February 2004 Vol. 22/No. 2

ARDMS 5-Year Rule

from ARDMS Executive Director Dale Cyr, MBA, RDMS, RDCS, CAE

Candidates who passed one ARDMS exam in 1999 must take the corresponding exam by Dec. 31, 2004 in order to receive their credentials.

Candidates who passed one ARDMS exam in 1999 and have not yet earned the credential relating to that examination must take the corresponding ARDMS exam by Dec. 31, 2004 in order to receive their credentials.

ARDMS policy stipulates that candidates must complete both the principles & instrumentation (physics) exam and a corresponding specialty-area examination within five years in order to receive the ARDMS credential in that respective specialty.

This policy also applies to Registrants who are seeking an additional credential(s). For example, if an individual holds the RDMS credential and is seeking to earn the RVT credential, both examinations for the RVT credential must be taken and passed within five years.

The five-year rule does not apply to those who already hold a credential (RDMS, RDCS, RVT) and want to take further clinical specialty examinations that fall within that credential.

Those who do not complete and pass both examinations required for a credential by Dec. 31, 2004, must retake all examination(s) previously passed for that credential. ARDMS credentials are not awarded until both examinations have been successfully completed and passed.

PLEASE NOTE: ARDMS has asked SVU to remind our members that it is important for them to make sure that the information they submit to ARDMS for their CMEs — such as their registry number or name — matches exactly with the information on record with ARDMS. A registry number mismatch or a name mismatch will generate an exception report. For details, contact Gwen Henderson, ARDMS Director of Registrant Services, at tel. 1-800-541-9754, x220, or by email at henderson@ARDMS.org.