With Canada's population aging, you may wish to consider a career in the health care field. Technical specialties are particularly attractive for many young people because the school commitment is relatively short and the rewards can be substantial.
For example, the Hamilton Mountain campus of Everest College of Business, Technology and Health Care currently offers a Cardiology Technologist program that has proven to be very popular. Everest-Hamilton Mountain's Cardiology Technologist career education program takes just nine months to complete yet provides students with a robust, comprehensive curriculum that includes intensive classroom work with many hours of direct hands-on experience. Students also learn critical thinking skills that will help them throughout their careers.
Everest-Hamilton Mountain's Cardiology Technologist program covers a wide range of relevant topics, including:
- Advanced Arrhythmias
- Associated Abnormalities
- Basic Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Pharmacology
- Cardiac Procedures
- Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction
- ECG Clinical Practice
- ECG Fundamentals
- Exercise Tolerance Testing
- Holter Monitoring Theory and Scanning
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Pacemakers
- Specialty Leads
- Telemetry
Small classes allow Everest-Hamilton Mountain students to receive a high degree of personal attention. Instructors are all cardiology technology professionals who have spent years in the field. This "real-world" experience allows the instructors at Everest College-Hamilton Mountain to share practical knowledge along with traditional academics.
Certification
Upon completing the Cardiology Technology program, Everest students are qualified to apply for membership in the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists. Once a student has become a member of the registering body (CSCT), employment opportunities exist overseas in countries such as the UK, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. These countries will accept the Canadian credentialing for employment in the field. This course will also allow students to enter more invasive cardiac diagnostic testing courses through other institutions.
About Everest College-Hamilton Mountain
Everest College-Hamilton Mountain is situated at 1039 Upper James Street just north of the Lincoln S. Anderson Parkway and just south of downtown Hamilton, Ontario. The campus offers ample off-street parking, is accessible by metro bus, and is convenient to numerous daycare centres, restaurants and shopping. The school is part of the network of Everest Colleges, Universities and Institutes, which has more than 100 campuses throughout Canada and the United States.
Contact Everest for Information
For more information on the Cardiology Technologist program and other accelerated career education programs, contact Everest College-Hamilton Mountain today! Financial assistance may be available to those who qualify.
