CRITERIA FOR REGISTRATION AS A CARDIOLOGIST

Any doctor can apply to be registered as a Cardiologist if he/she fulfils ALL the following:

1. Fully Registered with the Malaysian Medical Council with current Annual Practicing
Certificate (APC)

2. A Recognized Postgraduate Qualification in Internal Medicine:

AND

3. Completed subspecialty training in Cardiology in recognized training centres:

3.1. Minimum duration of training

3.1.1. A minimum of 3 years basic cardiology training after the postgraduate qualification with
satisfactory completion of all components of the approved training, and
3.1.2. Successfully completed the minimum numbers of procedures (non invasive and
invasive) required for competency and proficiency.

3.1.3. Has had at least 1 year of supervised working experience as a junior consultant after
completion of required training

3.2. Evidence of satisfactory training such as:

3.2.1. Log of cases seen and procedures performed (as Appendix)
3.2.2. Supervisors’ reports
3.2.3. Has met the minimum requirements for research and publication (see Appendix)
3.2.4. Letter/certificate of satisfactory completion of training

4. APPLICANTS FROM OVERSEAS

Applicants with training and experience overseas must be substantiated by documents
relating to qualification, training and experience. The Specialty Subcommittee
for Cardiology may consider such application on a case to case basis and reserves
the right to stipulate any conditions which may include additional training or
experience.

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BASIC CARDIOLOGY CORE PROCEDURES (minimum recommended numbers)

Minimum number of procedures

A-assist, P- perform, I-interpret,
Procedures
S-simulation

ECG 500 (I)

24 h ambulatory ECG* 50 (I)

Exercise Stress testing* 50 (P/l)

Transthoracic echocardiography* 300 (P/I)

Transoesophageal echocardiography 20 (A), 30 (P)

Stress echocardiography 30 (A/P)

Temporary cardiac pacing 5 (A), 5 (P)

Permanent Pacemaker implantation* 20 (A/P)

Diagnostic cardiac catheterization 50 (A), 100 (P)

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging 30 (A/I)

ICD implantation 10 (A)

Anti-arrhythmia device programming 50 (A/P)

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* 30 (A)

Cardiac Computer Tomography (CCT) 50 (A/I)

Cardiac electrophysiology 2 weeks observation

* mandatory (log book must be completed)

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Professional Appraisal for NSR in Cardiology

1. Evaluation on 2 components of Publication and Research.

2. Publication 100 marks and Research 100 marks
3. Candidates have to secure an average of 100 marks for the 2 components and obtain a minimum of 40
marks for each component

Publication 40 marks 30 marks 20 marks 10 marks

Original article Case report in Abstract in ISI journal Any abstract (eg
in ISI journal ISI Journal NHAM)

Peer review Original article/ Case report in Non ISI

academic book review article in journal
Non ISI journal

Book chapter/s

CPG contribution

Article for NHAM

newsletter

Research PI for multi- Co-PI for multi- Co-PI for NCVD PCI or Hospital audit
centre study centre study/ ACS Registry
/sponsored sponsored study
study or or collaborative
collaborative study
study

Secure Secure research Investigator initiated Obtain

research grant> grant> RM50k research or starting GCP/Supervise
RM100k for for investigator registry student research
investigator initiated study
initiated study

PI for NCVD PCI

or ACS Registry

Legend :
ISI-International Scientific Indexing
PI-Primary Investigator
NHAM- National Heart Association of Malaysia

PCI-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

ACS-Acute Coronary Syndrome
CPG-Clinical Practice Guideline

wa/ssc of cardiology/February 2015

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