ACC CardiaCast Heart Vision: 2025 Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging
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Dec 12, 2025 Dr. Ron Blankstein, a Harvard Medical School professor and imaging expert, teams up with Dr. Lauren Baldassarre from Yale University to discuss the 2025 Advanced Training Statement on cardiovascular imaging. They dive into the need for competency-based training, how multimodality imaging is revolutionizing cardiology, and strategies to enhance education quality. They also touch on making imaging appealing for trainees, the implications of AI, and core versus focused skills for future imagers. This is a crucial conversation for the evolution of cardiovascular care.
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Multimodality Is Central To Cardiology
- Multimodality imaging now underpins nearly every subspecialty and clinical decision in cardiology.
- Advanced imagers should be trained across all four modalities to guide test selection and care.
Train To Competency, Not Counts
- Design training around competency and integrated clinical application rather than procedure counts.
- Teach acquisition, interpretation, integration, and communication across modalities for real-world decision making.
Rejecting The 'Non‑Invasive' Label
- The speakers rejected the label 'non-invasive' and prefer 'multimodality cardiovascular imager' or 'advanced cardiac imager'.
- They emphasized identity matters for enthusiasm and recognition in the field.