Curriculum & Training
Students admitted to the CVP program will spend their first year attending in-person courses at the University of Utah campus. During the second year, students will be attending clinical rotations at different hospitals within the State of Utah. Accepted students are required to attend one week of orientation before Summer Semester begins. This is usually the second week of May.
Resources:
- University of Utah Catalog
- Perfusion Program Student Handbook including policies, procedures and the curriculum for both years of training.
The courses and clinical rotations for the first and second years will go as follows:
First Year
Summer Semester: 16 credits
- CVP 6001 Perfusion Science 1, 3 credits
- CVP 6010 Perfusion Lab 1, 2 credits
- CVP 3071 Perfusion Pharmacology, 2 credits
- CVP 6100 Introduction to Hospital Environments, 1 credit
- CVP 6403 Hemodynamic Monitoring, 1 credit
- CVP 6501 Interdisciplinary Healthcare 1, .5 credits
- CVP 6620 Applied Anatomy, 3 credits
- CVP 6630 Medical Physiology 1, 1.5 credits
Fall Semester: 15.5 credits
- CVP 6002 Perfusion Science 2, 3 credits
- CVP 6020 Perfusion Lab 2, 3 credits
- CVP 6200 Research Methodologies, 1 credit
- CVP 6201 Masters Project 1, 1 credit
- CVP 6301 Procedure Observation and Lectureships 1, 2 credits
- CVP 6401 Perfusion Anatomy, Physiology and Surgical Repair, 3 credits
- CVP 6502 Interdisciplinary Healthcare 2, 1 credit
- CVP 6631 Medical Physiology 2, 1.5 credits
Spring Semester: 16 credits
- CVP 6003 Perfusion Science 3, 3 credits
- CVP 6030 Perfusion Lab 3, 3 credits
- CVP 6202 Masters Project II, 1 credit
- CVP 6203 Perfusion Standards and Liability Management, 2 credits
- CVP 6302 Procedure Observations and Lectureships 2, 2 credits
- CVP 6402 Pediatric Perfusion, 3 credits
- CVP 6550 Mechanical Circulatory Support, 2 credits
Second Year
Summer Semester: 12 credits
- CVP 6198 Biostatistics, 2 credits
- CVP 6701 Clinical Rotation 1, 4 credits
- CVP 6702 Clinical Rotation 2, 4 credits
Fall Semester: 13 credits
- CVP 6703 Clinical Rotation 3, 4 credits
- CVP 6704 Clinical Rotation 4, 4 credits
- CVP 6705 Clinical Rotation 5, 4 credits
- CVP 6721 Advanced Topics in Perfusion, 1 credit
Spring Semester: 13 credits
- CVP 6706 Clinical Rotation 6, 4 credits
- CVP 6707 Clinical Rotation 7, 4 credits
- CVP 6708 Clinical Rotation 8, 4 credits
- CVP 6722 Board Certification Prep, 1 credit