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prerequisite 4B2 (Note: All listed items must be met and completed prior to submission. See the Notes About the Prerequisites for footnotes, definitions and complete details.) Education General - Outside U.S., and Canada — MD or DO degrees equivalent to those of the U.S. or Canada. Required Clinical Ultrasound/Vascular Experience 12 months of full-time 2 clinical ultrasound/vascular experience. 3 Documentation Required with Application 1) Original credential report or official notarized copy of the evaluation converting the foreign medical degree must indicate that this medical degree is equivalent to a doctor of medicine degree in the U.S. or Canada. A listing of organizations that produce individualized, written reports describing each certificate, diploma or degree earned, and specifying its U.S. or Canadian equivalent can be found at ARDMS.org/ ForeignTranscripts. If the applicant has passed all three parts and earned the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) certification, a copy of the ECFMG ® certificate may be submitted with a copy of a current, valid MD or DO license from the U.S. or Canada in lieu of the evaluation. 2) Original letter from supervising physician, ARDMS-Registered sonographer/technologist or educational program director indicating a minimum of 12 months of full-time clinical/vascular experience including exact dates of ultrasound experience/successful completion of sonography program. If you are the supervising physician, you may write your own letter. For required letter content, please visit: ARDMS.org/sampleletters. 3) Original signed and completed clinical verification (CV) form for each appropriate specialty area(s). 4) Photocopy of a non-expired government issued photo identification with signature; the name on the identification must exactly match the name under which you are applying for ARDMS examination. prerequisite 5 (Note: All listed items must be met and completed prior to submission. See the Notes About the Prerequisites for footnotes, definitions and complete details.) Education General—Must hold one of the following Active certifications: ONLY RCS, RCCS or RVS through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), or ONLY Sonography, Vascular Sonography or Breast Sonography through American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), or DMU through Australian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM). Required Clinical Ultrasound/Vascular Experience Previously met by achievement of other organization's credential. Documentation Required with Application 1) Copy of Active certification identification card or copy of license. 2) Original signed and completed CV form for each appropriate specialty area(s). CV forms are available at ARDMS.org/cv. 3) Photocopy of a non-expired government issued photo identification with signature; the name on the identification must exactly match the name under which you are applying for ARDMS examination. prerequisite 6 (Note: All listed items must be met and completed prior to submission. See the Notes About the Prerequisites for footnotes, definitions and complete details.) Education MD or DO with RPVI (Active Status) Physicians who currently hold the RPVI credential with active status may apply directly for the RDMS, RDCS and RVT credential examinations. Documentation Required with Application 1) Copy of current, valid medical license. 2) Original signed and completed Clinical Verification (CV) form for each appropriate specialty area(s). CV forms are available at ARDMS.org/cv. 3) Photocopy of a non-expired government issued photo identification with signature; the name on the identification must exactly match the name under which you are applying for ARDMS examination. prerequisite 7 Prerequisite 7 is scheduled to expire on 12/31/2017. (Note: All listed items must be met and completed prior to submission. See the Notes About the Prerequisites for footnotes, definitions and complete details.) Education: High school graduate or U.S. or Canadian equivalent of foreign high school graduate. Required Clinical Ultrasound/Vascular Experience Minimum of 48 months of full-time 2 clinical ultrasound/vascular experience 3 and a minimum of 3,200 cases in each applied for specialty area. Documentation Required with Application 1) Copy of high school diploma or U.S. or Canadian equivalent of foreign high school graduate. (For individuals whose high school diploma/equivalent was earned outside of the U.S. or Canada, an original credential report or official notarized copy of the evaluation is required. A listing of organizations that produce individualized, written reports describing each certificate, diploma or degree earned, and specifying its U.S. or Canadian equivalent, can be found at ARDMS.org/ ForeignTranscripts.) 2) Original Physician's Statement Experience letter(s) from reporting physician(s) indicating a minimum of 6,720 clinical ultrasound hours earned over a 48 month period, a minimum of 3,200 cases in the applied for specialty area and including exact dates of ultrasound experience in each applied-for specialty area. The Physician's Statement Experience letter(s) may be found on ARDMS.org /sampleletters. 3) Original Sonographer's Statement letter from an ARDMS Registered Sonographer verifying the applicant has performed independently and effectively under his or her supervision the required minimum number of cases for each type of study (indicated on the applied for specialty area Sonographer's Statement letter). The Sonographer's Statement letter may be found on ARDMS.org /sampleletters. 4) Original signed and completed Clinical Verification (CV) form for each appropriate specialty area(s). CV forms may be found at ARDMS.org/CV. 5) Thirty ARDMS accepted CMEs that are ultrasound related in the specific applied for specialty area earned within three years prior to the date of application for examination. 