Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and nurses, to operate extracorporeal circulation and autotransfusion equipment during medical procedures and surgeries where the support or temporary replacement of a patient's own respiratory or circulatory system is required. Includes instruction in equipment selection and operation, physician and medical team consultation, patient condition monitoring, procedural techniques, and principles of respiratory and circulatory physiology.

Numbers at a glance

1187th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
1
Colleges offer it
10
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
7
Women
3

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Upstate Medical University10
Average public university graduating class: 10 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates

O's Insights on Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 100% of graduates come from public universities.

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