{"id":9538,"date":"2026-02-11T17:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=9538"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:46:07","slug":"cardiology-in-the-united-states-a-subspecialty-today-a-specialty-tomorrow-cardiology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/cardiology-in-the-united-states-a-subspecialty-today-a-specialty-tomorrow-cardiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiology in the United States: A Subspecialty Today -A Specialty Tomorrow? Cardiology\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Cardiology in the United States: A Subspecialty Today -A Specialty Tomorrow?<\/div>\n<div>Cardiology<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Source: ACC Official Update (2026 )<\/div>\n<div>(published days ago).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Certification in the U.S. \u2013 Overview<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Current Structure<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Cardiology is not an independent specialty.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 It is a subspecialty of Internal Medicine.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Certification is granted by the<\/span><\/div>\n<div>American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Pathway:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 3 years Internal Medicine<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 3 years Cardiology fellowship<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 ABIM Cardiovascular Disease exam<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 All subspecialties (Interventional, EP, HF, ACHD) remain under ABIM.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 There is no independent American Board of Cardiology.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Why It Is Being Debated<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Cardiology has become highly specialized.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Current exams are broad and burdensome.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Many cardiologists want:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Subspecialty-focused assessment<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Continuous learning instead of periodic high-stakes exams<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 A proposal for an independent board was submitted but not approved (2026).<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 The idea was supported by major societies:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 American College of Cardiology (ACC\/AHA\/SCAI..Among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Any change requires approval from<\/span><\/div>\n<div>American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Reapplication may occur in the future.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acc.org\/Latest-in-Cardiology\/Articles\/2026\/01\/22\/15\/40\/Official-Update-From-the-American-Board-of-Cardiovascular-Medicine?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.acc.org\/Latest-in-Cardiology\/Articles\/2026\/01\/22\/15\/40\/Official-Update-From-the-American-Board-of-Cardiovascular-Medicine?utm_source=chatgpt.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiology in the United States: A Subspecialty Today -A Specialty Tomorrow? Cardiology Source: ACC Official Update (2026 ) (published days ago). Certification in the U.S. \u2013 Overview Current Structure \u2022 Cardiology is not an independent specialty. \u2022 It is a subspecialty of Internal Medicine. \u2022 Certification is granted by the American Board of Internal Medicine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9538"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9539,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9538\/revisions\/9539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}