Cardiovascular Practicum III

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This course is the final practicum and provides a more in-depth clinical experience to polish skills in the cardiac catheterization lab OR echocardiography lab. All clinical hours (600) will be completed in the chosen specialty (Invasive cardiology or Adult echocardiography). Students will perform activities in pre- and post- catheterization activities, cardiovascular techniques and procedures, hemodynamic monitoring, scrubbing with panning and manipulation of imaging equipment during diagnostic and interventional procedures, and circulating OR clinical practice covers performance of 2D echocardiography with more in-depth clinical experience in stress echocardiography, pharmacological stress, transesophageal echocardiography and other advanced techniques in non-invasive cardiology.