Eligibility Requirements for Recertification

Requirement 1: Certification in Nuclear Cardiology

Applicants must, at the time of application, have successfully passed the CBNC certification examination no earlier than eight (8) years prior to application. Candidates may sit for the exam in any (or all) of years eight (8), nine (9) or ten (10) of his or her ten-year certification period. Candidates may sit for the exam for up to five (5) years following the lapse of his/her certification but will not be listed as a Diplomate in the interim.

If a candidate does not succeed in passing the recertification examination by the date of expiration of his or her ten-year certification period, he or she will no longer be certified, nor listed as certified on the roster of Diplomates.

Requirement 2: Licensure

Applicants must, at the time of application, hold a current, unconditional, unrestricted license to practice medicine and must provide a copy of the current license with expiration date.

Requirement 3: Board Certification

U.S. applicants must, at the time of application, have current board certification in Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine or Radiology*, by a board which holds membership in either the American Board of Medical Specialties, or the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of the American Osteopathic Association.

*If you were not originally certified by CCNC or CBNC under one of these three specialties, please state this as part of your application.

Requirement 4: Documented Evidence of CME in Nuclear Cardiology

Candidates must submit documented evidence of 25 hours of Category I Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit in nuclear cardiology, taken within 36 months of application. The 25 hours of CME credit must be completed by the time of application.

General cardiology, nuclear medicine or other similar courses do not qualify to meet this requirement; the CME hours must be specific to nuclear cardiology. However, lectures attended on nuclear cardiology topics at conferences such as ACC, SNM or other related meetings do qualify to meet this requirement but must be individually documented by the sponsor. Documentation may include certificates of completion or other record provided by the course sponsor. A list of courses alone is not sufficient to qualify as documented evidence.

For more information and examples of what can be used to meet this requirement see Guidance on CME. CBNC has the final say on what will or will not count toward the CME credit criterion.

Requirement 5: Candidate Attestation

Candidates must submit a signed statement attesting to ongoing practice and/or teaching in nuclear cardiology. The attestation must be on appropriate letterhead. See Sample Attestation Letter