What are the ASE levels of training in echocardiography?
Summary of Training Requirements for Performance and Interpretation of Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography Cumulative Duration of Training Minimum Number of Examinations Performed Minimum Number of Examinations Interpreted Level 1 3 months 75 150 Level 2 6 months 150 (75 additional) 300 (150 additional) Level 3 12 months 300 (150 additional) 750 (450 additional) For information on appropriate levels of training, please see: ACCF COCATS 3 Training Statement: Task Force 4, Endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography (Echocardiography: Pages 361-367) ACC/AHA Clinical Competence Statement on Echocardiography A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine Task Force on Clinical Competence Developed in Collaboration with the American Society of Echocardiography,the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography Q: How long should an echocardiog