6) Applicants should maintain a patient log or other record of the 3,200 cases for each applied for specialty area. This log does not need to be submitted with the application but may be requested as part of a random audit. This documentation should be maintained by the applicant for at least three (3) years following the date of examination. 7) Photocopy of a non-expired government issued photo identification with signature; the name on the identification must exactly match the name under which you are applying for ARDMS examination. pI Examination Requirement applies to the SPI examination only. meet an existing ARDMS prerequisite (1 through 7) are strongly that prerequisite, as future application processing will be for and been approved to take a former Principles and Instrumentation or any ARDMS specialty examination(s) (e.g. AB, BR, OB/GYN, NE, FE, AE, the SPI Examination Requirement but rather as a re-applicant form is not required when applying under the SPI Examination Requirement. examination (e.g. AB, BR, OB/GYN, NE, FE, AE, PE, VT), an existing ARDMS must be met. notes About the prerequisites 1 A two-year allied health education program that is patient-care related is defined as (1) 24 full-time consecutive calendar months or (2) 60 semester credits or (3) 84 quarter credits (4) and requiring a clinical internship/ externship to complete the program. Credit hours are based on U.S. equivalency in a post secondary institution. The program or school must be authorized by an accrediting agency to award semester or quarter credits and the type of credits granted must be reflected on the transcript. Transcripts reflecting clock hours must be converted to credit hours. If submitting a foreign degree, an original course by course foreign transcript evaluation must accompany the application summary and indicate the aforementioned requirements. 2 Full-time is defined as 35 hours per week, at least 48 weeks per year. If working part time, the requirements are prorated. Twenty hours per week would take approximately two years. The full-time definition applies to both paid clinical ultrasound/vascular experience and experience earned through completion of a formal ultrasound/ vascular program. 3 Clinical ultrasound/vascular experience may be obtained one of two ways: (1) being employed as an ultrasound/ vascular sonographer in a clinical setting for a minimum of 12 months and a minimum of 1,680 hours, or (2) successfully completing a formal, full-time ultrasound/vascular program that is a minimum of 12 months in length, a minimum of 1,680 total program hours, including appropriate clinical and didactic hours, and requires a clinical internship/externship to complete the program . If the total length of the program exceeds 12 months, the applicant must successfully complete the program in its entirety prior to using the program as documentation of the required clinical ultrasound/vascular experience. It is recommended that an applicant be directly involved in a minimum of 800 diagnostic cases during his/her clinical experience in each specialty area for which he/she is applying. Clinical diagnostic settings include hospitals, clinics and private practices. ARDMS does not accept volunteer, instructorship, unpaid, barter or veterinarian experience. The time frames in which the education and clinical requirements are met cannot overlap. Clinical experience earned to document the education requirement cannot also be used to support the clinical requirement. 4 The mandatory Prerequisite 2 Application letter (found on ARDMS.org /sampleletters) is valid for one year from the date of graduation. If the application and appropriate supporting documentation are not received after one year of successful completion of the program, the applicant will need new documentation verifying successful program completion, and a current, completed, original signed CV form for each applied-for specialty area will be required. An original letter per student is required. First-time applicants applying under Prerequisite 2 must apply for either the Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) examination or a specialty area that is included within the programmatically accredited curriculum. 5 The mandatory Student Prerequisite 3B Application Letter (found on ARDMS.org/sampleletters), is valid through the expected graduation date. If the student chooses to apply after graduation, then the Graduate Prerequisite 3B Application letter (found on ARDMS.org /sampleletters) and a current, completed, original CV form for each applied-for specialty area will be required. An original letter per student is required. Note: If the Bachelor's Degree sonography/ vascular technology program is also programmatically accredited through one of the following: Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), United States Department of Education (USDOE), or Canadian Medical Association (CMA), and the students have graduated, then the prerequisite 3B students should apply under prerequisite 2. Note: ARDMS, in its discretion, may request from you or others information concerning matters that may be relevant to your eligibility for certification and certification status. Documentation (MD licenses, CMEs, etc) received in a language other than English must include a notarized translation in English and all submitted foreign degrees must be accompanied by a course by course evaluation done by a Foreign Education Transcript Evaluation Organization. All documents, communications, and other information received by ARDMS become the property of ARDMS and will not be returned. ARDMS.org Note: Prerequisite requirements are subject to change at any time and from time to time. Applicants must meet current prerequisite requirements in effect at the time of application. General prerequisites Continued & Important notes General prerequisites Continued Important: The name on all supporting documentation must be consistent and must match the name under which you apply. If it does not, you will need to submit legal documentation of the name change (e.g. a marriage/divorce certificate) with your application summary page and all other supporting documentation. prerequisite 4B2 (Note: All listed items must be met and completed prior to submission. See the Notes About the Prerequisites for footnotes, definitions and complete details.) Education General - Outside U.S., and Canada — MD or DO degrees equivalent to those of the U.S. or Canada. Required Clinical Ultrasound/Vascular Experience 12 months of full-time 2 clinical ultrasound/vascular experience. 