CVIT Cardiovascular Catheter Intervention Specialist Training

Overview

Japan's society-based subspecialty pathway in interventional cardiology: CVIT certifies physicians (認定医) and cardiovascular catheter intervention specialists (専門医) who complete its training curriculum at CVIT training and affiliated facilities, with separate new curricula for coronary, structural heart disease (SHD) and endovascular (EVT) intervention.

The programme

Training type: Subspecialty training programme
Duration: Not stated on official page
Start: Not stated on official page
Positions: Not stated on official page
Accreditation: Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics (CVIT) specialist/certified-physician system (rules revised 5 July 2024)
Department: Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility: CVIT membership and completion of the CVIT training curriculum (new curriculum applies to specialist applicants from 2021; SHD curriculum from 2022) with registry-documented case experience
International applicants: Not stated on official page
Visa support: Not stated on official page
Licence requirement: Not stated on official page

How to apply

Deadline: Not stated on official page
Application method: Annual new/renewal applications to CVIT (2026 application round announced April 2026), including e-learning and a specialist examination

Funding

Funding: Not stated on official page

Official sources

https://www.cvit.jp/certification/specialty_system/https://www.cvit.jp/certification/facilities/

CVIT Cardiovascular Catheter Intervention Specialist Training (心血管カテーテル治療専門医)