What is the bottom-line advantage of ARRT certification in general sonography?
The advantages pretty much depend on who you are. The benefit to students is immediate. Rather than taking multiple separate exams (physics followed by exams in one or more clinical areas), students can demonstrate their entry-level proficiency with just a single exam. They get into practice sooner and at considerably less expense. Educators also benefit. ARRT exam results provide educators with a single comprehensive evaluation that corresponds to the general learning concentration. Score reports to students and to program directors provide detailed information on student performance in specific subjects – giving educators a better assessment of their students and their educational programs. And finally, healthcare administrators benefit. They can be confident that the sonographers they hire to work in general sonography are indeed qualified. The general exam, coupled with ARRT´s clinical competency requirements – whereby program directors verify student competence in a variety of pro
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