Scoring the
Examination |
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| The administration
and grading of all examinations shall be at the sole discretion of the
Board. For the written examination, the number of correct responses on
both portions of the written examination will be totaled to determine
the examinee's score. Prior to administration of the examination an analysis
of the specific questions is performed an a passing score established.
After completion of such examinations, the ABEM Executive Office will
notify candidates whether they passed or failed Parts I and II. No other
information about the examination, examination results, or their performance
on subsections of the examination will be made available to the candidates.
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Diplomate Certificate
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Upon approval of the candidate’s
application for a Diplomate Certificate and a passing score on the examination,
the Board will grant a certificate stating the candidate has satisfied
the requirements of the Board and is recognized as a Diplomate in the
subspecialty of electrodiagnostic medicine. The recipient of a certificate
will be known as a Diplomate of the ABEM and, unless requested otherwise,
will be listed in a directory of ABEM Diplomates published by the ABEM
Executive Office. This directory is available to Diplomates and the public
at large for a nominal fee.
Note: A certificate
granted by this Board does not confer any right, privilege, or license
to practice electrodiagnostic medicine. Specialty certification in a subspecialty
field is primarily of significance for physicians preparing for careers
in teaching, research, or a practice emphasizing that field. The Board
does not limit or interfere with the professional activity of any duly
licensed physician not certified by this Board and emphasizes that there
is no necessity for a Diplomate in a recognized specialty to hold certification
in a subspecialty of that field in order to include subspecialty aspects
within the range of privileges. Privileges granted physicians in the practice
of electrodiagnostic medicine in any hospital or clinic are the prerogative
of that hospital or clinic, not of the ABEM. |
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| Release of Examination Results |
| By applying for the examination, candidates agree that the
Board may, at its discretion, release examination results and scores to
researchers selected by the Board to study the testing and evaluation programs
under appropriate conditions of confidentiality. Any such studies will only
contain information about candidates and Diplomates in the aggregate and
the names of individuals will not be revealed in any publications. The Board
may release the results of candidate performance on any or all of the Board’s
examinations to the Director(s) of the Program(s) where a candidate acquired
training. Aside from the above reasons, individual examination scores will
be considered to be confidential, and, unless authorized by the candidate,
will not be released to others except pursuant to legal process. |
| Candidates that pass the examination to maintain
their certificate must participate in the Maintenance
of Certification Program. |
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