Have Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education initiatives improved the education of cardiology fellows? Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Initiatives Improve the Education of Cardiology Fellows

Training cardiovascular specialists in the present era is highly complex. The list of topics and procedures continues to grow; the required knowledge base for providing cutting-edge clinical care and passing examinations is increasing; and technologies and research are advancing rapidly. Cardiology fellows face a changing template of demands from training programs, governing bodies, professional societies, and potential employers. At the completion of the cardiovascular fellowship training process, it is imperative that graduates are highly capable and complete physicians. Certainly, strict accreditation and adjudication of the fellowship training process are necessary to ensure the highest-quality training of cardiologists and other healthcare providers.