• Full Name Of The Association

      The American Registry for Diagnostic
      Medical Sonography

    • Headquarters

      Maryland, USA

    • Full Name Of The Exam

      American Registered Diagnostic
      Medical Sonographer

    • Global Members

      123,000+

    • Member Distribution

      100+ countries and regions

    Background Of The Project

    • Great Demand For Employment

    • Excellent Working Environment

    • Excellent Employment Options

    • Excellent Salary Level

    • A Good Helper For Immigration
      And Studying Abroad

    • Great demand for employment

      According to data from the official website of the U.S. Department of Labor, the salary of sonographers will increase by 44% from 2014 to 2024, with approximately 27,600 new job opportunities, making it one of the fastest-growing occupations in the United States (7% for other occupations).

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    • Excellent working environment

      Separate office, free choice of work schedule, small workload, can be employed in hospitals, doctor's clinics, imaging centers.

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    • Excellent employment options

      Fields of employment in Abdomen, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Echocardiography, Vascular Technology and more.

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    • Excellent salary level

      The average annual salary of a diagnostic medical sonographer in the United States is $81,160, with an annual salary as high as $117,500.

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    • A good helper for immigration and studying abroad

      American sonographer is a "passport" in the global ultrasound field, and a bonus tool for global immigration and study abroad.

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    Application Requirements

    Eligibility

    1.Medical and nursing related college degree

    2.Bachelor degree (not limited to majors)

    Exam Introduction

    The ARDMS examination can be taken at Pearson VUE test site by computer many times a year. The examination is divided into SPI examination and specialty examination. The form is a single choice question, with a full score of 700, and a pass of 555 or above.

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    Exam Subject

    Basic examination SPI + Passing any specialty examination

    Basic Examination SPI Specialty Examination Corresponding Certificate
    Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) examination Abdomen(AB)/Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDCS)
    Adult Echocardiography (AE) Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)
    Vascular Technology (VT) Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT)

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