Cardiology board exams
Whichever system you train in, the final hurdle is the same in principle: a high-stakes examination that asks whether you can practise cardiology independently. The details differ sharply — in length, in format, in who is even allowed to register.
These guides cover what each examination actually tests and how it is run.
- European Exam in Core Cardiology (EECC): format, eligibility and preparationA complete guide to the European Exam in Core Cardiology — 120 multiple-choice questions in three hours, sat online under proctoring, registered through your National Cardiac Society and aligned to the ESC Core Curriculum.
- Cardiology board certification in the USA and Canada: ABIM and Royal College examsA guide to the ABIM Cardiovascular Disease Certification Examination and the Royal College of Canada examination in Cardiology (Adult) — eligibility, format, content, ECG and imaging components, and how to prepare.
Practise before you sit
Reading about an exam format is not the same as answering under it. Our interactive exam bank contains 1,666 questions across 25 question banks, written in the single-best-answer style used by all three examinations, with instant feedback and saved progress.