IND 2991: ECG Academy

Class Program
Credits 2 4

The ECG Academy® Learning System is offered as a two- or four-week distance learning course for OMS-IV students. Students will elect to enroll in an ECG skills course customized for attending physicians, medical residents, and cardiology/EP fellows. The online educational experience provides targeted lesson plans and coaching sessions for students to complete at their own pace. Students will gain proficiency in reading and interpreting both simple and complex cardiac rhythm strips and have the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge and skills they have acquired. The purpose of the course is to help students gain confidence in the ECG prior to or in conjunction with their clinical rotations, particularly in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine (IM), and IM subspecialties. The goal of the course is to attain a resident-physician level of proficiency in understanding engineering concepts, ECG recording and lead basics, and interpreting various pathologies, including: mechanisms of arrhythmias, advanced conduction system concepts, wide QRS complex tachycardias, advanced atrial arrhythmias, pre-excitation (Wolff Parkinson White) syndromes, distinguishing paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) mechanisms, congenital arrhythmia syndromes, and pacemaker troubleshooting.