SCCT curriculum guidelines for general (level 1) cardiovascular CT training

Christopher D Maroules; Michael K Cheezum; Parag H Joshi; Michelle Williams; Lauren A Simprini; Katarina H Nelson; Marcio S Bittencourt; J Jeffrey Carr; W Guy Weigold; Ricardo C Cury; Ron Blankstein; Suhny Abbara

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2015.01.004

SCCT curriculum guidelines for general (level 1) cardiovascular CT training

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2015 Mar-Apr;9(2):81-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2015.01.004. Epub 2015 Jan 7.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9178, USA. Electronic address: christopher.maroules@phhs.org.
² Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, University of Edinburgh/British Heart Foundation for Cardiovascular Science, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
⁵ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
⁶ Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁷ Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁸ Department of Cardiovascular Disease, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., USA.
⁹ Department of Radiology, Baptist Hospital of Miami and Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Miami, FL, USA.
¹⁰ Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9178, USA.

PMID: 25708013
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2015.01.004

Abstract

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography has developed general (level 1) cardiovascular CT (CCT) training guidelines for radiology resident and cardiology fellow education. As CCT use has expanded over the past decade, it is essential to incorporate such training in both diagnostic radiology residency programs and cardiology fellowship programs. This curriculum will ensure residents and fellows-in-training obtain a fundamental understanding of CCT to stay current in the evolving landscape of cardiovascular imaging and know how and when to use CCT. The curriculum will also help narrow the present knowledge and training gap that exists for CCT between different programs and may encourage trainees to pursue additional training in advanced cardiovascular imaging.

Keywords: Cardiovascular CT; Curriculum guidelines; Fellowship; Residency; Training.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiac Imaging Techniques / standards
Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Clinical Competence*
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Graduate / standards
Female
Guidelines as Topic*
Humans
Internship and Residency
Male
Radiology / education*
Societies, Medical
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / standards*
United States