Echocardiography Program (Arizona and Minnesota) - Health Sciences Education - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science

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Program description

month program

Up to 20 students

in each class

100%

registry exam pass rate

The Echocardiography Program at Mayo Clinic's campuses in Minnesota and Arizona offers one of the best cardiac sonography training options in the country. Within just 21 months, your training will fully prepare you with the skills needed to be an effective cardiac sonographer.

Program highlights include:

A unique curriculum that provides the opportunity to put what you learn in lectures to practice right away in clinical experiences and scan labs
A focus on clinical experience where you'll start working with patients after just four weeks
Training in a variety of echocardiography situations next to cardiologists, nurses, and other members of the care team

You'll also benefit from training at one of the most advanced institutions in the world. Mayo Clinic's large, diverse patient population provides experience with a broad range of cardiac problems, furthering your experience with patient care before you even graduate.

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Echocardiography: Pushing yourself with support.

This is such a unique training opportunity! The Echocardiography Program offers cases you won’t find anywhere else, while preparing you for any and all situations. Our training program is one of the most comprehensive available and we’re passionate about what we teach in order to help you to succeed.

Sally Miller, R.D.C.S., ACS
Echocardiography Program Director

Student stories

Within the first few weeks, we are helping room patients, sitting with the review team (cardiologists, advanced cardiac sonographers) looking over echoes, and watching exams being performed in the exam rooms. We learn the ins and outs of the flow of our lab as well as get a great understanding of patient bedside manner and taking care of each patient we come in contact with.

Hannah Steinbruckner
Graduate of the Echocardiography Program

How to apply

We care about more than grades and test scores

Campus and community

Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ

Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester exterior facilities photo

Campus and community

Rochester, MN

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Behind the scenes: Echocardiographers

Explore what a cardiac sonographer does

Cardiac sonographers are trained in echocardiography (also known as cardiac sonography) to understand the in-depth nature of the heart and how it translates to health. They prepare patients for echocardiograms, use imaging tools to take 2-D and 3-D heart images, and use Doppler blood flow imaging to assess heart function to help the care team make an accurate diagnosis.