Yale – New Haven Hospital offers a cardiovascular sonography program in New Haven, Connecticut. This page outlines the program’s credential pathway and how it connects to work in diagnostic imaging.
Program at a glance
- Institution: Yale – New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
- Format: on campus
Program details
It runs a 12-month adult echocardiography certificate program; a separate 6-month vascular sonography learning concentration is offered to credentialed sonographers. Students complete didactic education and clinical training through the hospital’s School of Diagnostic Ultrasound, with rolling admission. Graduates receive a certificate, awarded on completion of the program. Clinical training covers adult echocardiography, vascular, and pediatric echocardiography sonography. An adult echocardiography program, with additional 6-month learning concentrations available in vascular sonography and pediatric echocardiography for credentialed sonographers. Completers are eligible to sit for the ARDMS examinations. Admission typically requires a high school diploma and at least an associate’s degree, plus prerequisite coursework in communications, algebra or higher math, general physics, human anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS). These details are drawn from the program’s website.
Credential pathway
Graduates can pursue professional certification such as the Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) and Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT). These credentials are offered by national registries, including the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). Certification is separate from completing the program; each credential sets its own education, clinical-experience, and examination requirements. See Licensing and Certification for how the process works.
About this occupation
Diagnostic medical sonographers operate ultrasound equipment to create images that physicians use to assess and diagnose medical conditions. National wage and employment-outlook figures are summarized on the Diagnostic Medical Sonographer page, with more context in Career Opportunities and Salary and Compensation.
Program details, requirements, and availability change. Verify current information directly with the program and with the relevant certification body or licensing board. Inclusion in this directory does not constitute endorsement.
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Last verified: June 2026.