CAREER PATHWAY · PART 3

Industry Based Learning

72 weeks, full time

Alongside postgraduate study

Note: Places are limited and subject to interview and selection after you successfully complete Parts 1 and 2. If selected, you'll receive a conditional Heartscope training-position offer and a clinical training support letter for your university application. The training arrangement still needs your university's approval.

Course overview

Industry Based Learning is the paid, supervised training stage of our pathway. Successful applicants join Heartscope for 72 weeks while studying cardiac sonography at postgraduate level.

You'll take part in patient examinations under supervision, improve your scanning technique and prepare preliminary reports for cardiologist review. Your responsibilities increase as your supervisor reviews your progress.

You'll apply your university learning in daily clinical work, including communicating with patients and working with the diagnostic team. Experienced sonographers will guide your work.

Entry requirements

Parts 1 and 2 completed

You must successfully complete Applied Echocardiography and Clinical Rotations.

Interview and selection

Entry is by interview and Heartscope selection. Successful applicants receive a conditional offer and clinical training support letter before the position starts.

University and ASAR requirements

Before starting, you must meet the university enrolment requirements and hold the ASAR student status required for your clinical training.

Full-time availability

You must be available five days a week at Heartscope clinics while keeping up with your postgraduate study.

Training curriculum

Develop your clinical practice under supervision while completing your postgraduate study.

Carrying out patient examinations

Practise adult echocardiograms with a senior sonographer supervising your work. Establish a routine for preparing patients, acquiring images and taking measurements. Your responsibilities depend on your progress.

Further cardiac investigations

Learn about stress echocardiography, strain imaging and bubble studies as suitable cases become available. Participation depends on your progress, supervisor approval and local clinical protocols.

Reporting and ECG

Practise recording findings in a clear preliminary report for cardiologist review. Build your understanding of abnormal ECG patterns and discuss their meaning with the supervising team.

Working as part of the team

Apply your university learning during supervised clinical work. Practise communicating with patients and colleagues, organising your work and asking for help when a case is beyond your current experience.

What the position provides

If selected, you'll join a real cardiology clinic in a paid, supervised clinical training position.

Successful applicants receive a conditional offer and a clinical training support letter for their university application.

You'll gain supervised experience with patients while applying what you learn in your postgraduate course.

Senior sonographers will guide your development and review your work as your responsibilities grow.

Frequently asked questions

Will I get a letter for my university application?

Successful applicants receive a conditional Heartscope training-position offer and a clinical training support letter. Your university decides whether the arrangement meets its requirements and whether it needs any other documents.

Is a position guaranteed after Parts 1 and 2?

No. Places are limited and offered through Heartscope's interview and selection process. You must successfully complete Parts 1 and 2 and meet the university and ASAR student requirements.

Do I enrol in university separately?

Yes. You arrange your own enrolment in an ASAR-accredited postgraduate cardiac sonography course. The university sets its entry and clinical training requirements.

Will I finish my qualification within 72 weeks?

Not necessarily. The training position lasts 72 weeks, but your university course and required clinical experience may take longer.

15+ years clinical experience

Teaches every cohort

Your trainer

Reena Kapadia

Chief Cardiac Sonographer and Educator. Reena holds a Diploma of Medical Ultrasonography (Cardiac) from ASUM and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122). She co-founded Heartscope and has over 15 years of experience across several public and private cardiology practices.

Reena has trained more than 50 cardiac sonography students. She teaches every Scope Institute echocardiography cohort in small groups, giving individual feedback and following each student's progress.

More about Reena

Our clinical partner

Enrolment

Salary and study costs

No course fees

Successful applicants train in a salaried Heartscope position for 72 weeks. University fees and other external costs are separate.

Paid employment

Heartscope pays your salary while you train under supervision.

Training included

You won't pay a course fee for this stage.

Separate university costs

You arrange university enrolment and pay university tuition and other external costs separately.

Questions about the position or study costs? Contact us

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Related training

PART 1

Applied Echocardiography

Improve your cardiac ultrasound technique and learn to interpret common findings.

View part 1

PART 2

Clinical Rotations

Observe cardiac tests and see how patients are cared for at a real cardiology clinic.

View part 2