Published online October 6, 2005
PEDIATRICS Vol. 116 No. 6 December 2005, pp. 1574-1575 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-2097)

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ACC/AHA/AAP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY FOUNDATION, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION and AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

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	INTRODUCTION

 
A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence (ACC/AHA/AAP Writing Committee to Develop Training Recommendations for Pediatric Cardiology)
Steering Committee: Thomas P. Graham, JR, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP, Chair; Robert H. Beekman III, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP, Co-Chair; Michael D. Freed, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP; John W. Hirshfeld, JR, MD, FACC, FAHA; Thomas Kulik, MD; John D. Kugler, MD, FACC, FAAP^*; Tim C. McQuinn, MD, FAAP; David J. Sahn, MD, MACC, FAAP; Victoria L. Vetter, MD, FACC, FAHA; and William B. Moskowitz, MD, FACC, FAAP

Task Force Members: Mark A. Creager, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair; John W. Hirshfeld, JR, MD, FACC, FAHA; Beverly H. Lorell, MD, FACC, FAHA; Geno Merli, MD, FACP; George P. Rodgers, MD, FACC; John D. Rutherford, MB, CHB, FACC, FAHA; Cynthia M. Tracy, MD, FACC, FAHA; and Howard H. Weitz, MD, FACC, FACP

Training Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Programs

Thomas P. Graham, Jr, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP, Chair; and Robert H. Beekman, III, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP, Co-Chair

Pediatric cardiology is a complex, multifaceted specialty composed of diverse clinical and academic subspecialty areas. It is characterized by rapid growth of subspecialty areas and swift incorporation of new information from the clinical and laboratory sciences. It is important, therefore, to define the fellowship training required to launch a successful career in pediatric cardiology. The following document represents the first broad-based effort to do so.

In 2000, the Society of Pediatric Cardiology Training Program Directors (SPCTPD) embarked on the process of defining fellowship training guidelines. The process itself was broad-based and inclusive. All pediatric cardiology training program directors were invited to nominate members to participate in the training guidelines task forces; in turn, each task force was comprised of all nominated members who agreed to participate. Therefore, all training programs were provided an opportunity to actively participate.

In 2002, the American . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Hugh D. Allen, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP, Chair, J. Timothy Bricker, MD, FACC, FAAP, Michael D. Freed, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP, Roger A. Hurwitz, MD, FACC, FAAP, Tim C. McQuinn, MD, FAAP, Richard M. Schieken, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP, William B. Strong, MD, FACC, FAAP and Kenneth G. Zahka, MD, FACC, FAAP

Stephen P. Sanders, MD, FACC Chair, Steven D. Colan, MD, FACC, Timothy M. Cordes, MD, FACC, FAAP, Mary T. Donofrio, MD, FACC, FAAP, Gregory J. Ensing, MD, FACC, Tal Geva, MD, FACC, Thomas R. Kimball, MD, FACC, FAAP, David J. Sahn, MD, MACC, FAAP, Norman H. Silverman, MD, FACC, FAHA, Mark S. Sklansky, MD, FACC and Paul M. Weinberg, MD, FACC, FAAP

Robert H. Beekman, III, MD, FACC, FAAP Chair, William E. Hellenbrand, MD, FACC, Thomas R. Lloyd, MD, FACC, James E. Lock, MD, FACC, FAAP, Charles E. Mullins, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP, Jonathan J. Rome, MD, FACC and David F. Teitel, MD

Victoria L. Vetter, MD, FACC, FAHA Chair, Michael J. Silka, MD, FACC, George F. Van Hare, MD, FACC, FAAP and Edward P. Walsh, MD, FACC

Thomas Kulik, MD, Chair, Therese M. Giglia, MD, FACC, Keith C. Kocis, MD, FACC, FAAP, Larry T. Mahoney, MD, FACC, Steven M. Schwartz, MD, Gil Wernovsky, MD, FACC, FAAP and David L. Wessel, MD, FAHA

Daniel J. Murphy, Jr, MD, FACC, FAAP Chair and Elyse Foster, MD, FACC, FAHA

D. Woodrow Benson, Jr, MD, PhD, Chair, H. Scott Baldwin, MD, FACC, FAHA, Larry T. Mahoney, MD, FACC, FAHA and Tim C. McQuinn, MD, FAAP

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