Test Critique Procedure

The National Board has a formal procedure that allows and encourages all candidates to challenge the content of specific test items during written examinations, or procedural matters during the Part III Clinical Skills Examination. For written examinations, a Comment button is provided for candidates to note possible ambiguities in individual test items. At the end of the exam, candidates will also be proviided with the opportunity to make general comments about the examination. For Clinical Skills, candidates are given an incident report form, which they can complete at the end of the examination. Candidate comments are used by the appropriate examination council for review and possible action.