Courses & Curriculum

Course Descriptions

A full list of course descriptions can be found on the MUSC Bulletin. Courses for the cardiovascular perfusion program are indicated with the prefix CVP.

Curriculum

The CVP curriculum spans 21 consecutive months and consists of didactic and clinical education components. During the first year, students take specific CVP course work which includes: Perfusion Technology I and II, Medical Instrumentation, Computers, Pathophysiology, and Research Methods. Students will complete a research project related to clinical perfusion. CVP students are introduced to the medical care setting in the second semester with clinical observation in the operating room, cardiac catheterization laboratory, and echocardiography labs. The last two semesters are spent primarily in the operating room when students participate in clinical perfusion rotations. 

 

Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Fall	CVP-700	Clinical Monitoring	3
		CVP-702	Perfusion Technology I	3
		CVP-704	Research Methodology	3
		CVP-706	Perioperative Blood Mgmt	2
		CVP-721	Perfusion Technology I Lab	1
		CVP-718	Pathophysiology	5
		CVP-723	Clinical Monitoring Lab	1
		IP-711	IP Foundations & Teamstepps	1
		IP-###	IP Concentration Course of Choice	1
			Total Semester Hours	20
1	Spring	CVP-703	Perfusion Technology II	3
		CVP-703L	Perfusion Technology II Lab	1
		CVP-708	Pathophysiology for Perfusion	4
		CVP-610	Pharmacology for Perfusion	4
		CVP-710	Fundamentals of Clinical Acid	1
		CVP-720	Advanced Pediatric Perfusion	2
		CVP-770	Masters Research Project II	3
		CVP-716	Seminar I	1
			Total Semester Hours	19
1	Summer	CVP-714	Cardiac Assist Devices	2
		CVP-731	Extracorporeal Life Support	1
		CVP-733	Principles and Practices	3
		CVP-733L	Principles and Practices Lab	1
		CVP-771	Masters Research Project III	3
		CVP-760	Clinical Experience I	6
		CVP-722	Perfusion Simulation	2
			Total Semester Hours	18
2	Fall	CVP-724	Quality Improvement and Inform	2
		CVP-762	Clinical Experience II A	6
		CVP-763	Clinical Experience II B	6
			Total Semester Hours	14
2	Spring	CVP-728	Leadership and Health Services	2
		CVP-764	Clinical Experience III A	6
		CVP-765	Clinical Experience III B (track in leadership, pediatrics perfusion or cardiac assist)	6
			Total Semester Hours	14
		Total Credit Hours		85