The result of a search of the ARDMS Directory of Registrants serves as a primary source verification of credentials by the ARDMS. It is the responsibility of an employer to confirm with sufficient identifiers that an individual, whose credentials are being reviewed, is the same person reported in the Directory.
The ARDMS Directory of Registrants provides information regarding status in the following categories:
Active Registrant: An individual who: (1) has successfully passed the appropriate examination(s), thereby earning a credential with official notification by ARDMS; and (2) is in compliance with continuing competency and/or annual renewal fee requirements.
CREDENTIALS
ARDMS Credentials
• RDMS – Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
• RDCS – Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer
• RVT – Registered Vascular Technologist
• RMSKS – Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer
To verify the Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement’s certifications and specialties, please visit APCA.org.
SPECIALTIES
ARDMS Specialties
• AB – Abdomen
• AE – Adult Echocardiography
• BR – Breast
• FE – Fetal Echocardiography
• MSKS – Musculoskeletal Sonographer
• OB – Obstetrics & Gynecology
• PE – Pediatric Echocardiography
• PS – Pediatric Sonography
To verify the Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement’s certifications and specialties, please visit APCA.org.
SPECIALTIES NO LONGER OFFERED
• BP – Ophthalmic Biometry
• OD – Obstetrical Doppler
• OP – Ophthalmology
• PD – Prostate Doppler
• PV – Peripheral Vascular
• NE – Neurosonology