We are delighted to welcome you to the Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement (APCA), the new physician-centric council, spun out of ARDMS. APCA is dedicated to serving physicians in their enduring commitment to continual learning and providing high-quality and compassionate patient care through certification. To date, nearly 21,000 physicians have been welcomed into APCA.
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The physician-only RPVI, RPVI-China, RMSK, CBNC, and CBCCT certifications are now awarded through APCA, as is the Latin American Ultrasound Certificate Program and the Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certification and Certificate program. ARDMS still awards the sonographer-level RDMS, RDCS, RVT and RMSKS certifications.
Please find below APCA's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). For a complete list of APCA FAQs click here .