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Permalink Reply by Paxton Holt Daniel on June 18, 2011 at 6:48pm

ARDMS is the standard ultrasound technologist credentialing entity. They are legitimate and I believe it may be useful to have technologists and physicians certified by them in MSK as a demonstration of baseline proficiency.

 

Holt Daniel M.D.

Permalink Reply by robert g schwartz on June 20, 2011 at 9:33pm

thanks...do you have any insight as to why someone would choose to start certification with them rather then AIUM?

Paxton Holt Daniel said:

ARDMS is the standard ultrasound technologist credentialing entity. They are legitimate and I believe it may be useful to have technologists and physicians certified by them in MSK as a demonstration of baseline proficiency.

 

Holt Daniel M.D.

Permalink Reply by Paxton Holt Daniel on June 20, 2011 at 11:45pm

Good question. Typically the ARDMS provides sub-specialty ultrasound credentialing for technologists and not doctors. I have not seen the specifics of their accreditation and I believe they are yet to be released. If they offer their credentialing to doctors it would add some hash on the end of M.D./D.O. to demonstrate baseline MSK proficiency (and a nice certificate of course). 

 

Does the AIUM credential physicians or practices?

Permalink Reply by Paula Woletz on June 21, 2011 at 2:03pm

AIUM accredits practices; we don't certify individuals.  However, in order to become accredited, a practice must demonstrate (among other things) that the interpreting physicians for the practice meet AIUM training guidelines.

Paxton Holt Daniel said:

Good question. Typically the ARDMS provides sub-specialty ultrasound credentialing for technologists and not doctors. I have not seen the specifics of their accreditation and I believe they are yet to be released. If they offer their credentialing to doctors it would add some hash on the end of M.D./D.O. to demonstrate baseline MSK proficiency (and a nice certificate of course). 

 

Does the AIUM credential physicians or practices?

Permalink Reply by Paxton Holt Daniel on June 21, 2011 at 3:46pm

So for a physician who wants to have some quantifiable proof of MSK training/proficiency, the ARDMS certification may turn out to be of value.

Paula Woletz said:

AIUM accredits practices; we don't certify individuals.  However, in order to become accredited, a practice must demonstrate (among other things) that the interpreting physicians for the practice meet AIUM training guidelines.

Paxton Holt Daniel said:

Good question. Typically the ARDMS provides sub-specialty ultrasound credentialing for technologists and not doctors. I have not seen the specifics of their accreditation and I believe they are yet to be released. If they offer their credentialing to doctors it would add some hash on the end of M.D./D.O. to demonstrate baseline MSK proficiency (and a nice certificate of course). 

 

Does the AIUM credential physicians or practices?

Permalink Reply by Syed Amir Gilani on September 4, 2011 at 11:10am

I have gone through the MSK notes by The Burwin institute of ultrasound-Canad.www.burwin.com

they are written in excellent way and are very helpfull for prep of MSK ARDMS certification.