Vascular
GNTC Nursing and Health Technology programs combine classroom instruction, laboratory practice, and clinical experience to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills required for success in various healthcare fields.
The Vascular Technology program is a sequence of courses that provides educational opportunities to individuals in didactic and clinical environments that will enable them to gain skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to graduate and become successful in the field of Vascular Technology. Vascular Technology is an allied health profession specializing in noninvasive imaging the arteries and veins. Vascular Technologists assist vascular surgeons and/or radiologists in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of disorders affecting the vascular system (excluding the heart). Using a wide range of instrumentation, vascular technologists noninvasively acquire and record information related to blood vessel anatomy and physiology. Course work includes sonographic physics, sonographic identification of normal and abnormal anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology of the arterial and venous system throughout the body, clinical application courses, interventional sonography, journal and case study review, and comprehensive registry reviews. Program graduates are qualified to apply to take the examinations to become a Registered Vascular Technologist.
Amanda Trammell and Crista Howell with 2024 Graduates
GNTC’s Program Pathways can be used as advising guides or maps to help determine which courses they need to take and when to take them. By following the course of study outlined in the specific degree, diploma or certificate pathway, GNTC students will know the necessary prerequisite courses they need to continue in the chosen program of study.
What career options will I have?
Vascular Sonographer, Vascular Technologist
