title: Didactic and clinical competency.
abstract: Because the ARRT's mission is to recognize individuals "qualified" in the use of ionizing and nonionizing radiation for medical imaging and radiation therapy, it falls upon the ARRT to define what "qualified" means. The goal of the competency project was to further refine our definition of what qualified means as it relates to educational preparation and to incorporate that refined definition into existing eligibility requirements. Certification requirements should be both specific and public. The competency requirements accomplish this for ARRT's educational eligibility requirements and will help advance certification as well as education in the profession.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States