Certificate in Interventional Radiology (CIR)

The didactic component consists of the following courses:

• Interventional Radiology 1 (pre-requisite for the CIR)
• Vascular Anatomy Challenge Exam (pre-requisite for the CIR)
• Interventional Radiology 2
• Cardiac Catheterization virtual lecture

Candidates must register in each course and achieve a minimum score of 75% on each final examination (not final course grade) applied to the program. You can find certificate-related content here.

Candidates who feel that they have the essential knowledge gained through relevant may challenge the final exams for each full-length course. Full course policies are available on our website, by request and upon registration, and include information on registering, failure of exams/quizzes, access, academic integrity, rewrites, and fees. You, as a candidate, are bound by these policies – please review them carefully and ask CAMRT if you have questions.

Any course that is not a prerequisite to the CIR can be worked on concurrently with the SCC.

Both full-length courses have been peer-reviewed and validated by the Canadian Association for Interventional Radiology (CAIR).

Enrollment into the certificate (which allows access to and review of the clinical component) will only be made available to eligible candidates who completed the pre-requisite exam(s) with the minimum exam grade. Note that a separate fee applies to the certificate registration. The SCC can be downloaded after registration; please note that staff need to manually review your registration, so they will apply eligible courses and update your start/end date on the program profile after registration.

Certificate Program Registration Eligibility:

• Applicants are required to be certified and practicing as a radiological technologist for 2 years (minimum 1950 hours over 2-year period) to register for the CIR certificate program. Download the verification form here and upload the completed form during registration.
• A form will be posted in the candidate’s personal profile on the CAMRT website immediately following registration which must be submitted to via email CAMRT within 30 days to confirm the program registration. Forms not received within this timeframe will result in a program cancellation/partial refund (see Cancellations and Refunds).
• Have successfully completed IR1 with a minimum mark of 75% on the final examination.
• Have successfully completed the Vascular Anatomy exam with a minimum mark of 75%.

The clinical component requires:

• Candidates to be practicing in IR under the supervision of a clinical advisor (CA). It is the candidate’s responsibility to identify a CA and to find a suitable clinical setting for the clinical component of this program. Candidates may only begin working on the SCC upon our approval of your documentation.
• Completion of an SCC in the required time frame. Candidates have two (2) years from the date of the first clinical entry to complete the SCC.
• The SCC may not be submitted until all courses and the exam logbook is complete. All components must be complete within a five-year timeframe, which is defined in the Handbook.

Clinical Advisor

The clinical component requires the candidate to identify a clinical advisor. The clinical advisor must:

• be a medical radiation technologist practicing in interventional radiology
• have a minimum of five years’ experience in the practice of interventional radiology
• not be currently registered in the CIR program
• perform the assessment on the candidate’s procedures/associated competencies or delegate assessment to another assessor.

Note: A clinical advisor with a CIR is preferred but not mandatory. For international candidates, see requirement documentation under the section that follows.

Clinical Advisor/Delegated Assessor (DA) signatures in the indicated columns in the SCC indicate that a CA or DA has witnessed competent practice for the procedure multiple times prior to the date of final assessment. A signature verifies that the technologist has consistently shown they have the knowledge, skill, and judgement to be declared competent in this aspect of practice. The failure of the candidate in any of key areas outlined in the assessment of performance of clinical procedures means that the competency should *not be signed* and retraining is required before completion of the SCC line. Please take the time you need to feel confident in signing off on these modules – the process of attaining competency is iterative.

All exams in the SCC must follow registration into the certificate program (i.e. registering for the CIR).

Please submit all correspondence and SCC (in a single PDF submission) via email. Incomplete submissions are subject to a resubmission fee ($50 CAD).

Internationally educated medical radiation technologists (IEMRTs)

Documentation required from IEMRTs must be submitted via email. Please provide:

• Notarized copy of diploma /degree/certificate from entry-level education program (WES documentation, attested true copies by an attorney who is a member of their regulator can also be accepted).
• Original letter from entry-level education program verifying length of program to include both didactic and clinical components.
• IEMRT Attestation Letter
• Required documentation not received within 30 days of program registration will result in a program cancellation/partial refund.

CAMRT strongly recommends candidates obtain required documentation prior to program registration and send by email within the required timeframe. Candidates may only begin working on the Summary of Clinical Competence upon approval of received documentation from CAMRT.

International Clinical Advisors

In addition to meeting all shared requirements for the Clinical Advisor, and international Clinical Advisor must provide the following documentation via email within 30 days of program registration:

• A notarized copy of the clinical advisor’s credentials (degree, diploma, or certificate; attested true copies by an attorney who is a member of their regulator can also be accepted)
• Clinical Advisor Verification of Experience
• Clinical Advisor (CA) Check List

Required documentation not received within 30 days of program registration will result in a program cancellation/partial refund. CAMRT strongly recommends candidates obtain required documentation prior to program registration and send by email within the required timeframe. Candidates may only begin working on the Summary of Clinical Competence upon approval of received documentation from CAMRT.

As of January 2022, several changes have been made to eligibility and program completion requirements for the Certificate in Interventional Radiology. A summary of changes can be found below. For a full list of eligibility and program requirements please download the Program Handbook.

Registration Eligibility Changes (2022):

• Applicants are no longer required to obtain 1950 hours in IR before registering for the certificate program.
• Applicants are now required to be certified and practicing as a radiological technologist for 2 years (minimum 1950 hours over 2-year period) to register for the certificate program.

Clinical Requirement Change:

• Candidates must obtain 1950 dedicated practice hours in IR within the established 5 year period to complete the program.

Didactic Requirement Change:

• Candidates must now successfully complete the CAMRT’s Virtual Lecture “Cardiac Catheterization” to complete the program.