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Preference will be given to applicants with:
Academic grades above the minimum
Requirements completed within the last five years
Related experience*
Additional post-secondary academic courses*
*Applicants with preferred entrance requirements are to submit transcripts and supporting documentation with their online application.
IELTS
If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 7
If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.5
If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.0
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)
If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 65
If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 60
If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 52
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 90
If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 86
If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 82
The BCIT Cardiovascular Perfusion program is one of only three of its kind in Canada. A cardiac perfusionist is a key member of a highly specialized surgical team. Cardiovascular perfusionists work in operating rooms, providing life-saving support to patients undergoing heart surgery. It’s a serious job, and our graduates are ready.
About the program
At BCIT, we believe in real life experience and provide practical, hands-on training. Our students come from the cardiac field with the passion and work experience to succeed at this intensive program.
Two-year advanced specialty certificate
One year of distance and online learning means you can keep working while you study
One year of clinical rotations provides direct learning
Full spectrum of courses includes cardiothoracic anatomy, pathophysiology, pharmacology, fetal and neonatal cardiac development, and perfusion science
Outcomes of the Cardiovascular Perfusion program are designed to meet the competencies outlined in the National Entry-Level Competency profile of The Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion
More info: Click here
Program matrix
Term 1 (15 weeks)
BHSC 6100, Applied Anatomy and Physiology 1
PERF 7100, Cardiac Anaesthesia and Clinical Pharmacology 1
PERF 7200, Perfusion Equipment and Techniques 1
Term 2 (15 weeks)
BHSC 6110, Applied Anatomy and Physiology 2
PERF 7110, Cardiac Anaesthesia and Clinical Pharmacology 2
PERF 7210, Perfusion Equipment and Techniques 2
Term 3 (15 weeks)
PERF 7220, Perfusion Equipment and Techniques 3
PERF 7300, Pediatric Perfusion
PERF 7400, Hemodynamic Monitoring/Diagnostic Imaging
Clinical (44 weeks)
PERF 8100, Cardiovascular Perfusion Clinical 1
PERF 8200, Cardiovascular Perfusion Clinical 2
PERF 8300, Cardiovascular Perfusion Clinical 3
PERF 8400, Cardiovascular Perfusion Clinical 4
PERF 8500, Cardiovascular Perfusion Clinical 5
Total Credits:, 102.5
Students graduate as cardiovascular perfusionists ready to work as members of cardiac surgical teams in hospital operating rooms. Positions in BC start at approximately $49 per hour.
Visit the professional association website to learn more about the work perfusionists do and to find career opportunities:
Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusionists
