Preventive cardiology and lipidology covers lipid disorders, cardiovascular risk assessment, cardiometabolic disease and, in some programmes, sports cardiology and lifestyle medicine.
Programmes are often about one year and may not be formally accredited. Lipid specialty certification, where it exists, can be a separate step.
What to compare between programmes
Specialist lipid clinic volume and genetic testing access
Cardiometabolic and sports cardiology exposure
Imaging for risk assessment
Research and trial opportunities
The certification the training prepares you for
General information, not an accreditation or eligibility statement. Confirm requirements with each programme and your local regulator.
Directory coverage
21 programme or host profiles across 20 institutions, covering 1 subspecialty: Preventive Cardiology & Lipidology (21).
Source-reported durations include 1-year clinical or 2-year research option (document dated July 2021), 1 or 2 years, 1 year and 1 year (July through June). 5 of 21 record a deadline or intake note, 9 describe funding and 10 state that international applicants are accepted. Recorded application signals: 2 open and 3 closed. These are source statements for earlier or current cycles, so confirm each detail on the official page.
August 1 in the year before the July start (recurring deadline).
Funding
Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education institution-wide scale, effective March 11, 2026: USD 75,105–106,096 annual equivalents across graduate levels 1–10; level 7 is USD 95,417. The assigned graduate level determines pay; no programme-specific level is asserted. Benefits apply to appointments of at least one year.
The programme provides National Lipid Association Foundations of Lipidology course enrolment and American Society of Preventive Cardiology membership free of charge. This is educational support; a salary amount is not stated.
McGill PGME requires a non-profit-source scholarship of at least CAD 61,000 per year, plus tuition and student-services fees. Self-funding is refused. Some programmes offer internal support, but this is not a guaranteed salary for this fellowship.
McGill PGME requires a non-profit-source scholarship of at least CAD 61,000 per year, plus tuition and student-services fees. Self-funding is refused. Some programmes offer internal support, but this is not a guaranteed salary for this fellowship.