Curricula
What you’re expected to know to practice general cardiology or its subspecialties
ESC Curricula
The essential skills for a career in cardiology
A framework for training and learning
What are the essential skills and knowledge you need to have a career in cardiology? What about subspecialties like heart failure, arrhythmias and cardiac pacing, or cardiovascular nursing?
We’ve developed curricula, which are regularly updated, to 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.
ESC Core Curriculum for the Cardiologist
The 2020 Core Curriculum for the Cardiologist provides a framework for the training required to practice as a cardiologist.
Based on ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines, it has been developed with active participation from National Cardiac Societies, the ESC Young Community, trainees, and patients.
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Specialty Core Curricula
HF Specialist Medical Curricula
Blueprints for training across Europe.
CV Imaging Core Syllabi
Learning frameworks for continuous medical education in cardiovascular imaging.
Nursing Core Curriculum
From the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP).
EAPCI Core Curricula
Prepared by the Committee for Education and Training of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI).