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Updated Sonography Content Specifications, Clinical Competency Requirements, and Task Inventory

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2, 2019

Since certification examinations are required to be practice related, ARRT periodically conducts a job analysis to make certain that the certification examination content specifications and the clinical requirements remain comprehensive, accurate, and fair.  ARRT, with the help of the professional community, reviews the certification documents every five years.

The ARRT Board of Trustees recently approved changes to the following documents, which go into effect on January 1, 2019.

OVERVIEW OF MAJOR CHANGES TO THE CONTENT SPECIFICATIONS

  • More detail was added to the Image Production section.
  • Hernia, pelvic varices, pelvic floor, and salivary/parotid glands were added to the Procedures section.
  • Nuchal translucency and amniocentesis were removed from the Procedures section.

OVERVIEW OF MAJOR CHANGES TO THE CLINICAL COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

  • The number of mandatory procedures decreased from 22 to 16 and the number of elective procedures increased from 5 to 11.
  • Lymph nodes and salivary/parotid glands were added to the elective procedures list.

Please direct any questions about your eligibility and requirements for sonography certification and registration to Initial Certification at 651.687.0048. Choose the option for earning an ARRT credential.

Please direct any questions about these changes to Shelley Coutu, Exam Development Coordinator at 651.681.3106.

DOCUMENTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019

Sonography Examination Content Specifications
Sonography Clinical Competency Requirements
Sonography Task Inventory