National Education Curriculum

• NEC Part I (Introduction)
• NEC Part II (Common Curriculum)
• NEC Part III (Abdomen & Cardiac)
• NEC Part IV (OBGYN and Vascular)

• Endorsing or Supporting Organizations
• The National Education Curriculum for Sonography (NEC) is the work product of a national consensus conference involving eighteen sonography-related professional organizations.
• American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• American College of Radiology (ACR)*
• American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)*
• American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
• American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)
• American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
• Canadian Association of Registered Diagnostic Ultrasound Professionals (CARDUP)
• Canadian Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (CSDMS)
• Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
• Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology (JRCCVT)
• Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRCDMS)
• SDMS Educational Foundation
• Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)
• Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU)
• Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)
• Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU)*
• *Supports the dissemination of the NEC as a comprehensive educational foundation for diagnostic medical sonographers.