First-of-its-kind CV technology graduate program launched
Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa., has launched the first cardiovascular technology (CVT) graduate degree program in the U.S., offering students a master’s degree in cardiovascular sciences.
Geneva, through a partnership with INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., has offered a B.S. degree in CVT for the past 30 years. Students can now study a fifth year to earn their master’s in CVT. The program will launch this fall.
A major goal of the program is that the master’s student will become recognized as a ‘cardiologist's assistant’ much like the physician's assistant, according to David Essig, MD, CVT program coordinator.
Students earning a B.S. in CVT have “enjoyed a very high rate of job placement,” according to the college.
The new M.S. degree offers, for example, training in electrophysiology, considered by many to be the fastest-growing area in cardiology. Electrophysiological procedures are in high demand, yet there are no professional programs devoted to formal training in this area of CVT, according to the college.
Geneva, through a partnership with INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., has offered a B.S. degree in CVT for the past 30 years. Students can now study a fifth year to earn their master’s in CVT. The program will launch this fall.
A major goal of the program is that the master’s student will become recognized as a ‘cardiologist's assistant’ much like the physician's assistant, according to David Essig, MD, CVT program coordinator.
Students earning a B.S. in CVT have “enjoyed a very high rate of job placement,” according to the college.
The new M.S. degree offers, for example, training in electrophysiology, considered by many to be the fastest-growing area in cardiology. Electrophysiological procedures are in high demand, yet there are no professional programs devoted to formal training in this area of CVT, according to the college.