Echocardiography is an Allied Health profession specifically concerning the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiac and peripheral vascular disease. The technologist performs examinations at the request or direction of a physician. Through subjective sampling and/or recording, the technologist proceeds with the examination to create an easily definable foundation of data from which a correct anatomic and physiologic diagnosis may be established for each patient.The primary role of the cardiovascular sonographer is to obtain recordings of ultrasound images of the heart and related structures for the physician to interpret. The various types of ultrasound equipment require a highly skilled operator to obtain the imaging information or other data required. The cardiovascular sonographer must obtain appropriate clinical history, cardiac-related physical findings, and pertinent laboratory data in order to adapt the imaging techniques to obtain comprehensive and diagnostic echocardiographic information. The Cardiovascular Technology Programs (Invasive and Noninvasive) are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee for Cardiovascular Technology (www.jrccvt.org). JRC-CVT 6 Pine Knoll Dr. Beverly, MA 01915-1425 (978) 456-5594. Students within the Echocardiography program are required to complete a six month, full-time clinical internship. As clinical space is limited in Spokane and the surrounding area, the student may be required to complete their internship in an out-of-town and/or out-of-area medical center. Admission Requirements:ECHO courses are limited to students of the Echocardiography programActive email account requiredAppropriate math scoreSelf-place into EnglishA 2.5 grade in each prerequisite course is required and course completion should be no older than 5 yearsAdmission to the ECHO program is competitive and based on a panel interview, prerequisite course GPA, additional math, science, and healthcare related coursework, quality of reference letters, and completion of 40 hours volunteerism in healthcare and cardiovascular ultrasoundA 2.0 (79%) is required in every program course to proceed to the next quarterNational background check is conducted prior to admission and 4th quarter of the programImmunizations, current healthcare provider CPR, and 7 hour blood borne pathogen training are required prior to clinical internship in th