Exam Administration
Beginning in April 2012, the Part II examination will be administered in a computer-based testing format. This change enables the NBEO to offer the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease (TMOD) examination as a separate examination for those candidates who require a TMOD-only score. The TMOD exam will be administered in a single 3 ½ hour session. The first 15 minutes of the session are devoted to a tutorial (identical to the tutorial posted on this web site, click here to download) and the reading and signing of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA, click here to download).
Registration and Scheduling
Candidates wishing to take the PAM or TMOD examinations must register and pay the exam fee using the NBEO’s online registration system. Click here to begin the registration process. Upon completion of the NBEO online registration, candidates will receive an automatic email with the following message:
Your registration was successfully received and will be processed as soon as possible. After your eligibility has been verified, you will be sent an email providing the Pearson VUE contact information for site selection. If you have questions, please contact our Registrar at 704-332-9565.
Once eligibility is verified, the candidate will receive another email with instructions for contacting Pearson VUE to schedule the exam. The exams are available on a single day only. You may schedule your exam for any time slot that is available on the day, at that site. Click here for a list of Pearson VUE test center locations. The PAM exam requires an 8-hour time slot; the TMOD exam requires a 4-hour time slot.
Exam Content
The TMOD examination is comprised of the patient cases from the PAM examination that contain TMOD items. Of the 350 items that comprise the PAM examination, 100 – 120 are categorized as TMOD (Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease) items. The cases containing these items will be extracted and administered as a separate TMOD exam. In order to maintain the flow and integrity of the PAM cases, the cases will be presented in their entirety, including some items that are not classified as TMOD. Therefore TMOD candidates will be presented with approximately 108 – 132 items, but their scores will be based only on the 100 – 120 TMOD items.
In order to be classified as a TMOD item, the content of the item must pertain to one or more of the following:
- Formulation of most appropriate disease diagnosis which will be treated and/or managed
- Clinical correlation of basic science principles related to disease diagnosis and treatment
- Selection of treatment/management, including systemic considerations
- Dose, form, schedule, and duration of treatment
- Contraindications and side effects of medication, including systemic considerations
- Follow-up and prognosis, including reassessment of diagnosis after initiating treatment
- Treatment and management of ocular emergencies and urgencies
For more information regarding the content of the Part II - PAM and the embedded TMOD examination, click here.
Revised 01/23/2012
