How the Program works.

The Northside School of Echocardiography is an accredited one-year, full-time, highly specialized certificate program that trains students to become knowledgeable healthcare professionals who perform diagnostic procedures performed in an adult Cardiac echo lab setting.

• The program combines dedicated classroom education and hands-on clinical instruction, with a concentration in adult cardiac care
• Clinical training is conducted at Northside Hospital Forsyth, Northside Hospital Gwinnett, and at our Cardiology Practices
• Multiple rotations provide students with a broad range of inpatient and outpatient clinical experiences
• The program is designed for applicants without ultrasound experience or credentials
• Class size is limited to ten students annually
• Classes begin in the Fall of each year
• $21,000 program tuition includes clinical rotations, national registry fees and a 1 year membership to the American Society of Echocardiography

School of Echocardiography Student Outcomes

*** School has been under sponsorship of Northeast Georgia Heart Center and Piedmont University prior to Northside Hospital

* 3 students do not work in field

** First class under Northside Hospital

Northside Hospital School of Echocardiography Student Handbook

The Cardiovascular Technology – Adult Echocardiography Certificate program at Northside Hospital is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of The Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT).