A new training statement from the ACC and numerous partnering societies addresses the competencies required of sub-subspecialists in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (AHFTC). The document was published March 8 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The training statement complements the recently published Core Cardiovascular Training Statement (COCATS), and outlines the knowledge, skills and experiences that should result from a 12-month training program in AHFTC and defines the competencies required of these trainees. "The document will serve as a foundation upon which the training of cardiologists entering the field of AHFTC can be based, so that patients with advanced heart failure will be optimally treated by skilled and knowledgeable physicians," said Mariell Jessup, MD, FACC, chair of the writing committee. Read more on ACC.org.