Echocardiography Curriculum

The challenging, high-quality curriculum is designed with courses in a specific sequence, progressively building on expertise while advancing through the program. All courses are delivered in Rochester.  Some coursework is delivered in a blended electronic and classroom format. Academic course work is offered at UMR or MSHS and is coordinated with clinical rotations at Mayo Clinic to optimize the learning experience.  The upper-division curriculum is two years in length and does require a summer session between years three and four.  Grades in the required courses must be at least a C.  All courses in the track must be taken A-F, unless the course is only offered S-N.  All students will participate in the same curriculum in years three and four.

Fall Semester of Year Three - 14 credits

ECHO 3011 Foundations of Echocardiography (8 cr)
ECHO 3101 Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology (2 cr)
ECHO 3301 Clinical Practicum I (3 cr)
HP 3021       Patient Care Techniques (1 cr)

Spring Semester of Year Three - 13 credits

ECHO 3202 Adult Echocardiography I (2 cr)
ECHO 3212 Adult Echocardiography II (2 cr)
ECHO 3222 Adult Echocardiography III (2 cr)
ECHO 3302 Clinical Practicum II (7 cr)

Summer Semester Between Years Three and Four - 13 credits

ECHO 3403 Echocardiographic Application (3 cr)
ECHO 3503 Stress Echocardiography (2 cr) 
ECHO 4303 Clinical Practicum III (8 cr)

Fall Semester of Year Four - 13 credits

ECHO 4111 Ultrasound Physics I (2 cr)
ECHO 4201 Vascular Imaging (1 cr)
ECHO 4211 Congenital Heart Disease (2 cr)
ECHO 4401 Clinical Practicum IV (8 cr)

Spring Semester of Year Four - 13 credits 

ECHO 4112 Ultrasound Physics II (2 cr)
ECHO 4501 Research Project and Publication I (1 cr)
ECHO 4402 Clinical Practicum V (10 cr)

Students majoring in the BSHP must complete at least 120 credits which may be transfer credits or credits from the University of Minnesota.  A minimum of 66 credits must be completed in the Echocardiography Track. 

Upon successful completion of the Echocardiography Track coursework, you will receive a certificate from the Mayo School of Health Sciences and be eligible to take the appropriate professional certification examinations.  Courses are subject to change.