According to the ACGME Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Cardiovascular Disease (2019), each fellow must have the following minimum number of rotations by graduation:
CATH (4 months)
Non-Invasive Rotations (6 months):
ECHO (3 months)
Nuclear (2 months)
Non-Invasive (1 month)
EP (2 months)
Non-Laboratory clinical practice activities (9 months)
Level II: Additional training in 1 or more areas that enables some cardiologists to perform or interpret specific diagnostic tests and procedures or render more specialized care for patients with certain conditions
Level II echocardiography training is required to provide independent interpretation of echocardiograms
TTEs Performed: 150
TTEs Interpreted: 300
TEEs Performed and Interpreted: 50
Stress Echos (Includes 25 for non-coronary indications): 100
Level III: Required of individuals who intend to perform and interpret complex studies in special populations, lead a research program, direct an academic echocardiography laboratory, and/or train others in advanced aspects of echocardiography