In the United States, sonographers must hold a qualification license to work. THE AMERICAN REGISTRY FOR DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY® (ARDMS) is an independent, not-for-profit organization. It is a certification body with ansi-iso17024 certification of the famous American National Standards Institute and simultaneous certification of the international organization for Standardization (ISO).
In the United States, medical sonographers must hold a qualification license (ARDMS) to work. Canada, Europe and Asian countries all recognize the authority of the ARDMS certificate.
To obtain the ARDMS certificate, you must register for the exam and pass the official exam eligibility review, pass the ARDMS SPI exam and a corresponding specialty examination within five years.
Once you have obtained the ARDMS certificate, you will automatically become a CSDMS member of the Canadian Ultrasonic Medical Association and enjoy preferential treatment in employment and other benefits
1）Generous salary package
ARDMS has a wide membership and excellent employment prospects. It is available in both Canada and the United States. Due to the strong technology of medical ultrasound, the treatment of the staff is relatively good. According to the statistics of the United States Department of Labor, the average annual salary of the American sonographer is better than that of the general laboratory staff, generally in the range of 7W-11W dollars. The job of American sonographer is stable and requires little work intensity. If you don't quit, there is almost no risk of layoff.
2）High professional dignity
In the United States, sonographers have high social status and excellent employment options, involving abdominal ultrasound, gynecological ultrasound, cardiac ultrasound, vascular technology ultrasound and so on.
3）Good employment prospects
Other medicine-related jobs are highly competitive, and demand for sonographers in the United States is up 44 percent in five years, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's website.
Independent office, free choice of work arrangement, easy work, can be employed in the hospital, doctor's clinic, imaging center, also can be employed in foreign hospitals.
Eligibility
1.Associate degree in Medicine and Nursing
2.Bachelor degree ( unlimited major)
Basic Examination SPI + Passing any specialty examination =ARDMS certificate
| Basic Examination SPI | Specialty examination | Corresponding certificate |
| Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) examination | Abdomen(AB)/Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) | Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer（RDMS） |
| Adult Echocardiography (AE) | Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer（RDCS） | |
| Vascular Technology (VT) | Registered Vascular Technologist（RVT） | |
| Musculoskeletal Sonography | Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer（RMSKS） |
1.Examination Time
All exams have monthly exam schedules, and the reference time can be flexibly arranged.
2.Exam Location
The ARDMS exam subjects are administered through Pearson Vue test centers in China and around the world
Chinese test centers are: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taiwan
3.Exam fee
SPI examination fee: $225
specialty examination fee: $250
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