Cardiovascular Perfusion Curriculum
The CP curriculum spans 21 consecutive months and consists of didactic and clinical education. Students begin with core curriculum courses in physiology and pharmacology in other colleges on the MUSC campus. During the first year, students take specific CP course work which includes: Perfusion Technology I and II, Medical Instrumentation, Computers, Pathophysiology, and Research Methods. CP students are introduced to the medical care setting in the first two semesters with clinical observation in the operating room, cardiac catheterization laboratory, dialysis and echocardiography labs. The last nine months are spent primarily in the clinical and research environment. Students participate in outside clinical perfusion rotations, a thoracic surgery rotation, and also serve as student clinical coordinator for the perfusion service.