Magnetic Resonance Imaging Curriculum Guide

MR Curriculum Guide 2008

In May 2005, at the 14^th Annual Meeting of the SMRT in Miami, FL, the Ad Hoc Education Standards Committee was formed. This was in response to the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists’ (ARRT) call for feedback from the industry, as they explored the creation of a primary pathway credentialing opportunity for candidates to enter the Medical Imaging field directly as Registered Technologists (RT’s) in Magnetic Resonance (MR). Since then, the committee has been working diligently to establish and define the educational standards for MR technologists. In January 2006, the ARRT implemented the primary pathway certification method that had been proposed. Members of the SMRT Ad Hoc Education Standards Committee provided feedback prior to the implementation by reviewing the content specifications for the exam itself, as well as the clinical competency requirements to gain registry eligibility. In May 2006, at the 15^th Annual Meeting of the SMRT in Seattle, Washington, the SMRT hosted a Summit on MR Education Standards. This multi-agency effort brought together the SMRT with the ARRT, the American Society for Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), the Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences (AEIRS), and the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) in a unified mission to create a nationally recognized, entry-level MR imaging curriculum that included didactic and clinical competencies.

We are pleased to announce that the multi-agency MR Curriculum Guide 2008 is now available through the links below, in both MS Word and Adobe Acrobat formats. This curriculum document is intended to guide educational institutions in the formation and revision of MR programs. It is recognized by the JRCERT and ARRT as an acceptable mechanism to ensure that program graduates meet the necessary cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills of a registered technologist