| If you are a radiographer in California, it can be a | | | | California State Test. |
| tricky process to become a Mammographer | | | | Once you have completed 40 hours of education |
| unless you went to a Radiologic Technologist | | | | and have proper documentation, you can apply to |
| school in California and completed a course | | | | take the state test. The state Radiologic Health |
| through your school. California will not let you | | | | office will send you a letter approving your |
| touch a patient to start any hands on training until | | | | education and give instructions how to schedule |
| you have completed 40 hours of continuing | | | | and how to pay your testing fees. |
| education in Mammography and passed a state | | | | After you take the state test and successfully |
| test. | | | | pass you will be a California State licensed |
| There are several ways to obtain the 40 hours | | | | Mammography Technologist and you can begin |
| of continuing education: | | | | your hands on training. It is important to keep in |
| There are a few community colleges which offer | | | | mind that your ultimate goal is to pass the ARRT |
| a Mammography course usually a semester long. | | | | national exam. Make use of the forms that the |
| Some bigger hospitals such as Kaiser offer a | | | | ARRT provides on their website to document all |
| training program a few times a year (a week or | | | | of your training. |
| two long). | | | | When your training is complete and you feel |
| There are week long training seminars. MTMI and | | | | confident enough, go ahead and apply to take the |
| Achieving QI are great ones to look at. You may | | | | national exam. |
| have to travel to attend these since they don't | | | | After you have passed your national exam you |
| come to California often. | | | | can relax. Most likely you will never have to take |
| You can also order books and home study | | | | that test again. If your license is kept current, |
| courses for 40 ceu's. I don't recommend this | | | | most states accept the national ARRT license and |
| though because I feel the actual physical seminar | | | | do not make you re-take a state test. |
| and training prepare you better to take the | | | | |
