American College of Cardiology

COCATS Guidelines for Training in
Adult Cardiovascular Medicine

• Introduction

• Task Force 1: Training in Clinical Cardiology

• Task Force 2: Training in Electrocardiography, Ambulatory Electrocardiography and Exercise Testing

• Task Force 3: Training in Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology

• Task Force 4: Training in Echocardiography

• Task Force 5: Training in Nuclear Cardiology

• Task Force 6: Training in Specialized Electrophysiology Cardiac Pacing and Arrhythmia Management

• Task Force 7: Training in Cardiovascular Research

• Task Force 8: Training in Heart Failure and Transplantation

• Task Force 9: Training in the Care of Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

• Task Force 10: Training in Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine

Chairman

Joseph S. Alpert, MD, FACC

Speaker

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, FACC - New York, New York

Publications Committee

Chairman: Joseph S. Alpert, MD, FACC
Joseph D. Babb, MD, FACC
Bernard R. Chaitman, MD, FACC
Melvin D. Cheitlin, MD, FACC
C. Richard Conti, MD, FACC
James L. Ritchie, MD, FACC

American College of Cardiology Staff

David J. Feild, Executive Vice President
Sharon S. Ballas, COCATS Manager
Sherri G. Eichberg, Document Coordinator
Athena V. Kaiser, Administrative Coordinator

The following committees of the American College of Cardiology were instrumental in reviewing and editing this document from 1993 to 1994:

Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiovascular Imaging
Cardiovascular Pacemaker
Cardiovascular Research
Echocardiography
Electrophysiology/Electrocardiography
Hypertensive Diseases
Pediatric Cardiology
Training Directors
Transplantation