3 Documentation Required with Application 1) Original credential report or official notarized copy of the evaluation converting the foreign medical degree must indicate that this medical degree is equivalent to a doctor of medicine degree in the U.S. or Canada. A listing of organizations that produce individualized, written reports describing each certificate, diploma or degree earned, and specifying its U.S. or Canadian equivalent can be found at ARDMS.org/ ForeignTranscripts. If the applicant has passed all three parts and earned the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) certification, a copy of the ECFMG ® certificate may be submitted with a copy of a current, valid MD or DO license from the U.S. or Canada in lieu of the evaluation. 2) Original letter from supervising physician, ARDMS-Registered sonographer/technologist or educational program director indicating a minimum of 12 months of full-time clinical/vascular experience including exact dates of ultrasound experience/successful completion of sonography program. If you are the supervising physician, you may write your own letter. For required letter content, please visit: ARDMS.org/sampleletters. 3) Original signed and completed clinical verification (CV) form for each appropriate specialty area(s). 4) Photocopy of a non-expired government issued photo identification with signature; the name on the identification must exactly match the name under which you are applying for ARDMS examination. prerequisite 5 (Note: All listed items must be met and completed prior to submission. See the Notes About the Prerequisites for footnotes, definitions and complete details.) Education General—Must hold one of the following Active certifications: ONLY RCS, RCCS or RVS through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), or ONLY Sonography, Vascular Sonography or Breast Sonography through American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), or DMU through Australian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM). Required Clinical Ultrasound/Vascular Experience Previously met by achievement of other organization's credential. Documentation Required with Application 1) Copy of Active certification identification card or copy of license. 2) Original signed and completed CV form for each appropriate specialty area(s). CV forms are available at ARDMS.org/cv. 3) Photocopy of a non-expired government issued photo identification with signature; the name on the identification must exactly match the name under which you are applying for ARDMS examination. prerequisite 6 (Note: All listed items must be met and completed prior to submission. See the Notes About the Prerequisites for footnotes, definitions and complete details.) Education MD or DO with RPVI (Active Status) Physicians who currently hold the RPVI credential with active status may apply directly for the RDMS, RDCS and RVT credential examinations. Documentation Required with Application 1) Copy of current, valid medical license. 2) Original signed and completed Clinical Verification (CV) form for each appropriate specialty area(s). CV forms are available at ARDMS.org/cv. 3) Photocopy of a non-expired government issued photo identification with signature; the name on the identification must exactly match the name under which you are applying for ARDMS examination. prerequisite 7 Prerequisite 7 is scheduled to expire on 12/31/2017. (Note: All listed items must be met and completed prior to submission. See the Notes About the Prerequisites for footnotes, definitions and complete details.) Education: High school graduate or U.S. or Canadian equivalent of foreign high school graduate. Required Clinical Ultrasound/Vascular Experience Minimum of 48 months of full-time 2 clinical ultrasound/vascular experience 3 and a minimum of 3,200 cases in each applied for specialty area. Documentation Required with Application 1) Copy of high school diploma or U.S. or Canadian equivalent of foreign high school graduate. (For individuals whose high school diploma/equivalent was earned outside of the U.S. or Canada, an original credential report or official notarized copy of the evaluation is required. A listing of organizations that produce individualized, written reports describing each certificate, diploma or degree earned, and specifying its U.S. or Canadian equivalent, can be found at ARDMS.org/ ForeignTranscripts.) 2) Original Physician's Statement Experience letter(s) from reporting physician(s) indicating a minimum of 6,720 clinical ultrasound hours earned over a 48 month period, a minimum of 3,200 cases in the applied for specialty area and including exact dates of ultrasound experience in each applied-for specialty area. The Physician's Statement Experience letter(s) may be found on ARDMS.org /sampleletters. 3) Original Sonographer's Statement letter from an ARDMS Registered Sonographer verifying the applicant has performed independently and effectively under his or her supervision the required minimum number of cases for each type of study (indicated on the applied for specialty area Sonographer's Statement letter). The Sonographer's Statement letter may be found on ARDMS.org /sampleletters. 4) Original signed and completed Clinical Verification (CV) form for each appropriate specialty area(s). CV forms may be found at ARDMS.org/CV. 5) Thirty ARDMS accepted CMEs that are ultrasound related in the specific applied for specialty area earned within three years prior to the date of application for examination. 