The Heart Hospitals Cardiovascular Institute

Non-discrimination

The school will encourage an atmosphere that is respectful and supportive of every individual. This includes ensuring that all student-related actions and all employment actions be made without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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General admission requirements (all programs)

Admission to the Cardiovascular Institute is a competitive process and a limited number of applicants are accepted each year. The student should demonstrate a dependable, mature demeanor and interact well with others. The student should have a genuine desire to care for the disabled and sick and have the ability to work well under pressure. As indicated on the online application form, it is a requirement that accepted applicants for all programs undergo a criminal background check and urinalysis drug screening prior to enrollment. The costs for the background check and drug screening will be covered by the Cardiovascular Institute. A positive drug test result and/or significant criminal history report may deny the applicant enrollment into a program.

The application process is open to applicants who meet all the following minimum criteria at the time of program commencement. Please note that there may be additional admissions requirements for each CVI program. Please see the section on Program-specific admissions requirements.

• 18 years of age or older
• Proof of United States citizenship or permanent residency status.
  Please note: The Cardiovascular Institute is not a college or university, which are degree-conferring educational institutions, and therefore cannot sponsor student visa applications. All applicants to the Cardiovascular Institute must either be a United States citizen or have obtained permanent residency status in the United States.
• Possess the physical and mental qualities required to work in the profession. See section on “Physical, Communication, Mobility, Tactical, Hearing, and Visual Demands”.
• Provide proof of current immunizations and negative TB test. Immunizations must be current prior to school start.
• Proof of current health insurance (requirement for clinical affiliates)
• Provide this list of immunizations to your Primary Care Provider (PCP):
  • 2 Mumps, measles, rubella (MMR) vaccines or positive titers
  • 2 Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccines or positive titers (history of Chicken Pox is not acceptable)
  • Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) given after age 18 years
  • Influenza (Flu) only in flu season
  • Tuberculosis (TB) test (TST within last 3 months or QuantiFERON within last 6 months)
  • Hepatitis B (Recommended, but not mandatory)

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Minimum education requirements for each program:

Adult Echocardiography

• Associate degree
• Six (6) credit hours of Anatomy and Physiology with a grade of “C” or better within six (6) years of application. (Exception to the 6-year rule may be approved on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Program Director.)
• Medical terminology (preferred, but not required)
• Preferred education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in a health-related field

Cardiovascular Perfusion

• Bachelor’s degree
• Prerequisite coursework specified in the “Program-Specific Admissions Requirements” section must be completed from an accredited college or university in the United States.

Invasive Cardiovascular Technology

• Associate degree
• Six (6) credit hours of Anatomy and Physiology with a grade of “C” or better within six (6) years of application. (Exception to the 6-year rule may be approved on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Program Director.)
• Medical terminology (preferred, but not required)
• Preferred education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in a health-related field

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Foreign transcripts

Foreign transcripts will be accepted, but only when converted through the World Education Services degree conversion service. The Degree Conversion Report from WES must state the equivalency of the converted degree to meet the minimum standards listed above for each program. Importantly, irrespective of the resulting degree conversion, all prerequisite coursework for the Cardiovascular Perfusion program must be completed from an accredited college or university in the United States.