the guideline for interventional cardiologists is 75 percutaneous coronary interventions per year per operator.8 5. Experience from cardiology showed that mandated interventional cardiology training programs ’ accred-itation by ACGME and mandated board certifica-tion of the trainees reduced the number of graduates by 50%.8 An immediate call to action should consider the above recommendations not only to address man-power but also to meet our societal responsibility for future, high-quality neurointerventionalists.
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