Upcoming ARDMS Application and Examination Dates

ARDMS offers most examinations year-round. The exceptions are Fetal Echocardiography (FE), Pediatric Echocardiography (PE), Pediatric Sonography (PS), and Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) exams. We’ve listed those application and examination dates below for your convenience.

Davies offers review books and interactive mock exams for each of the modalities listed. They are Step 2 of Davies’ 1-2-3-Step Ultrasound Education and Test Prep program, covering the topics and tasks on the ARDMS specialty exam outlines. They feature between 513 and 623 registry-like questions together with answers, clear explanations, and references for further study. They also feature hundreds of diagnostic images and schematic illustrations to prepare you to tackle images, anatomy, and pathology on the exam. The following books have 12 hours of available SDMS-approved CME credit, and the interactive versions have 15 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit. Simply click on the image for more information.

2021 ARDMS Application dates: June 8, 2021–August 17, 2021

2021 ARDMS Exam administration dates: August 31, 2021–September 30, 2021

ARDMS has now made the Fetal Echocardiography exam available online! For more information on how you can take your exam online, click here.

Newly Revised and Updated!
Fetal Echo Review is Step 2 of Davies’ 1-2-3-Step Ultrasound Education & Test Prep program, by authors Nikki C. Stahl, RT(R)(M)(CT), RDMS, RVT, Valrie Kunes, BA, AS(R), and Bradley W. Robinson, MD, FACC. Test yourself before the ARDMS tests you! Fetal Echocardiography Review illuminates the facts and principles on which you will be tested, hones your test-taking skills, and reveals your strengths and weaknesses by exam topic. It contains 513 registry-like questions together with answers, clear explanations, and quick references for further study. Image-based cases and schematic illustrations prepare you to tackle images, anatomy, and pathology on the exam.

For more information on the new 2nd edition of Fetal Echocardiography Review click here.

Also available for Download or on CD-ROM. For more information on the Fetal Echo Interactive Mock Exam click here.

2021 ARDMS Application dates: June 15, 2021–August 24, 2021

2021 ARDMS Exam administration dates: September 7, 2021–October 7, 2021

ARDMS now has the Pediatric Sonography exam available online! For more information on how you can take your exam online, click here.

New Product!
Pediatric Sonography Review is Step 2 of Davies' 1-2-3-Step Ultrasound Education & Test Prep program, by authors Julie Plaugher, RDMS (AB)(OB/GYN)(PS), Marielis Marrero Maldonado, RDMS (AB)(OB/GYN)(PS), Lennard D. Greenbaum, MD, and John Blake Campbell, MD. Covering the topics and tasks on the Pediatric Sonography (PS) specialty exam outline published by ARDMS, this new title contains 623 registry-like questions together with answers, clear explanations, and references for further study. More than 250 diagnostic images, schematics, and illustrations prepare you to tackle the images, anatomy, and pathology on the exam. 12 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit!!

For more information on the new Pediatric Sonography Review, click here.

Also available for Download or on CD-ROM. For more information on the new Pediatric Sonography Interactive Mock Exam, click here.

2021 ARDMS Application dates: July 13, 2021–September 21, 2021

2021 ARDMS Exam administration dates: October 5, 2021–November 4, 2021

ARDMS has now made the Pediatric Echocardiography exam available online! For more information on how you can take your exam online, click here.

New Product!
Pediatric Echocardiography Review is Step 2 of Davies' 1-2-3-Step Ultrasound Education & Test Prep program, by authors Hui Gao, MB, RDCS (AE, FEc, PE), Pierre C. Wong, MD, and Novel A. Castillo, RDCS (AE, FEc, PE). Covering the topics and tasks on the Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) specialty exam outline published by ARDMS, this new title contains over 600 registry-like questions together with answers, clear explanations, and references for further study. Hundreds of diagnostic images, 60+ video clips from echocardiograms, and schematic illustrations prepare you to tackle the images, anatomy, and pathology on the exam. 12 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit!!

For more information on the new Pediatric Echocardiography Review, click here.

Also available for Download or on CD-ROM. For more information on the Pediatric Echocardiography Interactive Mock Exam, click here.

2021 ARDMS Application dates: July 27, 2021–October 5, 2021

2021 ARDMS Exam administration dates: October 19, 2021–November 18, 2021

ARDMS has now made the Musculoskeletal Sonography exam available online! For more information on how you can take your exam online, click here.

