UI Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
200 Hawkins Dr. SE545 GH
Iowa City, IA 52242-1062
Tel: 319-356-8496
Fax: 319-353-7174 Scott D. Niles, BA MPS, CCP
scott-niles@uiowa.edu
Program Director
Perfusion Technology Education Program
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Jean Fobian
jean-fobian@uiowa.edu
Perfusion Technology
The Perfusion Technology Education Program started at Iowa in 1992. Our graduates are now spread across the country working in private hospitals as well as academic institutions. Our educational program starts with two semesters of intensive academic preparation and lab work taught by clinical perfusionists and university professors. This is followed by three semesters of clinical education conducted exclusively at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Students learn at their own pace while working one-on-one during regular hours and on call with our six staff perfusionists. Since we are a large university run tertiary care center, students gain valuable experience with a variety of clinical procedures, both adult and pediatric, including hearts, transplants, VADS and ECMO. After completion of the 20-month post-baccalaureate program, our graduates receive a certificate and are eligible for employment by hospitals, surgeons, and private contracting corporations.
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information for prospective students
Welcome to the University of Iowa Perfusion Technology Education Program web space. If you are considering a career in a medically related field, perfusion is one exciting option that is not widely known or advertised.
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Including admissions, curriculum, courses, and tuition and fees.
The College of Medicine has three inextricably linked
missions: education, research and service. The College
aspires to be responsive to the needs of society, and in
particular the citizens of Iowa, through the excellence
of its educational programs in the health professions and
biomedical sciences, by the outstanding quality of its
research and through the provision of innovative and
comprehensive health care and other services.
What is perfusion?
perfusion
The practice of perfusion is defined as those functions necessary for the support, treatment, measurement, or supplementation of the cardiopulmonary and circulatory system of the patient. A perfusionist is a skilled person, qualified by academic and clinical education, who operates extracorporeal circulation equipment during any medical situation where it is necessary to support or replace the patient's cardiopulmonary/circulatory function and ensures the proper management of physiologic functions by monitoring the necessary variables.
The perfusionist is knowledgeable concerning the variety of equipment available to perform extracorporeal circulation functions and is responsible, in consultation with the physician, for selecting the appropriate equipment and techniques to be used.
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