ABMRS Administers First Exam for MR Safety Certification

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, the American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety (ABMRS) administered the first examination to certify individuals with the credentials MR Medical Director/Physician (MRMD) and MR Safety Officer (MRSO). More than 100 radiologists, technologists, and medical physicists took the exam for either the MRMD or MRSO. Only licensed physicians may sit for the MRMD exam. The ABMRS will also offer an MR Safety Expert (MRSE) credential, for which the inaugural exam will be administered on October 21, 2015, in Orlando, Florida. Exams for the MRMD and MRSO credentials will also be offered at that time.

The MRMD and MRSO examinations cover distinct aspects of the same MR safety knowledge domains (e.g., static magnetic fields, gradient magnetic fields, radio frequency energies, contrast agents, bioeffects, etc.). The exams focus directly on the candidates’ knowledge of the underlying MR safety concepts as well as their ability to apply that knowledge to real-world clinical and research situations.

The ABMRS was formed in 2014 to certify healthcare professionals who oversee safety in all magnetic resonance environments. For more information visit the ABMRS website.

See also “New MR Safety Certification Focuses on Radiologists, Technologists, and Physicists.”