Certification
Basic PTEeXAM®Basic Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
For licensed physicians performing basic perioperative TEE examinations, for non-diagnostic purposes.
Scope of Work
The application of a basic perioperative TEE examination is limited to non-diagnostic use within the customary practice of anesthesiology. Because the goal of and training in basic PTE is focused on intraoperative monitoring rather than specific diagnosis, except in emergent situations, diagnoses requiring intraoperative cardiac surgical intervention or postoperative medical/surgical management must be confirmed by an individual with advanced skills in TEE or by an independent diagnostic technique.
- Ability to provide a current medical license with expiration date or letter of good standing.
- Valid Advanced PTEeXAM® OR Basic PTEeXAM® Testamur status during the certification application period
- Is board certified in Anesthesiology.
Testamurs seeking NBE Certification will apply online by uploading the required documentation. Once an application is complete, the Certification Committee will meet to review applications twice a year, and applicants will be notified in writing of the decision. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the Certification Committee until all requirements are met.
Certification applicants should select one of the applicable pathways listed below. For more detailed information please refer to the Basic PTEeXAM® Certification Handbook.
Supervised Training within Residency
Required Documentation
Current Medical License including expiration date
Medical Board Certificate
Fellowship Certificate (Optional)
Notarized Letter from Fellowship (document cases completed during training)
Log of studied but not performed cases completed during training.
Practice Experience
Required Documentation
Current Medical License including expiration date
Medical Board Certificate
Fellowship Certificate (Optional)
Notarized Letter from hospital/practice (document cases completed in practice within the preceding four (4) years)
Forty (40) hours of AMA Category 1 CMEs devoted to echocardiography in the preceding two years
Extended CME
Required Documentation
Current Medical License including expiration date
Medical Board Certificate
Fellowship Certificate (Optional)
Notarized Letter from hospital/practice (document cases completed in practice within the preceding three years)
ASA/SCA Basic Perioperative TEE Education Program within two years of the application.
Supervised Training/Extended CME (Hybrid)
Required Documentation
Current Medical License including expiration date
Medical Board Certificate
Fellowship Certificate (Optional)
Notarized Letter from Fellowship (document cases performed during training)
ASA/SCA Basic Perioperative TEE Education Program within two years of the application.
Maintenance of Testamur or Diplomate Status
Beginning in July 2024, the recertification examinations are no longer administered. Testamurs and Diplomates will instead enter Maintenance of Testamur in Echocardiography (MOTE) or Maintenance of Certification in Echocardiography (MOCE). For more information visit www.echoboards.org/MOCE.
*All letters documenting cases completed during training or practice, must be on official letterhead, signed by an approved signor, and notarized, dated and stamped by a notary/justice of the peace/lawyer(barrister) at the time of witnessing the signing of the letter in person. All letters must be the original and not a copy of the original document.*
Supervised Training
Sample notarized Letter from Fellowship
Sample Log of studied but not performed cases completed during training
Practice Experience
Sample notarized Letter from Practice/Hospital
Extended CME
Sample notarized Letter from Fellowship
Sample notarized Letter from Practice/Hospital
