal financial aid, but private student loan options may be available. 

 

Trajecsys

The Trajecsys Report System™ has been implemented into our echocardiography program for the purpose of clinical tracking. This electronic record has taken the place of the traditional paper clinical handbook and includes all evaluations and competency exam forms in an electronic format. Each enrolled student will be required to pay a one-time fee of $100 for use of this system during the 12-month program. Fees are subject to change without notice.

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