To be eligible for the Echocardiography Training Programme, applicants must meet 1 of the following entry routes. Additional requirements and a list of relevant degrees are provided below. Please ensure you read the criteria in full.
Route 1
A 1st or 2:1 undergraduate honours or integrated master’s degree in a relevant scientific or healthcare subject. This must include at least 30 credits in human physiology and anatomy.
Route 2
A 2:2 undergraduate honours degree plus a relevant postgraduate degree.
Route 3
An alternative or vocational qualification plus registration on the Academy for Healthcare Science, Accredited Healthcare Science Practitioner Register plus HEI approval. Registration must in place before the start date of the ETP. If not achieved, you will not be able to commence the programme and your offer will be withdrawn.
Additional requirements
All undergraduate qualifications must include at least 30 credits in human physiology and anatomy.
Any postgraduate qualifications must not exceed 60 credits of echocardiography content.
Where a non-UK undergraduate degree is deemed by UK ENIC to be equivalent to non-honours, applicants will only be eligible to apply via route 2 or 3.
Applicants who have already completed the Scientist Training Programme (STP), or who are a current trainee due to complete the STP, in any specialty are not eligible to apply. Applicants who have previously relinquished or been removed part way through the STP will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Relevant undergraduate degrees
Due to the extensive variation in degrees it is not possible to provide a definitive list of relevant undergraduate degrees but the most commonly accepted degrees are listed below. Shortlisting panels within the trust/organisation you apply to will assess which applications closely match the person specification.
- Biology / Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Science
- Cardiac Physiology (PTP)
- Exercise and Sport Sciences
- Human / Medical Physiology
- Medical Science
- Nursing
- Pharmacology
- Physician Associate
- Physiological Sciences
- Radiography
Anticipated degree results
If an applicant is yet to receive their undergraduate degree result, their predicated result will need to be provided and this must still meet the entry requirements. When the final result is received, evidence will need to be provided to the school recruitment team, prior to starting the programme. If an applicant’s achieved result does not meet the entry requirements, any offers made will be withdrawn.
Any postgraduate qualifications must have been successfully awarded by the start of the programme. Applicants must not be enrolled on any other academic programmes by the start of the ETP.
Approval from a Higher Education Institution (HEI)
If approval is required by the HEI to meet the entry requirements, the employer will need to obtain written approval and provide it to the school as part of the nomination process. Applicants will need to liaise with the employer to provide any associated information that is required by the HEI to inform their decision.
Click this link for details of which universities deliver the ETP