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CME Requirement2026-02-10T13:22:53-05:00

CME Requirement

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

Certifications held	CMEs
ABVM* and/or RDMS and/or RDCS and/or RVT and/or RMSKS	25 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in any specialty area
RMSK	30 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in musculoskeletal ultrasound
RMSK + ABVM*and/or RDMS and/or RDCS and/or RVT	30 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in musculoskeletal ultrasound
RPVI	30 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in vascular ultrasound
RPVI + ABVM*and/or RDMS and/or RDCS and/or RVT and/or RMSKS	30 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in vascular ultrasound
RPVI + RMSK	30 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in vascular ultrasound and 30 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in musculoskeletal ultrasound
RPVI + RMSK + ABVM*	30 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in vascular ultrasound AND 30 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in musculoskeletal ultrasound
RPVI + RMSK + ABVM* and/or RDMS and/or RDCS and/or RVT	30 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in vascular ultrasound AND 30 ARDMS/APCA-accepted CMEs in musculoskeletal ultrasound

Note: CBCCT, CBCMR, CBNC currently do not have CME requirements.

* ABVM Vascular Medicine and/or ABVM Endovascular Medicine

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