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ARDMS welcomes Patricia Prince, RDMS, RVT, RT, as the new Chair of the ARDMS Board of Directors

November 10, 2009

ARDMS hosted a community advisory meeting regarding the development of a continuing competency (recertification) program

February, 1 2008

Dr. Steven A. Leers as Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography®
October 24, 2007
ARDMS Welcomes Ellen Julian
July, 23 2007
ARDMS Welcomes Pat Grier
December 14, 2006
ARDMS to Convert to Scaled Scoring
December 8, 2006
ARDMS Switches to “Fixed” Three-Year CME Periods for All
Active Registrants
July 27, 2006
Online Application Is Now Available to All Applicants
June 29, 2006
ARDMS Converts to a Continuing Medical Education Audit System
March 14, 2006
Vascular Technology Practice Exam is now Available
The addition of Vascular Technology brings the total number of practice exams to seven.
January 31, 2006
New RPVI Credential is Officially Available
January 26, 2006
ARDMS Requests Comments from the Community on SPI Prerequisites
January 17, 2006
ARDMS Unveils New Ultrasound Careers Web Site
January 11, 2006
Wallace Judd, Ph.D. becomes the New ARDMS Director of Testing
Nov. 8, 2005
Diane Kawamura Takes Over as Board Chair of ARDMS
Sept. 26, 2005
ARDMS Now Has Over 5,000 Canadian Registrants
Sept. 2, 2005
ARDMS Earns ANSI-ISO 17024 Accreditation
ARDMS is the recognized international standard in sonography credentialing.
June 23, 2005
The ARDMS Physicians’ Vascular Interpretation Examination Content Outline Now Online
May 16, 2005
ARDMS Offers Three New Practice Examinations Online
Abdomen, obstetrics/gynecology and neurosonology specialty practice exams are now available.
Each of the practice exams also includes a tutorial feature.
Feb. 4, 2005
ARDMS Announces 2,000th Breast-Specialty Certificant
Now, Most U.S. Women Can Access Quality Breast Sonography
Sept. 9, 2004
Violators of ARDMS Rules Will Be Published
June 25, 2004
ARDMS Earns NCCA Accreditation for All Its Credentials
Twenty-three Years of Accreditation; Now, Five More
June 23, 2004
JCAHPO Purchases ARDMS ROUB, OP
June 21, 2004
ARDMS Clinical Verification Forms Are Now Available Online
Starting Jan. 1, 2005, all future ARDMS applicants must complete appropriate clinical verification form(s). In addition, ARDMS revises breast-specialty clinical verification forms effective date.
April 23, 2004
Candidates Must Meet the Five-Year Rule Credential Achievement Requirement
Prerequisites 5A and 5B will be eliminated on Dec. 31, 2004
March 10, 2004
Future ARDMS Applicants Must Complete Clinical Verification Form
Dec. 8, 2003
ARDMS Announces 1,000th Breast-Specialty Certificant
Critical milestone for womens health
Nov. 7, 2003
ARDMS Welcomes New Board Chair - Paul Cardullo
Sept. 26, 2003
ARDMS Launches Web-Based Practice Exams
May 19, 2003
Promissor Delivers ARDMS Credential Examinations As Well As Practice Examinations
March 13, 2003
Responding to Educational Trends, ARDMS Expands Prerequisite Definitions
March 12, 2003
ARDMS Offers Web-Based Practice Examinations for All Physics & Instrumentation Exams
Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation (UPI), Cardiovascular Principles & Instrumentation (CPI) and Vascular Physical Principles & Instrumentation (VPI) practice exams are now available.
Sept. 8, 2000