Training Guidelines for Consultants in Cardiovascular Disease
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Ernesto A. Jonas, MD, FACP, FACCFormer Chief, Div. of Cardiology, and Cardiovascular Program Training Director Nassau University Medical CenterAssociate Professor of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook
This outline is offered as an aid in selecting among the Cardiovascular Training Programs in the United States and asking pertinent questions during the interview.
A pre-requisite to training in cardiovascular disease is the successful completion of three years of training in Internal Medicine acceptable to the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).
The continued advances in cardiovascular medicine have necessitated the increase in the years for basic (Level 1) training from one year in the late ...