All applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Have a high school diploma or general education diploma at the time of application.
- Fulfill one (1) of the qualifications of the exam for which you are applying. See qualifications listed in the tables below.
- Provide typed documentation to support the qualification prerequisite under which you are applying. Required documentation for each qualification is listed below. CCI reserves the right to request additional information.
| Qualification Prerequisite (All applicants must fulfill one of the following) |
Supporting Documentation |
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RCIS235
A graduate of a certificate or degree granting program or post-secondary educational program in a health science (includes, but not limited to, cardiovascular technology, ultrasound, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, nursing or paramedic/EMT)
AND
One year full-time work experience in invasive cardiovascular technology
AND
600* cardiac diagnostic/interventional procedures in their career which is defined as work experience and/or clinical experience gained during a formal educational program.
In the verification letter(s) the medical director(s) and/or program director(s) must confirm the number of procedures performed during the applicant’s employment and/or during the academic program.
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RCIS235
Completion certificate and/or educational transcript
AND
Employment Verification Letter
AND
Clinical Experience Letter (only required for applicants submitting verification of the number of procedures completed during a formal educational program)
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RCIS5
A graduate of a NON-programmatically accredited program in invasive cardiovascular technology which has a minimum of one year of specialty training and includes a minimum of 800 clinical hours* in the specialty in which the examination is being requested.
IMPORTANT: If an individual’s clinical hours were completed after graduation or if the hours are not a requirement for their educational program, then those hours WOULD NOT count toward the 800-hour minimum under qualification RCIS5. All clinical hours must be earned in a setting in which patients are being tested or medically treated.
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RCIS5
Completion certificate and/or educational transcript
AND
Student Verification Letter
AND
Clinical Verification Letter
Students applying to take examination prior to graduation will be required to submit this documentation
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RCIS4
Applicant must be a graduate of a programmatically accredited program** in invasive cardiovascular technology.
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RCIS4
Completion certificate and/or educational transcript
AND
Student Verification Letter
Students applying to take examination prior to graduation will be required to submit this documentation
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* If an individual’s procedures were completed during a formal educational program, then those procedures completed WOULD count toward the minimum of 600 diagnostic/interventional procedures under qualification RCIS235.
** An accredited program is accredited by an agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), United States Department of Education (USDOE), or Canadian Medical Association (CMA) that specifically conducts programmatic accreditation for cardiovascular technology, diagnostic cardiac sonography, or vascular technology.