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CE Evaluation –
AIUM
Earns RCEEM Status from ARRT
Addition brings total
to nine.
(ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA – August 26, 2004)
– The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has been named
by ARRT as a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism, or RCEEM.
To become a RCEEM, an organization must document that it meets criteria established by ARRT. RCEEMs review and evaluate
proposed continuing education activities to assure that they meet the ARRT definition of continuing education. An activity
approved by a RCEEM will be awarded Category A credit.
AIUM may now review and approve continuing education activities as Category A for Registered Technologists. An R.T.
may satisfy ARRT’s CE requirements by earning 24 credits during his or her biennium, at least 12 of which must qualify
as Category A.
ARRT’s CE requirements are detailed in the Continuing Education Requirements for Renewal of Registration document,
which can be found online at www.arrt.org under “Education/CE.”
AIUM joins eight other organizations recognized by ARRT as RCEEMs. They are:
- American College of Radiology
(ACR)
- American Healthcare Radiology
Administrators (AHRA)
- American Society of Radiologic
Technologists (ASRT)
- Canadian Association
of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT)
- Radiological Society
of North America (RSNA)
- Society of Diagnostic
Medical Sonography (SDMS)
- Society of Nuclear Medicine
Technologist Section (SNMTS)
- Society for Vascular
Ultrasound (SVU)
ARRT’s CE requirements note that continuing education “provides a mechanism for technologists to fulfill
their responsibility to maintain competence and prevent obsolescence. Participation in continuing education demonstrates accountability
to peers, physicians, health care facilities, and the public.”
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists promotes high standards of patient care by recognizing qualified
individuals in medical imaging, interventional procedures and radiation therapy. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, ARRT
tests, certifies and annually registers more than 235,000 radiologic technologists across the United States.
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