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Certification

CCEeXAM® Critical Care Echocardiography

For licensed physicians performing critical care echocardiography. 

  1. Ability to provide a current medical license with expiration date or letter of good standing.  
  2. Valid CCEeXAM® Testamur status during the certification application period 
  3. Completed a Critical Care fellowship or be a practicing physician. 

Testamurs seeking NBE Certification will apply online by uploading the required documentation. Once an application is complete, the Certification Committee will meet to review applications twice a year, and applicants will be notified in writing of the decision. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the Certification Committee until all requirements are met. 

Certification applicants should select one of the applicable pathways listed below. For more detailed information please refer to the CCEeXAM® Certification Handbook. 

Supervised Training within ACGME Fellowship  

Required Documentation 

  1. Current Medical License including expiration date 
  2. Medical Board Certificate 
  3. Fellowship Certificate (Optional) 
  4. Notarized Letter from Fellowship (document cases completed during training) 
  5. Log of performed and interpreted cases completed during training 

Practice Experience 

Required Documentation 

  1. Current Medical License including expiration date 
  2. Medical Board Certificate 
  3. Fellowship Certificate or a Notarized Letter from hospital/practice (document hours administered on critically ill patients in practice within the preceding three (3) years) – Requirement 4 
  4. Notarized Letter from hospital/practice (document cases completed in practice within the preceding three (3) years) – Requirement 5  
  5. Log of performed and interpreted cases completed in practice. 
  6. Twenty (20) hours of AMA Category 1 CMEs devoted to echocardiography in the preceding three years 

Supervised Training/Practice (Hybrid) 

Required Documentation 

  1. Current Medical License including expiration date 
  2. Medical Board Certificate 
  3. Fellowship Certificate (Optional) 
  4. Notarized Letter from Fellowship (document cases completed during training) 
  5. Log of performed and interpreted cases completed during training 
  6. Notarized Letter from hospital/practice (document cases completed in practice within the preceding three (3) years) 
  7. Log of performed and interpreted cases completed in practice. 
  8. Twenty (20) hours of AMA Category 1 CMEs devoted to echocardiography in the preceding three years 

There is not a current recertification process available at this time. 

*All letters documenting cases completed during training or practice, must be on official letterhead, singed by an approved signor, and notarized, dated and stamped by a notary/justice of the peace/lawyer(barrister) at the time of witnessing the signing of the letter in person. All letters must be the original and not a copy of the original document.*

Supervised Training  

Sample notarized Letter from Fellowship

Log of performed and interpreted cases completed during training

Practice Experience 

Sample notarized Letter from Practice/Hospital documenting hours (Requirement 4)

Sample notarized Letter from Practice/Hospital documenting case numbers from mentor (Requirement 5)

Log of performed and interpreted cases completed in practice

Supervised Training/Practice (Hybrid) 

Sample notarized Letter from Fellowship

Log of performed and interpreted cases completed during training

Sample notarized Letter from Practice/Hospital

Log of performed and interpreted cases completed in practice

Questions?
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