Program overview

Curriculum standards

The curriculum standards are summarised as 19 learning goals. The learning goals articulate what trainees need to be, do and know, and are assessed throughout training.

BE
  1. Professional behaviours
DO
  1. Team leadership
  2. Supervision and teaching
  3. Quality improvement
  4. Clinical assessment and management
  5. Management of transitions in care
  6. Acute care
  7. Communication with patients
  8. Procedures
  9. Clinic management
  10. Manage patients with untreatable life-limiting cardiac conditions
KNOW
  1. Scientific foundations of cardiology
  2. Management of the acutely unwell (shocked) cardiac patient
  3. Coronary artery disease
  4. Conditions affecting the circulation
  5. Structural heart disease, including valvular and congenital heart disease
  6. Rhythm disorders
  7. Heart failure
  8. Interactions with other specialties and systems

LTA structure

The learning, teaching, and assessment (LTA) structure defines the framework for delivery and trainee achievement of the curriculum standards in the program.

The program is structured in three phases. These phases establish clear checkpoints for trainee progression and completion.

Figure 1: Advanced Training learning, teaching, and assessment structure

An entry decision is made before entry into the program.

A progress decision, based on competence, is made at the end of each phase of training.

A completion decision, based on competence, is made at the end of the training program, resulting in eligibility for admission to Fellowship.

Entry criteria

Prospective trainees must have:

  • completed RACP Basic Training, including the Written and Clinical Examinations
  • general medical registration with the Medical Board of Australia if applying in Australia, or a medical registration with a general scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand and a practising certificate if applying in Aotearoa New Zealand.
  • a clinical training position accredited for core Advanced Training in RACP Cardiology.

LTA programs

The LTA programs outline the strategies and methods to learn, teach, and assess the curriculum standards.

Entry

Learning

Teaching

Assessment