MR Tech Qualifications
What training or certification do you need to become an MRI technologist?
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Throughout the world, the majority of currently practicing MR technologists began in other branches of diagnostic imaging (principally radiology or nuclear medicine) and have learned their specialty through on-the-job training. In the United States and Canada, most younger MR technologists have received formal classroom and practical training through programs sponsored by junior colleges, technical schools, and hospital systems. The length of such MR specialty programs is typically 6 -12 months following completion of basic certification in general radiology or nuclear medicine. The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) and the Canadian Medical Association Committee on Conjoint Accreditation (CMA-CCA) evaluate and certify such programs in North America.
Most accredited hospitals and health care imaging providers in the US and Canada prefer that employees be registered through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT), or American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT). Both the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for Magnetic Resonance Laboratories (ICAMRL) have specific background and continuing educational requirements for MR technologists at MR centers seeking certification.
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References
American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) website: http://www.armrit.org/
American College of Radiology. MRI Accreditation Program Requirements for MR Technologists, 2013.
Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) website: http://www.camrt.ca/
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology website: http://www.jrcert.org/
How to become an MR Technologist. International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2008.
MR Training Programs. Section for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, ISMRM, 2010. (A woefully incomplete listing of training programs, but through links the reader may get a sampling of the educational requirements expected for new technologists).
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certification. The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), 2014.
American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) website: http://www.armrit.org/
American College of Radiology. MRI Accreditation Program Requirements for MR Technologists, 2013.
Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) website: http://www.camrt.ca/
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology website: http://www.jrcert.org/
How to become an MR Technologist. International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2008.
MR Training Programs. Section for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, ISMRM, 2010. (A woefully incomplete listing of training programs, but through links the reader may get a sampling of the educational requirements expected for new technologists).
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certification. The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), 2014.