CHICAGO — After an application to form a new ongoing certification board for cardiologists was rejected by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) in February, cardiology leaders held a town hall session here at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session 2025 to hear what members think should be the next steps.
Just more than a year ago, five societies — the ACC, the American Heart Association, the Heart Failure Society of America, the Heart Rhythm Society, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions — submitted a formal application for a new board called the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, which would be governed by cardiologists and operated under the ABMS.
American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine President Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, chair of cardiology at…