Didactic/Lab Intensives Portion of the Program
40 weeks of online didactics with 3 scheduled lab intensives on-site at National School of Sleep Medicine – Institute of Allied Health.

We reserve the right to change/add/delete training modules and exams/evaluations as we deem appropriate.

Course training information in the following areas, with a lab focus to complement didactic material. Book material and print out material offered by your instructor will complement the following requirements:

I. Semester ONE (weeks 1-14)

     - Orientation
     - Anatomy & Physiology of the Heart     
         Simulator Module
     - Basic Embryology and Fetal Circulation
     - Cardiology Core Clinical Simulator Module
     - Introduction to Transthoracic Echo
     - The Transthoracic Echo
     - Ultrasound Physics

     - Scheduled on-site 3-day intensive lab
         training at our Columbus, GA location

  **Passing grade of 75% (C) required to move 
     onto semester 2. Those students that do not 
     pass will be required to retake semester 1 at
     current tuition pricing.

II. SEMESTER TWO (weeks 15-30)

     - The Transesophogeal Echocardiogram
     - Fundamentals of Ultrasound Core Clinical
         Simulator Module
     - The Stress Echocardiogram
     - Introduction to Cardiac Catheterization
     - Ultrasound Physics
     - Valvular Heart Disease
     - Prosthetic Heart Valves
     - Infective Endocarditis
     - Cardiomyopathy Disease States

    - Scheduled on-site 3-day intensive lab
         training at our Columbus, GA location

    **Passing grade of 75% (C) required to move
       onto semester 2. Those students that do not
       pass will be required to retake semester 2 at
       current tuition pricing.

III. SEMESTER THREE (weeks 31-40)  

     - Heart Failure
     - Ultrasound Physics
     - Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Simulator
         Module, Parts 1 &2
     - Myocarditis
     - Pericarditis/Constrictive Pericarditis
     - Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade
     - Tumors, Thrombus, and Missiles
     - Diseases of the Aorta
     - Introduction to Congenital Heart Disease
     - Introduction to 3D Echocardiography &
          Real Time 3D/4D
     -. Research Paper

     - Scheduled on-site 3-day intensive lab
          training at our Columbus, GA location

**Passing grade of 75% (C) required to move onto clinicals. Those students that do not pass will be required to retake semester 3 at current tuition pricing.

IV. Core Scanning Competency (during 3rd
     semester lab intensive)

     - Your instructor will be consistently
         monitoring your scanning ability and
         competency during lab intensives.

     - A formal pass/fail will be given to you prior
        to signing you off as “ready” for your last
        288 hours of final clinical hours.

     - Should you still need guidance and training,
         you will be required to schedule additional
         lab intensives until you receive a “pass”
         grade. The first 2 days of intensives will
         be included in your tuition. If you should
         need any additional intensives, there will
         be a $500 charge per day.

1. These hours are tuition-free, but they are a requirement to satisfactorily complete your program.

2. A clinical site is defined as a physician office, hospital or facility providing diagnostic echocardiograms. National School of Sleep Medicine staff NOT clinical site staff are in charge of the final check off      of student competency.

3. As of the date of this agreement, National School of Sleep Medicine has multiple partner extern sites available. This is subject to change at any moment and therefore National School of Sleep Medicine DOES NOT guarantee placement in a clinical site.

4. Under section RCS5 of Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), graduates may take their registry upon the completion of 800 clinical hours. 800 total hours are required for our students. 288 are to be completed in a clinical externship, and 512 hours may be completed on the job once STUDENT has completed their didactic + externship program requirements and gained employment, and because this is covered in our enrollment agreement, RCS5 pertains to our graduates.

5. National School of Sleep Medicine reserves the right to change the program inclusions and requirements at any time and expects the STUDENT to abide by the instruction of National School of Sleep Medicine staff.

Once student achieves satisfactory completion of the above, a certificate of completion will be awarded.