2016-11-15T11:53:03-06:00 2015-12-31 521855942 Tate and Tryon 2021 L Street NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20036 990 2015-01-01 510184277 AMERICAN REGISTRY FOR DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY AMER 3017388401 1401 ROCKVILLE PIKE No 600 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 Dale Cyr Executive Director 3017388401 2016-11-14 1 Frederick Longwood P00439715 2022932200 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z ARDMS & LLC Dale Cyr 1401 ROCKVILLE PIKE No 600 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 18705677 0 X WWW.ARDMS.ORG X 1975 OH ARDMS PROMOTES PATIENT SAFETY THROUGH THE CONTINUING COMPETENCY OF ULTRASOUND PROFESSIONALS. 13 13 68 63 113539 -500 0 0 14020894 14034920 438364 820154 218798 242836 14678056 15097910 0 0 0 0 5688698 6785415 0 0 0 8215807 10390409 13904505 17175824 773551 -2077914 30052838 27877022 9113055 9650323 20939783 18226699 X ARDMS PROMOTES QUALITY CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY THROUGH THE CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING COMPETENCY OF ULTRASOUND PROFESSIONALS. 0 0 ARDMS MAINTAINS A REGISTRY IN THE FIELD OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL ULTRASOUND. CREDENTIALS ARE AWARDED IN THE AREAS OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY RDMS, DIAGNOSTIC CARDIAC SONOGRAPHY RDCS, VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY RVT,PHYSICIANS VASCULAR ULTRASOUND RPVI, AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SONOGRAPHY (RMSK). SPECIALTY AREAS WITHIN THE SONOGRAPHER CREDENTIALS INCLUDE ABDOMEN, NEUROSONOLOGY, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, (RDMS); ADULT AND PEDIATRIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (RDCS); NONINVASIVE VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY (RVT), PHYSICIAN VASCULAR INTERPRETATION RPVI, AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SONOGRAPHY (RMSK). ARDMS HAS BECOME A RECOGNIZED STANDARD FOR ULTRASOUND CERTIFICATION BY MANY ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS. CREDENTIALS AWARDED BY ARDMS ARE WIDELY ACCEPTED IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY BY ULTRASOUND AND VASCULAR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHERS, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL IN OPHTHALMOLOGY, THE SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY, THE SOCIETY OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHERS, AND THE SOCIETY OF VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY.THE EXAMINATIONS ARE DEVELOPED BY EXAM DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCES MADE UP OF VOLUNTEER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. THE TASK FORCES SURVEY JOB FUNCTIONS AND PRACTICES IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES AND DEVELOP TEST QUESTIONS BASED UPON A BLUEPRINT OF JOB TASKS IN ULTRASOUND. TASK FORCES CONSIST OF SONOGRAPHERS, VASCULAR TECHNOLOGISTS, PHYSICIANS, AND SCIENTISTS. THE MEMBERS OF EACH TASK FORCE ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE SUBJECT AREA OF THE PARTICULAR EXAMINATION. THE ONLY MEANS OF OBTAINING AN ARDMS CREDENTIAL IS BY EXAMINATION.REQUIRED EXAMINATION PREREQUISITES MUST BE MET BEFORE AN APPLICANT CAN TAKE AN ARDMS EXAMINATION. APPLICANTS ARE THEN REQUIRED TO PASS TWO COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS TO EARN A CREDENTIAL: (1) THE SINGLE PHYSICS PRINCIPLES AND INSTRUMENTATION EXAM, AND (2) A SPECIALTY EXAM. EXCEPT FOR THE PHYSICIAN'S VASCULAR INTERPRETATION AND MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAMINATION WHICH ONLY REQUIRE ONE EXAMINATION TO BE PASSED.AN APPLICANT MAY NOT USE A CREDENTIAL OFFERED BY ARDMS UNTIL THE CREDENTIAL HAS BEEN EARNED AND THE APPLICANT HAS RECEIVED OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION BY ARDMS. ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS MAY BE EARNED BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE SPECIALTY EXAMS. ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES MAY EARN ALL FIVE ARDMS CREDENTIALS.ARDMS PROMOTES QUALITY CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY THROUGH THE CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING COMPETENCY OF ULTRASOUND PROFESSIONALS.APPLICATIONS/EXAM FEES: PROVIDE EXAMS THAT TEST MINIMUM COMPETENCY TO PERFORM ULTRASOUND SONOGRAPHY. REGISTRANT RENEWALS: YEARLY MEMBERSHIP FEE TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE STATUS. BROCHURES/PINS/PATCHES: MISCELLANEOUS SALES. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 0 1 68 1 1 1 1 CA 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X THE REGISTRY 3017388401 1401 Rockville Pike Suite 600 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 THOMAS D SHIPP MD Chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Erika H Mann MD FRCPC Vice Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 David M Stolte MBA RDCS RDMS Chair Elect 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Daniel Merton BS RDMS Secretary-Treasurer 3.00 X X 0 0 0 J Oscar Barahona BS RDMS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 Philip Carlock BS MS MA EDS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Wagner BS RDCS RDMS RVT BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Zierler BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Richoux BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Lilly BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 Luciana Young BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 Teresa Bieker BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Simicich BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 Dale Cyr CEO/Executive Director 37.50 X 342552 0 40467 Jamie Blietz Deputy CEO 37.50 X 211177 0 37043 Diane Wheatley Kunk Director of Administration 37.50 X 199123 0 23676 Ellen Julian Director of Testing 37.50 X 250597 0 50505 Jessica McLane Gann Director of Marketing and Communications 37.50 X 152623 0 18035 Karen Caruth Director of Business Development 37.50 X 157428 0 13528 Scott Carlson Manager of Technical Advan 37.50 X 150081 0 28251 Patricia Grier Clinical Manager, Testing 37.50 X 120636 0 26966 Dave Paulson Sr. Manager, Psychometrics 37.50 X 150627 0 44110 Michael Eason Chief Technology Officer 37.50 X 156324 0 25863 1891168 0 308444 10 0 1 0 NCS PEARSON INC 13036 COLLECTION CENTER DR CHICAGO IL 60693 TESTING SERVICES 2299498 NOW WHAT RESEARCH 155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10013 MARKETING 1240267 STRASZ COMPUTER CONSULTING 4390 US HIGHWAY 1 PRINCETON NJ 08540 TESTING SERVICES 309036 Consistent Computer Bargains 2823 Carlisle Ave Racine NJ 53404 IT Equipment 277579 Groom Law Group 1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 120 Washington DC 20006 Attorney 204795 16 Application/Exam Fees 900099 7253605 7253605 Registrant Renewals 900099 6777345 6777345 PRODUCT SALES 900099 3970 3970 14034920 412104 412104 4015817 3607767 408050 408050 408050 Mail list rental 900099 105480 105480 Test Center Revenue 900099 73850 73850 MANAGEMENT FEE INCOME 541610 39689 39689 23817 23817 242836 15097910 14058737 113539 925634 1337982 4178356 167491 708843 392743 435994 31480 68804 911163 98747 846728 23269 620499 1470527 544912 102071 Contracted Services 4542415 Staff Development 215194 CLERICAL TEMPORARIES 159915 exhibit and rgst fees 152862 165829 17175824 7255441 4260787 44540 35474 352395 531120 5664532 2566076 2958722 3098456 18562987 18656754 878753 1294431 30052838 27877022 2611155 2642706 6461610 6819860 139626 40290 48131 9113055 9650323 X 20939783 18226699 20939783 18226699 30052838 27877022 X -2077914 -661052 25882 X X 0 1 X 1 0 267678 267678 662706 164681 498025 4734148 2401395 2332753 3098456 Deferred Compensation 48905 Adj To tie net assets -774 48131 14420278 -661052 52224 -608828 15029106 68804 68804 15097910 17145937 38916 38916 17107021 68804 68804 17175825 Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries 13,307. Rental Income from LLC 38,917. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: LLC Rental Income 38,916. South America 0 0 Program Services Testing 129383 0 0 0 0 0 0 129383 0 129383 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0 1 0 Dale Cyr CEO/Executive Director 309163 0 30000 0 3389 0 15577 0 27935 0 386064 0 0 0 Jamie Blietz Deputy CEO 204157 0 6750 0 270 0 10436 0 29151 0 250764 0 0 0 Diane Wheatley Kunk Director of Administration 184639 0 5751 0 8733 0 9860 0 16110 0 225093 0 0 0 Ellen Julian Director of Testing 243069 0 6754 0 774 0 12604 0 40196 0 303397 0 0 0 Jessica McLane Gann Director of Marketing and Communicat 147876 0 4621 0 126 0 7691 0 12352 0 172666 0 0 0 Karen Caruth Director of Business Development 153121 0 4196 0 111 0 7835 0 7752 0 173015 0 0 0 Scott Carlson Manager of Technical Advan 146936 0 3023 0 122 0 7698 0 22599 0 180378 0 0 0 Dave Paulson Sr. Manager, Psychometrics 146490 0 4137 0 0 0 7511 0 38190 0 196328 0 0 0 Michael Eason Chief Technology Officer 150774 0 5550 0 0 0 4625 0 21868 0 182817 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4b Diane Wheatley, 457f: $8,500 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Once the Form 990 has been prepared, the Finance Department will review the return before it is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All board members are required to sign the Conflict of Interest policy when they come onto the board. Company executives and volunteers are required to state any conflicts of interest. If a conflict were to be mentioned, we would investigate to determine the nature of the reported conflict and take appropriate action. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE CEO COMPENSATION YEARLY. THE PROCESS INCLUDES THE REVIEW OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. The CEO and Executive Director's Compensation review takes place during the last quarter of the year. In 2010 the organization formed a compensation committee. All Employees' salaries are reviewed every 2 years during our bi-annual salary survey by a third-party compensation review company. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 ARDMS makes its governing documents and bylaws available to the public. The conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available on a per request basis. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Equity in Earnings of TMC 25,882. Form 990, Part XII, line 2c: The audit oversight process has remained unchanged from the prior year. ARDMS PROPERTIES LLC 1401 Rockville Pike Ste 600 Rockville MD 208502400 Real estate title holder MD 38916 782839 American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Breast Cancer and Women's Health Ultrasound Foundation Inc 1401 rockville pike suite 600 Rockville MD 20852 223749930 Increase awareness of the role of ultrasound in detecting breast cancer. MD 501(c)(3) 509(a)(3) American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography 0 THE MONROE COMPANIES 1401 rockville pike suite 600 Rockville MD 20852 272189088 Jobs Website MD ARDMS C 282588 782839 1.00000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0