Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011

• 60. - Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs
• 60.05 - Medical residency programs - subspecialty certificates

60.0528 - Interventional cardiology residency programs

This instructional program class comprises any residency training program, within the subspecialty of cardiology, which trains physicians in the use of specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart, and in the use of technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system. Requires prior completion of a program in internal medicine.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • interventional cardiology - residency

• Exclusion(s)

  • cardiology - residency(60.0504)
  • clinical cardiac electrophysiology - residency(60.0508)
  • congenital cardiac surgery - residency(60.0510)
  • internal medicine - residency(60.0415)
  • vascular and interventional radiology - residency(60.0583)