how long do you have to go school for..?

Question

if you wanna become a Cardiovascular specialist/Cardiovascular technologist? and whats a good college to go to?

Answer 1

Do you want to be a specialist as in a Cardiologist MD? If so then you need to finish your undergrad which is normally 4 years (more might be required depending on how many credits you take), then med school for 4 years, then be an intern for 2 years, you'll have to be a resident for a few years and then you need to specialize for another 2 years at least. This is all assuming you don't take any breaks in between. This is also probably the shortest route you can find. Yes there is longer. It really all depends on you.

If you just want to be like a researcher, I think you have to go do your undergrad and then get at least a master's. That's probably another 2 years depending on the program. For this and for the above, all the while you need to be getting experience working at the same time you're in school.

Just letting you know that each individual step is really really difficult. It requires a lot of passion and consistency.

Answer 2

There are a lot of implied career paths you are suggesting, each with different training. After 4 years at college,

Cardiologist: 4 years medical school, 3 years residency, 5 years specialist training.
Cardiothoracic surgeon: 4 years medical school, 4 years residency, 7-10 years specialist training.
Cardiac ultrasonographer: 3 years medical science, 2 years sonography training.
Interventional radiologist: 4 years medical school, 3 years residency, 4 years specialist training.

All of these vary depending on which country and where you train. The first question to ask however is - can you spend the rest of your life looking after other people as though they are your own family, with every one you see potentially dying the next day?

After answering that, dive in mate, cause it's a long but fun ride :-)

Answer 3

4 years college 4 years medical school 4 years resident 6 years specialist.

John's Hopkins