Advanced PTEeXAM®

Content Outline: 

Click here to download the exam content outline in PDF format.

Printable Application: 

2012 Adv PTEeXAM Application.pdf

Examination of Special Competence in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (Advanced PTEeXAM®)

The online application for the 2012 Advanced PTEeXAM is available now.

The deadline to submit applications for the 2012 Advanced PTEeXAM has been extended to February 17, 2012.  

Scope of Practice

The application of an advanced perioperative TEE examination is to uti­lize the full diagnostic potential of perioperative TEE including direction of the perioperative surgical decision making process.

EXAM APPLICATION

If you prefer to download the printable application and mail it to the NBE, please click on the above 2011 Advanced PTEeXAM® Application PDF and submit the following documentation:

• Complete the two page application
• A copy of your current license to practice medicine with an expiration date. If you do NOT have a current medical license, you must obtain an original, notarized letter from program director stating you are currently enrolled in a ACGME accredited training program and in good standing.

  NOTE: Non-US Licensed Physicians applying for the Advanced PTEeXAM® must supply the following:

  If your medical license does not have an expiration date, you are required to supply ONE of the following:

• • An original letter from the Medical Council stating your license is permanent
  • An original certificate of good standing; dated no more than 12 months prior to date application received
• All documentation must be supplied in English. If original documentation is not in English, a certified translation must be attached to each document.
• Application Fee
  (The NBE® accepts check, money order, VISA or MasterCard)
• Sign bottom right hand side of application

Mail, UPS, or FedEx the completed application, copy of medical license or letter from program director, and payment to:

National Board of Echocardiography, Inc.®
1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102
Raleigh, NC 27607

Faxed or scanned applications will not be accepted.

The NBE® recommends that if the USPS is used you obtain proof of delivery.

The certification application and supporting documents for certification are not required to register for the examination and can be submitted at any time.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants for the 2012 Advanced PTEeXAM® must hold a valid license to practice medicine at the time of application or must currently be in an ACGME accredited training program and in good standing. If you do NOT have a current medical license, an original, notarized letter must be submitted from the program director verifying this information. The letter must also be on appropriate letterhead and include the ACGME program number.

Non-US Licensed Physicians applying for the Advanced PTEeXAM® must supply the following:
   
If your medical license does not have an expiration date, you are required to supply ONE of the following:

• An original letter from the Medical Council stating your license is permanent
• An original certificate of good standing; dated no more than 12 months prior to date application received

All documentation must be supplied in English. If original documentation is not in English, a certified translation must be attached to each document.

NOTE: Only a copy of an applicant's current license to practice medicine or letter of good standing, completed application, and the application fee is required to sit for the Advanced PTEeXAM®.

Computer-Based Examination Policies and Procedures

For Computer-Based Examination Procedure and Policies please Click Here. To familiarize yourself with the NBE’s new computerized testing format, please click here to download a brief tutorial.

CERTIFICATION APPLICATION

Physicians who passed the PTEeXAM® in 1996-2011, use the conversion application in the 2011 PTEeXAM® Certification Application to apply for board certification.

The certification application and supporting documents are not required to register for the examination and can be submitted at any time.