Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Maintain your ARDMS and APCA certifications by earning the minimum required number of CMEs within your three-year CME period.

CME core details

Each certificant follows their CME cycle based on initial certification date. The cycle spans three years, ending on December 31 of the third year.

Number of CMEs required varies based on certifications, specialties, and combination of credentials.

Each certificant can track their requirements and progress in their CME Bank in their own Inteleos portal account.

The CME Audit process begins in March each year for 3-year period that ended on December 31 the prior year.

If you are chosen for a CME Audit, you will be notified.

If you are not chosen for a CME audit, your 3-year CME period resets.

ARDMS, APCA, and Inteleos do not award CME credits, but do waive CME credits when candidates or certificants:

Earn a new certification (15 CME credits waived)
Pass a new specialty exam under a certification already earned
- Example: Someone who has already earned RDMS with AB then takes and passes OB, 15 CME credits will be waived.
Participate in Volunteer activities, up to 20 CMEs waived per 3-year cycle

Maintain your CME Certificates for a minimum of four years in case of an audit. You can:

Upload them to your CME Bank in your Inteleos portal account.
Hold onto the certificates yourself in case you are selected for a CME audit at the end of your 3-year cycle.
Direct transfer CMEs earned from providers that participate in our tracker program to your CME Bank.

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)

American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)

American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), A and A+ CME only

Institute for Advanced Medical Education (IAME)

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)

Society of Vascular Ultrasound (SVU)

Orbit

You must be a current member of the affiliate organization and an Active ARDMS or APCA certificant.
- Any credits earned prior to both criteria require you to upload credits manually to your CME Bank.
- Exception: IAME AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs do not require IAME membership
Your first name, last name, and ID number on record with the affiliate organization must exactly match the first name, last name, and ID number on record in your Inteleos account and portal.
Processing times are up to 3 weeks and vary depending upon the organization.

CME documentation must accurately reflect, at minimum, these fields and submission format details:

Handwritten entries are acceptable for these fields:

These fields must be pre-printed. Handwritten entries are not accepted and will be denied:

Date(s) of courses or activities (must be reflected as MM/DD/YYYY)
Names of ARDMS- or APCA-approved provider organizations and sponsoring organizations
Title of courses or activities

Reminder: Keep copies of all CME documentation for your personal file