Volunteer with ARRT!

We’re excited to welcome professionals like you into a collaborative and rewarding volunteer experience. As a volunteer, you’ll work side-by-side with ARRT staff on a variety of meaningful projects that support our mission to promote safe, high-quality patient care through credentialing, collaboration, and advocacy.

Who Can Volunteer?

Are you looking to give back to your profession? We’re seeking passionate volunteers who are:

  • Certified & Registered with ARRT
  • Currently practicing in the U.S.

You must hold ARRT certification in the discipline for which you'd like to volunteer

We welcome a range of professionals including:

  • Entry-Level and Experienced ARRT Registrants
  • Administrators & Managers
  • Educators shaping the next generation of ARRT registrants

Information for educators can be found here.

Ways You Can Volunteer

Below is a summary of our volunteer types. For more information see our page How ARRT Develops Exams and Assessments.

Item Writer

  • What You Do: Create exam questions after completing training in a virtual 2-day workshop.
  • Term: 1 year (renewable in special cases)
  • Perks: Paid for each accepted question
  • Eligibility: Open to ARRT registrants who are not educators

Examination Committee

  • What You Do: Participate in approximately two meetings per year, each lasting 1–2 days, where you'll review exam content (questions).
    Meetings may be held virtually or in person
  • Term: 1 year, renewable up to 4 years
  • Perks: Honorarium for meeting participation
  • Eligibility: Open to ARRT registrants who are not educators

Practice Analysis Committee

  • What You Do: Help design and analyze national surveys that will help shape exam content and clinical requirements, with 1–2 full-day meetings per year (virtual or in-person).
  • Term: 3 years
  • Perks: Honorarium for meeting participation
  • Eligibility: Open to all ARRT registrants

Standard Setting Committees

  • What You Do: Evaluate the disicpline cut score (the number of correct answers needed to pass an exam), in a two-day meeting in-person
  • Term: One meeting term.
  • Perks: Honorarium for meeting participation

Special Projects Committees

  • What You Do: Participate in short-term, focused projects
  • Term: One-year term or short duration
  • Perks: Honorarium for meeting participation

Next Steps to Get Involved

Check Your Availability

  • We need you at your assigned committee meetings.  Typically, you are aware of your next meeting at least one-year in advance. Be sure you are prepared to take the time off.
  • Some meetings are held in St. Paul, MN. For these, travel is required (flight, hotel, and per diem are covered). Hybrid meetings are not offered.

Tell Us about Yourself

  • When you complete your profile, share details about your current role and experience.
  • New to the profession? We especially want to hear from you. Your fresh perspective is essential to developing exams and assessments for entry-level candidates.

Creating a volunteer account does not guarantee placement on a committee. We'll match your profile to the needs of the committee.  We appreciate your patience as we find the right fit for you!

If you have additional questions about volunteering with ARRT, reach out to us at volunteers@arrt.org

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We can't wait to work with you.