ABOUT THE EXAM

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THE ARDMS SPI EXAMINATION

Taking your ARDMS SPI registry credentialing examination. is important because you need to pass the SPI Exam and a specialty exam like OB/GYN or Abdomen in order to be registered with the AMERICAN REGISTRY OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHERS (ARDMS) The SPI examination contains 110 questions, and each candidate is given 120 minutes to complete the examination.
More information related to the ARDMS SPI examination can be found at:
AMERICAN REGISTRY OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHERS (ARDMS) ardms.org

The website provides the following pertinent information:

• How to apply for the SPI examination
  Prerequisites for the SPI examination
  SPI Content Specific Outline

Tutorials on how to answer semi-interactive console questions.

• Note that 10% of the questions on the SPI exam are semi-interactive console type questions, while the other 90% are traditional multiple choice type questions. Be sure to access the following link on the ARDMS website, in order to familiarize yourself with these types of questions. Advanced Item Type Questions