Clinical Prac CVP Phase IV

This course allows students to apply what they learn in classrooms and labs to develop satisfactory levels of clinical competence and gain confidence through supervised clinical experience. Students should be prepared to relocate to their assigned clinical training site. Locations range all across the US. Students builds on the skills in the previous clinical and didactic courses towards the goal of independent practice. This is the final level of graded responsibility for the clinical education program. Student will operate the heart-lung machine with increased independence and should be operating with minimal assistance at the completion of this phase.