New Product!
Musculoskeletal Sonography Reviewis Step 2 of Davies 1-2-3-Step Ultrasound Education & Test Prep program, by authors Susan Raatz Stephenson, MS, MA Ed, RDMS, RVT, CIIP, and Nirvikar Dahiya, MD, FAIUM, FSRU. Covering the topics and tasks on the Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS) specialty exam outline published by ARDMS, this new title contains 571 registry-like questions together with answers, clear explanations, and references for further study. More than 200 images and schematic illustrations prepare you to tackle images, anatomy, and pathology on the exam. 12 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit!!

For more information on the new Musculoskeletal Sonography Review click here.

Also available for Download or on CD-ROM! For more information on the new Musculoskeletal Sonography Interactive Mock Exam click here.

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Claudia Rumwell, RN, RVT, FSVU
Michalene McPharlin, RN, RVT, RVS, FSVU

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For registry candidates, technologists in training, cross-training sonographers, clinical personnel, and RPVI candidates, here is the completely revised, updated 5th edition of the best and most trusted vascular technology review text available. more


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Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE, FSDMS
Bridgett Willey, MS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS, RT(R)

2nd Edition!
Davies Publishing is excited to announce the new 2nd edition of Adult Echocardiography Review, Step 2 of Davies 1-2-3-Step Ultrasound Education & Test Prep program, covering the topics and tasks on the Adult Echo specialty exam outline published by ARDMS. more

Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE, FSDMS
Bridgett Willey, MS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS, RT(R)

2nd Edition!
Also just published is the new 2nd edition of the Adult Echocardiography Interactive Mock Exam available on CD-ROM or by Download. Powerful, featuresome, and fun, this multimedia wonder simulates the ARDMS exam experience right down to the automatic timer, and it delivers CME credit conveniently and inexpensively. more

Jim Baun, BS, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS

Full-Color Edition!
Ob/Gyn Sonography: An Illustrated Review—Step 1 of Davies’ 1-2-3-Step Ultrasound Education & Test Prep program—is an efficient and powerful silver-bullet review for the national registry examination in obstetric and gynecologic sonography. more

Kathryn A. Gill, MS, RT, RDMS, FSDMS
Jim Baun, BS, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS
Traci B. Fox, EdD, RT(R), RDMS, RVT

2nd Edition!
The new 2nd edition of Ob/Gyn Sonography Review illuminates the facts and principles on which you will be tested, hones your test-taking skills, and reveals your strengths and weaknesses by exam topic. Covers the topics and tasks on the Ob/Gyn specialty exam outline published by ARDMS. more

Kathryn A. Gill, MS, RT, RDMS, FSDMS
Jim Baun, BS, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS
Traci B. Fox, EdD, RT(R), RDMS, RVT

2nd Edition!
Powerful, featuresome, and fun, this multimedia wonder simulates the ARDMS exam experience right down to the automatic timer, and it delivers CME credit conveniently and inexpensively. more

Traci B. Fox, EdD, RT(R), RDMS, RVT

New Step 3 Product!
The sophisticated ScoreCardsTM flip- and flashcard study system yields maximum gain with minimum pain, and it’s fun! Exercise your ability to think fast and recall facts wherever you are—at lunch, on weekend outings, or between patients. more


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Cindy Owen, RVT, RDMS, FSDMS
D.E. Strandness, Jr., MD

2nd Edition!
Portable and very handy, the sophisticated, easy to use spiral-bound ScoreCards flip- and flashcard study system yields maximum gain with minimum pain, and it’s fun! Exercise your ability to think fast and recall facts wherever you are—at lunch, on weekend outings, or between patients. more

Donald P. Ridgway, RVT

Newly Revised and Updated!

Full-Color Edition!

In this revised and updated 4th edition, the emphasis is on showing, not just telling: You will find dozens of full-color technical and anatomic illustrations; 150+ duplex scans, color flow images, and Doppler waveforms; and scores of schematics, cross-sections, ultrasound images, and photographs—more than 700 illustrations in all. more

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Our best-selling 1-2-3 Step Ultrasound Education & Test Preparation products cover exactly what you need to know to pass your exams. More than 90% of our customers pass their exams on the first attempt.* And our SDMS-approved CME publications make it possible to maintain your skills and credentials through continuing education activities that you can complete anywhere, anytime, at your convenience.

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