Cardiac Program

The Cardiac Sonography program (echocardiography) focuses on anatomy and pathology of the adult and pediatric heart. This specialty trains the students to image standard views, monitor flow patterns, evaluate heart valves, learn the cardiac cycle, and determine pathology of the heart. The Cardiac concentration is currently available only at UMBC. It is not available in Cecil County.

Course Listing

Summer I

Introduction to Sonography
Fundamentals of Scanning
Cross-sectional Anatomy
Patient Care Skills
Cardiac Scan Lab I
Cardiac Anatomy

Fall

Ultrasound Physics I
Cardiovascular Principles
Cardiac Scan Lab II
Clinical Internship I

Spring

Ultrasound Physics II
Echocardiography I
Cardiac Scan Lab III
Clinical Internship II

Summer II

Clinical Internship III
Echocardiography II

Cardiac Clinical Sites

Good Samaritan Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Franklin Square Hospital
Sinai Hospital
Mid Atlantic Cardiovascular
St. Agnes Hospital
St. Joseph Medical Center
University of Maryland
Washington County Hospital