– SAMPLE LETTER –
Advanced PTE Board Certification
For Physicians who completed 12 month clinical fellowship dedicated to the
perioperative care of surgical patients with cardiovascular disease
(Requirements 4 and 5)
Date
National Board of Echocardiography, Inc.
1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102
Raleigh, NC 27607
Physician’s Full Name
RE:
Physician’s Date of Birth
Physician’s Social Security Number (last 4 digits)
ACGME Program Number
To Whom It May Concern:
REQUIREMENT 4
This letter further confirms that Dr. ____(name)_____ successfully completed a minimum of 12 months of clinical fellowship training
dedicated to the perioperative care of surgical patients with cardiovascular disease at our institution between ___(beginning date)___
and ___(ending date)____. This letter further confirms that fellowship training was obtained at an institution with an affiliation with
an accredited core residency program.
REQUIREMENT 5
Our records indicate that __(he/she)__ had specific training in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography and personally
performed, interpreted, and reported ___(#)____ comprehensive intraoperative TEE examinations under appropriate supervision. In
addition, ___(he/she)___ studied under appropriate supervision, but did not perform ____(#)___ studies for a total of ___(#)____
complete intraoperative TEE examinations. These studies include a wide spectrum of cardiac diagnoses.
I certify that the number of studies provided above are exact numbers and are not rounded and/or estimates.
Sincerely,
(signature)
Name
Notary Seal
Title (Residency Program Director, Fellowship Training Director, etc.)
Sworn and subscribed to before me on (date): ___________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Signature of Notary Public
NOTE: *The EXACT number of studies performed and interpreted MUST be provided. Applications containing
approximated and/or rounded numbers will no longer be reviewed by the Certification Committee. Letters MUST be on
appropriate letterhead and MUST be notarized