Cardiovascular Sonography clinical rotation sites are predominately based in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. However, there are some out-of-town clinical sites that will require travel to other cities in Oklahoma. Throughout the program, all students will be required to rotate through each clinical site to include the out-of-town sites.

 

Clinical Immunization Requirements

In order for students to attend the clinical education part of the program, they must attend clinical rotations at our affiliated Healthcare Partner sites. OSU-OKC must uphold specific vaccination requirements that are mandated by our affiliation contracts with our Healthcare Partners. These records must be provided to our Healthcare Partners for preapproval of students to attend each clinical rotation site. Students who do not provide appropriate evidence of the immunization requirements will not be accepted by the affiliated Healthcare partners and will not be eligible to participate in the clinical learning experiences. Clinical learning experiences are a vital part of the program curriculum and cannot be waived. Inability to meet all program curriculum requirements will result in program failure.  

 

The following is a list of Healthcare Partner required pre-clinical vaccination/shot records (NOTE: these records are required only from the students who are accepted into the program and are due to the Cardiovascular Sonography office by October 1st)
 
Some immunizations require a series of shots, which should be completed by the first of October. Plan ahead so you do not miss the deadline:

 

• 2 MMR immunizations OR titers showing immunity for Measles, Mumps and Rubella
• 2 Varicella (Chickenpox) immunizations OR a titer showing immunity (the only acceptable form of documentation that you have had the disease is a titer)
• Hepatitis B immunizations (HB 3 dose series or HB 2 dose series), OR a titer showing immunity, If the series is in progress, you may sign the in-progress form found in the Student Handbook
• 1 Tdap within the last 10 years (if you are approaching the 10-year mark, please get one)
• 1 Influenza vaccine – required annually
• 2 Negative TB PPD Skin Tests (taken 2 weeks apart) OR 1 Negative QuantiFERON gold test - if there is a history of a positive TB skin test, the following must be provided: Documentation of a positive skin test, official chest x-ray report, in the past or recent, but after the positive TB skin test, and public contact release form which can be obtained from your doctor or the TB Control Center, 400 NE 50th (50th & Lincoln) 405-427-8651.
• COVID 19 Vaccine – OSU-OKC is unable to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations of all students and employees due to legislation that was signed into law.  However, our clinical affiliation agreements (which are legal contracts) state that students and faculty must follow hospital/clinical policy, which includes the policies on COVID vaccinations. As such, if you are assigned to any of these facilities, it is expected that you comply with the prescribed policy of that site. Students must either provide evidence of a complete dosing regimen of one of the COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or submit a vaccination exemption request form (medical or religious) to the clinical site in which they are assigned. Individuals requesting vaccination exemptions must complete the clinic’s required exemption form and submission process for each clinical site no less than 30 days prior to the start of each clinical rotation (there is no guarantee that the clinical site will honor the exemption request).
  
  NOTE: If you submit a vaccination exemption request and the clinical site will not allow you to participate in your assigned clinical experience, or if your other clinical requirements are not met, you will be unable to fulfill the degree requirements of the program and subsequently you will not be able to fulfill the necessary requirements for graduation. 

 

Travel Requirements

The expectation of travel requirements should be taken into account when applying to the program. Please factor your availability to satisfy these requirements in your decision to apply.