University of Washington School of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
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ACC/AHA
Guidelines

University of Washington
School of Medicine
Cardiology Fellowship

ACC/AHA Guidelines

T
he American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have established these guidelines for training in clinical cardiology (JACC 1995;25:1–40). See also the objectives the division has established for the fellowship.

Total duration of fellowship:

24 months clinical (10 non-laboratory procedures)

12 months for level 2 training and research

Levels:

  1. Level 1: Basic training required for all cardiology fellows
  2. Level 2: Able to perform or interpret (or both) specific procedures independently
  3. Level 3: Advanced training (usually requires additional years of training)

 

Level 1*

Level  2

Level  3

UW Core Program

Clinical Cardiology

36 months 9 patient care

 

 

36-48 months 10 patient care 

ECG Ambulatory ECG Exercise testing

3500 150 200

225 300

 

Level 2

Cardiac Cath.

100 cases 4 months

300 cases 8 months

Interventional Fellowship

> 300 cases 6 months

Echocardiography

150 cases 3 months

300 cases 6 months

750 cases 12 months

>400 cases 6 months

Nuclear cardiology

100 cases 2 months

300 cases  4-6 months

600 cases 12 months

> 300 cases 4 months

EP, pacing and arrhythmias

10 temp.pacers 10 DC -CV 2 months

100 pacer eval/program. 6 months

EP fellowship

Level 1-2

Research

6-12 months

24 months

24-36

Traditional 12 mo. Research-first 24 mo.

Heart Failure and transplantation

1 month

6 months

12 months

2 months

Congenital heart disease

Core lectures

12 months

24 months 40 caths, 300 TTE, 50 TEE

Congenital clinic weekly for 4 mo. 

Preventative cardiology

1 month

6-12 months

12 months

Lipid clinic and integrated

Vascular medicine

2 months

12 months noninvasive 

Peripheral interventions

Integrated

CMR

25 cases 1 months

150 cases  3-6 months

300 cases 12 months

2 months**

CCT

50 cases 1 month

150 cases 2 months

300 cases 6 months

2 months**

* Many of the time requirements can be concurrent training in different areas.  

** Concurrent with noninvasive imaging rotations, as recommended by COCATS

Other training:

  • Preventative cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, congenital heart disease
  • Peripheral vascular disease (including interpretations of diagnostic studies)
  • Related sciences (anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, pathology, biophysics, biochemistry, biostatistics, computer sciences)
  • Related fields of medicine (radiology, surgery, anesthesia, pulmonary disease, obstetrics, physiology, pharmacology, pathology)
  • Conferences, seminars, literature reviews, lectures
  • Teaching experience
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