Career Development
Expand your professional opportunities through certification, training grants and fellowships. We can also help you find your peers so you can build a bigger and stronger network.
European Exam in Core Cardiology (EECC)
A broad, balanced and up-to-date test of the core cardiology knowledge required by cardiology specialty trainees for independent practice
Are you a trainee?
Contact your National Cardiac Society once you’ve completed your core training so you can sit this online exam and prove your core cardiology knowledge.
Certification
Show what you know by getting certified
Test and assess your knowledge, skills and performance.
Our range of certifications are a great way to show your professional excellence and stand out to your institution and patients.
European Heart Academy Post-Graduate Programmes
Training future leaders in cardiovascular medicine
Earn a certificate, diploma or a master’s degree to open the door to advancement and new opportunities.
We cooperate closely with selected excellent universities in Europe, offering specialised courses in key areas of cardiovascular medicine for aspiring professionals, leading to academic degrees.
Curricula
What you’re expected to know to practice general cardiology or its subspecialties.
Our regularly updated curricula provide a framework for training and lifelong learning in cardiology and its subspecialties.
Ensuring coherence and cohesion within cardiovascular medicine, they’ll keep you current with new developments in this especially dynamic field of medicine.
Grants and Fellowships
Opening doors to new opportunities and career advancement
We understand that not everyone has the same access to funding.
That’s why we support developing healthcare professionals by providing congress as well as research and training grants and fellowships. See if there’s one that meets your needs.
ESC Mentoring
An easy-to-use digital mentoring platform
An online platform where mentors and mentees from across the world can connect.
It’s where growth, collaboration and empowerment converge, whether you choose to be a mentor or mentee, or both!
ESC Young Community
Your place to grow, connect and get involved
Get access to special networking events, volunteering opportunities and scientific initiatives as a member of the ESC Young Community.
If you are an early-career nurse, allied professional, clinician, scientist, or you are in training – and you have a My ESC account – you’re already part of this vibrant community.
ESC Professional Membership
Be part of a global community and access leading cardiology journals, as well as all ESC Congress resources.
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Education by need
Find resources that suit your level - core cardiology, subspecialty or expert.
ESC Online Learning
Build your knowledge and get assistance when you need it by using these online resources. From on-demand courses to tools to help with decision making, ESC experts have used the latest data and their years of experience to bring you these great assets.