Students who complete the non-invasive Cardiac Sonography (CS) program of study will be prepared to enter the healthcare field in cardiac sonography labs as adult cardiac sonographers. Cardiac sonography, also known as echocardiography, is a rapidly advancing specialty area of cardiac imaging that uses ultrasound technology to evaluate the heart. With this technology, a cardiac sonographer uses sound waves created by the machine to acquire images of the cardiac chambers, walls, valves and blood flow.
The Cardiac Sonography program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, www.caahepp.org, upon the recommendation of The Joint Review Committee on Education on Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs
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This program is blended. The first two semesters in the program are in-person, in-class, and in-person clinical rotations. The third semester (summer) has online classes with in-person clinical rotations. These clinical rotations can be completed anywhere a student prefers as long as a contract with a cardiac sonography clinic/hospital can be obtained.
Classes for the Cardiac Sonography program are held at the ACHE Research Institute Health and Wellness Center at 1000 Fianna Way, Suite 219 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Students who complete the non-invasive Cardiac Sonography program of study will be prepared to enter the healthcare field in cardiac sonography labs as adult cardiac sonographers. Cardiac sonography, also known as echocardiography, is a rapidly advancing specialty area of cardiac imaging that uses ultrasound technology to evaluate the heart. With this technology, a cardiac sonographer uses sound waves created by the machine to acquire images of the cardiac chambers, walls, valves and blood flow.
Cardiac sonographers generally work closely with cardiologists, who uses the images to diagnose cardiac diseases.
Students completing the Associate of Applied Science in Cardiac Sonography will prepare to sit for the Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) exam through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) and the Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) exam through American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).
The medical components of the Cardiac Sonography curriculum are overseen by Medical Director and adjunct professor Garrett Sanford, MD, FACC, to ensure that all instructional content meets current standards of clinical practice.
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Medical Research Institution and Wellness Center
1000 Fianna Way
Fort Smith, AR 72919
Academic Prerequisites
(All courses must be completed with a grade of a "C" or better before the start of the Cardiac Sonography program.)
Additional Requirements
(All additional requirements must be submitted by the March 1st application deadline.)
If you have completed any prerequisites at another institution, please request that an official transcript be sent to ATU-Ozark Campus as soon as possible.
All applicants will receive an email after the March 1st application deadline with details about the Closed TEAS test dates and instructions on how to register for the test.
CONTACT
(479) 508-3325
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