Welcome to ACC’s Program Directors and Graduate Medical Educators Member Section!

Benjamin H. Freed, MD, FACC

Benjamin H. Freed, MD, FACC
Chair
@docbfreed

The PDGME Section members include physicians, fellowship trainees, program administrators, and the multiple cardiovascular team members, all of whom have a common goal: Excitement and Collaboration around advancing the field of education and training of the Fellows in Training (FITs) across the spectrum of cardiovascular disease. The Section seeks to facilitate the training of the future cardiovascular physician workforce and to serve as a resource for salient cardiovascular education and training issues.

The ACC PDGME Section members and Leadership Council will work within the College to advance cardiovascular science and practice through research and education, establish training criteria and guidelines and influence health care policy.

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As our membership grows, so does the Program Directors and Graduate Medical Educators Member Section's opportunities to impact College policies and provide additional member benefits.

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ACC Webinar: Putting the 2025 Advanced Training Statement on Advanced CV Imaging Into Practice

November 25, 2025

Featured Webinar

Join ACC's Cardiovascular Imaging Member Section on Friday, Dec. 5 at noon ET for a focused look at putting the multi-society 2025 Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging into practice for trainees, programs and the cardiovascular imaging community. Building on the foundational concepts introduced in part one of this two-part webinar series, this session focuses on implementation by translating the new guidance into real-world training, mentorship and program development. Learn more and register.

Event

ACC Webinar: Introducing the 2025 Advanced Training Statement on Advanced CV Imaging

November 25, 2025

Featured Webinar

Join experts from ACC's Cardiovascular Imaging Member Section on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. ET for a webinar discussing the multi-society 2025 Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging and the importance of multimodality cardiovascular imaging training. Speakers, including statement Co-Chair Lauren Anne Baldassarre, MD, FACC, and Cardiovascular Imaging Member Section Chair Ron Blankstein, MD, FACC, will review the development of the new statement, its key themes and role in advancing competency-based education. Learn more and register.

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New Training Statement Outlines Core Competencies, Training Requirements For Advanced CV Imaging

November 25, 2025

Announcements

A new multi-society Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging addresses the core competencies and training requirements necessary for advanced cardiovascular imagers across all four imaging modalities – echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography (CCT), nuclear cardiology and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). The statement provides a closer look at the rapidly evolving cardiovascular imaging landscape which has given rise to new imaging specialties like CCT and CMR and increased demand for dedicated cardiovascular imagers. Read more.

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