Exam Statistics

Certification Examination in Nuclear Cardiology History and Statistics

2024
1183 Applications 808 Certification + 375 Recertification
1118 Number who sat 768 Certification + 350 Recertification
1022 Number who Passed 699 Certification (91%) includes 686 Testamurs; 18 non-US (95%)
323 Recertification (92%); includes 7 non-US (100%)
2023
1193 Applications 782 Certification + 411 Recertification
1124 Number who sat 734 Certification + 390 Recertification
1057 Number who Passed 697 Certification (95%) includes 621 Testamurs; 23 non-US (79%)
360 Recertification (92%); includes 5 non-US (71%)
2022
1149 Applications 745 Certification + 404 Recertification
1065 Number who sat 697 Certification + 368 Recertification
973 Number who Passed 652 Certification (94%) includes 588 Testamurs; 16 non-US (94%)
321 Recertification (87%); includes 7 non-US (88%)
2021
1214 Applications 823 Certification + 391 Recertification
1109 Number who sat 751 Certification + 358 Recertification
1026 Number who Passed 695 Certification (93%) includes 596 Testamurs; 15 non-US (79%)
331 Recertification (92%); includes 2 non-US (100%)
2020
1057 Applications 707 Certification + 350 Recertification
950 Number who sat 626 Certification + 324 Recertification
889 Number who Passed 582 Certification (93%) includes 484 Testamurs; 17 non-US (85%)
307 Recertification (95%); includes 3 non-US (100%)
2019
1221 Applications 725 Certification + 496 Recertification
1136 Number who sat 669 Certification + 467 Recertification
1021 Number who Passed 596 Certification (89%) includes 499 Testamurs; 19 non-US (66%)
425 Recertification (91%); includes 8 non-US (100%)
2018
1370 Applications 774 Certification + 596 Recertification
1264 Number who sat 712 Certification + 552Recertification
1108 Number who Passed 633 Certification (89%) includes 513 Testamurs; 21 non-US (81%)
475 Recertification (86%); includes 14 non-US (100%)
2017
1321 Applications 758 Certification + 563 Recertification
1236 Number who sat 696 Certification + 540 Recertification
1039 Number who Passed 582 Certification (84%) includes 401 Testamurs; 21 non-US (75%)
457 Recertification (85%); includes 11 non-US (100%)
2016
1252 Applications 719 Certification + 533 Recertification
1179 Number who sat 667 Certification + 512 Recertification
967 Number who Passed 544 Certification (82%) includes 211 Testamurs; 22 non-US (79%)
423 Recertification (83%); includes 6 non-US (100%)
2015
1243 Applications 743 Certification + 500 Recertification
1159 Number who sat 683 Certification + 476 Recertification
929 Number who Passed 538 Certification (79%) includes 110 Testamurs; 21 non-US (62%)
391 Recertification (82%); includes 3 non-US (75%)

Previous Years

Year Examination Approved to Take Exam Number who sat for Exam Passed Exam Number Passed Exam %
2014 Certification 745 688 571 83.0%
Recertification 403 391 312 79.8%
2013 Certification 740 682 542 79.4%
Recertification 396 382 304 79.5%
2012 Certification 709 651 511 78.5%
Recertification 351 332 252 75.9%
2011 Certification 743 708 566 85.8%
Recertification 277 267 187 74.8%
2010 Certification 793 708 566 79.9%
Recertification 277 267 187 70.0%
2009 Certification 850 777 638 82.1%
Recertification 271 261 195 74.7%
2008 Certification 1249 1181 929 78.7%
Recertification 301 288 218 75.7%
2007 Certification 1190 1115 826 74.1%
Recertification 275 267 216 80.9%
2006 Certification 1152 1053 857 81.3%
2005 Certification 915 816 619 75.9%
2004 Certification 877 784 580 74.0%
2003 Certification 705 643 446 72.5%
2002 Certification 611 561 432 77.0%
2001 Certification 460 373 310 83.1%
2000 Certification 453 429 335 78.1%
1999 Certification 452 402 313 77.9%
1998 Certification 514 452 366 81.0%
1997 Certification 563 509 395 77.6%
1996 Certification 621 610 484 79.3%

A total of 10,756 physicians have passed the nuclear cardiology examination.