Cardiology

Supervising Committee

Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) in Cardiology

Definition of Specialty

Paediatric Cardiology is a branch of medicine concerned with prevention, investigation, therapy of and research into diseases involving the cardiovascular system.

General Principles

1. If you wish to pursue a career in Paediatric Cardiology you will be supervised by the SAC in Cardiology with advice from a member appointed by the Board of Paediatric Censors (BPC) and the Paediatric Cardiology Working Group (PCWG). This member will directly scrutinise applications for training and supervisor's reports and advise the CPPT accordingly. The Paediatric member will also advise the SAC in Cardiology about the requirements for paediatric components of training in adult cardiology.
2. Advanced Training in Paediatric Cardiology will be for at least three years following satisfactory completion of Basic Paediatric Training and the FRACP Examination in paediatrics. There will be a minimum of two years of core and one year of elective training.
3. Upon entry to Advanced Training in Paediatric Cardiology, you will receive:
   
   • training guidelines in paediatric cardiology
   • log book
   • names of the paediatric members of the SAC in Cardiology.
4. Mandatory requirements must be completed.

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