RPSGT Eligibility Pathway #2 Credentials

The following credentials are accepted to qualify candidates for the RPSGT exam under Pathway #2.  Holding one of the below credentials means you have passed a board/licensing exam to practice.  You must submit a copy of the credential with your application in order to be approved.

• Nursing – (RN, LPN, LVN, NP, ARNP)
• Respiratory Care – (RRT, CRT)
  These credentials must be granted by the NBRC or a foreign equivalent. State licenses do not fulfill this requirement
• Electroneurodiagnostic – (R. EEG T., R. EP T., CNIM)
• Physician’s Assistant – (PA)
• PhD. in a health-related field
• Medical Doctor – (MD)
• Doctor of Osteopathy – (DO)
• Doctor of Chiropractic – (DC)
• Paramedic – (EMT-P)
• Physical Therapist (PT)
• Occupational Therapist (OT)
• Doctor of Dental Surgery – (DDS)
• Radiology – (RT, RT (R), RT (CT), RT (BD), RT (N))
• Certified Hyperbaric Technologist – (CHT)
• Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist – (CNMT)
• Certified Cardiographic Technician – (CCT)
• Doctor of Public Health – (DrPH)
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer — (RCS)
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer – (RDCS)
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist – (RCIS)
• Doctor of Audiology – (Au. D.)
• Certified Athletic Trainer – (AT)
• Medical Technologist – (MT)
• Doctor of Podiatry – (DPM)
• Certified Rhythm Analysis Technician – (CRAT)
• Clinical Neurophysiologist – (CNP)
• Registered Vascular Technologist – (RVT)
• Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT)
• Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT)
• Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (RCEP)
• Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)
• Respiratory Physiologist
• Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
• Registered Sleep Technologist (RST)

* Please note the CPSGT credential is not an approved Healthcare Credential for Pathway 2.