Subspecialty Certification Research
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Practice Analysis Completed
Results Used to Create New Content Outline for 2023 PRM Exam
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Initial Certification Research
Published: Should There Be A Part II ABPMR Examination?: A Psychometric Inquiry
Do ABPMR’s Part I and Part II Examinations measure different competencies? An ABPMR board director-led research team found out.
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Published: Allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) Performance on the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Initial Certifying Examinations
How do the exam performances of Allopathic physicians compare to Osteopathic physicians on the ABPMR Part I and Part II Examinations?
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Subspecialty Certification Research
Published: Administration and performance on the Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Certification Examination over a 10-year period
Click to read an abstract for a newly published article from the ABPMR Research Team regarding the Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Certification Examination.
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Published: Is there evidence of gender bias in the oral examination for initial certification by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation?
The ABPMR research team recently published an article in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation on gender bias and the Part II (oral) Examination. Click here for a link to the full article and to read a summary.
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Initial Certification Research
Published: ABPMR Research on Part I Dimensionality
High-stakes examinations, such as the Part I exam, should measure one dimension of a test-taker’s knowledge. Recently, research was conducted by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation regarding the Part I exam and its unidimensionality. The published article details the results of research on the Part I examination.
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Published: Rates of Candidate Success Correlated with Delays in Taking Exams
Do candidates for board certification wonder whether delaying taking the Part I or Part II Examination benefits their pass/fail rate? This study done by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s Education Committee found compelling results to that question.
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Initial Certification Research
Published: ABPMR Research on Pass Rates for Exam Retakes
Findings from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s Research Committee often benefit candidates on their pathway to board certification. This recently published article details the results of research on candidate performance and test retakes.
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