6) Applicants should maintain a patient log or other record of the 3,200 cases for each applied for specialty area. This log does not need to be submitted with the application but may be requested as part of a random audit. This documentation should be maintained by the applicant for at least three (3) years following the date of examination. 7) Photocopy of a non-expired government issued photo identification with signature; the name on the identification must exactly match the name under which you are applying for ARDMS examination. pI Examination Requirement applies to the SPI examination only. meet an existing ARDMS prerequisite (1 through 7) are strongly that prerequisite, as future application processing will be for and been approved to take a former Principles and Instrumentation or any ARDMS specialty examination(s) (e.g. AB, BR, OB/GYN, NE, FE, AE, the SPI Examination Requirement but rather as a re-applicant form is not required when applying under the SPI Examination Requirement. examination (e.g. AB, BR, OB/GYN, NE, FE, AE, PE, VT), an existing ARDMS must be met. notes About the prerequisites 1 A two-year allied health education program that is patient-care related is defined as (1) 24 full-time consecutive calendar months or (2) 60 semester credits or (3) 84 quarter credits (4) and requiring a clinical internship/ externship to complete the program. Credit hours are based on U.S. equivalency in a post secondary institution. The program or school must be authorized by an accrediting agency to award semester or quarter credits and the type of credits granted must be reflected on the transcript. Transcripts reflecting clock hours must be converted to credit hours. If submitting a foreign degree, an original course by course foreign transcript evaluation must accompany the application summary and indicate the aforementioned requirements. 2 Full-time is defined as 35 hours per week, at least 48 weeks per year. If working part time, the requirements are prorated. Twenty hours per week would take approximately two years. The full-time definition applies to both paid clinical ultrasound/vascular experience and experience earned through completion of a formal ultrasound/ vascular program. 3 Clinical ultrasound/vascular experience may be obtained one of two ways: (1) being employed as an ultrasound/ vascular sonographer in a clinical setting for a minimum of 12 months and a minimum of 1,680 hours, or (2) successfully completing a formal, full-time ultrasound/vascular program that is a minimum of 12 months in length, a minimum of 1,680 total program hours, including appropriate clinical and didactic hours, and requires a clinical internship/externship to complete the program . If the total length of the program exceeds 12 months, the applicant must successfully complete the program in its entirety prior to using the program as documentation of the required clinical ultrasound/vascular experience. It is recommended that an applicant be directly involved in a minimum of 800 diagnostic cases during his/her clinical experience in each specialty area for which he/she is applying. Clinical diagnostic settings include hospitals, clinics and private practices. ARDMS does not accept volunteer, instructorship, unpaid, barter or veterinarian experience. The time frames in which the education and clinical requirements are met cannot overlap. Clinical experience earned to document the education requirement cannot also be used to support the clinical requirement. 4 The mandatory Prerequisite 2 Application letter (found on ARDMS.org /sampleletters) is valid for one year from the date of graduation. If the application and appropriate supporting documentation are not received after one year of successful completion of the program, the applicant will need new documentation verifying successful program completion, and a current, completed, original signed CV form for each applied-for specialty area will be required. An original letter per student is required. First-time applicants applying under Prerequisite 2 must apply for either the Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) examination or a specialty area that is included within the programmatically accredited curriculum. 5 The mandatory Student Prerequisite 3B Application Letter (found on ARDMS.org/sampleletters), is valid through the expected graduation date. If the student chooses to apply after graduation, then the Graduate Prerequisite 3B Application letter (found on ARDMS.org /sampleletters) and a current, completed, original CV form for each applied-for specialty area will be required. An original letter per student is required. Note: If the Bachelor's Degree sonography/ vascular technology program is also programmatically accredited through one of the following: Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), United States Department of Education (USDOE), or Canadian Medical Association (CMA), and the students have graduated, then the prerequisite 3B students should apply under prerequisite 2. Note: ARDMS, in its discretion, may request from you or others information concerning matters that may be relevant to your eligibility for certification and certification status. Documentation (MD licenses, CMEs, etc) received in a language other than English must include a notarized translation in English and all submitted foreign degrees must be accompanied by a course by course evaluation done by a Foreign Education Transcript Evaluation Organization. All documents, communications, and other information received by ARDMS become the property of ARDMS and will not be returned. ARDMS.org Note: Prerequisite requirements are subject to change at any time and from time to time. Applicants must meet current prerequisite requirements in effect at the time of application. General prerequisites Continued & Important notes General prerequisites Continued Important: The name on all supporting documentation must be consistent and must match the name under which you apply. If it does not, you will need to submit legal documentation of the name change (e.g. a marriage/divorce certificate) with your application summary page and all other supporting documentation.