The mission of the PACS Administrators Registry and Certification Association (PARCA) is to develop and provide certification for professionals who are engaged with the support, maintenance and day-to-day management of  a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).

Certification is provided at four different levels:

• Certified PACS Associate-CPAS
• Certified PACS Interface Analyst-CPIA
• Certified PACS System Analyst-CPSA
• Certified PACS System Manager-CPSM

The PARCA home page is http://www.pacsadmin.org/