Certification

ASMIRT Certification demonstrates your commitment to an advanced level of skills and knowledge in your chosen area of expertise.

Widely recognised by employers, ASMIRT Certification gives Medical Radiation Practitioners a competitive advantage when applying for their next role. More than 1,250 MRPs currently hold Certification.

Workplaces commonly require practitioners to hold certification to undertake modalities such as CT or MRI.

Examination timetable 2025

Registration open period	Examination Dates
2 December 2024 – 5 January 2025	17 – 23 February 2025
14 April – 11 May 2025	23 – 29 June 2025
11 August – 7 September 2025	20 – 26 October 2025

Examination resources

Exam application form

Supervisor guidelines

Supervisor declaration

Computerised Tomography

(click to expand) CT Certification recognises the significant additional skills and training radiographers are required to obtain to ensure optimal examination quality and patient safety. This certification program is set at the intermediate practitioner level, which acknowledges the competencies developed in the early years post qualification and develops new skills learnt in the first 2-5 years of clinical CT practice.

Certification comprises a theoretical examination (Part A) and a clinical component (Part B). Further information is available below. For questions please email ct@asmirt.org

CT Policies and Procedures Manual

CT Intermediate Course Syllabus Guide

CT Certification application form

CT Certification renewal form

CT Certification renewal extension form

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

(click to expand) MRI is rapidly developing and expanding. Its constant evolution has intensified the community and professional demand for the skills required to operate this level of technology.

The MRI Certification from ASMIRT recognises the practitioner’s expertise in making decisions regarding the nature and extent of individual procedures and, when requested, to provide medical practitioners with informed opinions regarding MRI results. It demonstrates the practitioner’s responsibility for the welfare of patients while in their care, and their familiarity with all emergency procedures in MRI.

Certification comprises a theoretical certification examination (Part A) and a clinical component (Part B). MRI certification is available in Level 1 and Level 2. The two levels denote the experience level of the applicant. Level 1 must be undertaken and current before Level 2. Level 2 is optional.

Further information is available below. For questions please email MRI@asmirt.org

MRI policies and procedures manual

Level 1 syllabus and exam guidelines

MRI Certification application forms

Level 1

Level 2

MRI Certification renewal forms

Level 1

Level 2

MRI Certification renewal extension form levels 1 & 2

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Cardiac and Vascular Angiography

(click to expand) ASMIRT provides this certification to recognise a MRP is performing with professional skill in cardiac or vascular angiography. Level 1 Certification implies that MRPs have knowledge to: operate proficiently in an angiographic clinical environment and during complex procedures, assess patient suitability for and oversee safe administration of contrast media, evaluate appropriate angiographic protocols for scanning purposes, individualise scanning technique to suit patient procedure, evaluate normal anatomy and unexpected or urgent medical findings, and understand ongoing quality assurance and safety implications.

The cardiac and vascular exams are aimed at radiographers who have a minimum of one-year full time equivalent experience, with ideally 3-5 years full time experience in a broad range of angiography examinations.

Certification comprises a theoretical examination (Part A) and a clinical component (Part B).

Further information is available below. For any questions please email angio@asmirt.org

Policies and procedures manuals

Cardiac angiography

Vascular angiography

Syllabus and exam guidelines

Cardiac angiography

Vascular angiography

Certification application forms

Cardiac angiography

Vascular angiography

Certification renewal forms

Cardiac angiography

Vascular angiography

Angiography (cardiac or vascular) Certification renewal extension form

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Preliminary Image Evaluation (PIE)

(click to expand) The examination is designed to test the candidate’s ability to evaluate case study images in both the acute Emergency Department setting and the acute High Dependency / Intensive Care Unit environment. The successful candidate will need to be able to differentiate between a normal and abnormal case study, and where the case study is abnormal, the region of the body and identify the pathology.

Certification comprises sitting the PIE certification examination. This involves a series of imaging case studies displayed on a venue computer screen not exceeding 80 case studies, over a duration of 3 hours.

Further information is available below. For any questions please email certification@asmirt.org

PIE study guide and examination criteria

PIE information video

PIE renewal criteria

PIE renewal form

Mammography

(click to expand) Applicants who have undertaken an ASMIRT-credentialed mammography course are eligible to apply for a Certificate of Mammographic Practice (CMP), which lasts for three years. Please use the application form below.

Renewal of the Certification must be on the appropriate form and accompanied by the necessary documents (highlighting mammography activities) to demonstrate satisfactory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) within the specialty, in addition to satisfactory demonstration of relevant clinical involvement in breast mammography.

Further information is available below. For any questions please email cmp@asmirt.org

Mammography policies and procedures manual

Breast imaging credentialing

PGMI image evaluation method

Example CMP Application

Mammography Certification application

Mammography Certification renewal

Pricing

Member status	Exam fee $	Cert fee $	MRI L 2 Cert fee $
Full ASMIRT Member	245	30	69
New full ASMIRT Member*	467	253	367
ASMIRT CPD Participant	800	253	367
Non ASMIRT member	1,336	253	367

* New full members are in their first year of membership and enjoy part benefits.

Frequently Asked Questions (click to expand)

Is the ASMIRT MRI level 1 Certification part of the prerequisite for operating an MRI scanner while working in Australia?
There are no requirements in Australia for holding a MRI level 1/ level 2 certification. This certification is not a qualification like a master’s degree which has no clinical requirement, but rather a program that ensures a level of knowledge that is measurable and common across Australia.

I am an internationally educated MRI Technologist, living and practicing overseas. Can I register for the ASMIRT exam?
The ASMIRT MRI Level 1 Certification examination is available to all medical radiation practitioners. Examinations are held online in the workplace with an ASMIRT approved supervisor.

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Strait Islander peoples of Australia as the traditional owners
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