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:: February 3, 2012
Part III (CSE) registration for entering 4th year students will open on February 15, 2012.
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::January 17, 2012
Registration for the stand-alone Injections Skill (ISE) examination is now available.
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::January 12, 2012
Scores for the December 2011 Part II (PAM) and TMOD examinations are now available.
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::January 6, 2012
Scores for the November 2011 Part III (CSE) and ISE examinations are now available.
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::January 5, 2012
The American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry (ABCMO) uses the passing of ACMO in its Board Certification process.
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::December 13, 2011
Registration for the June 2012 ACMO examination is now available.
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::October 18, 2011
Registration for the March 2012 Part I (ABS) examination is now available.
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::September 6, 2011
CSE Candidate Guide, ISE Candidate Guide, and the Sample Patient Data Form have been updated with minor changes.
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::August 10, 2011
NCCTO Equipment List Update:
After further testing with the Volk 20D Lens and the Volk Digital Clear Field Lens, it was found that both lenses provide equal images for Video Taping on BIO. Therefore, you will have the option of using either lens.
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::July 18, 2011
April 2011-July 2012 CSE and ISE Evaluation Forms and updated Candidate Guides are now available.
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Parts I and II are written examinations and scores are determined by summing the number of correct items. Therefore, candidates should carefully answer each test item, marking the answer sheet appropriately. For traditional multiple-choice items, only one response should be marked. If a single answer is required, responses with more than one response or blank responses (i.e., omitted item) will be counted as incorrect. For multiple response (MR) items on the Part I-ABS exam), the indicated number of responses (two to four) should be marked. To receive full credit on an MR item (i.e., one point), the candidate must mark the complete set of correct responses; NO partial credit will be awarded.
The Part III Clinical Skills Examination is a performance test. Therefore, candidates do not answer any questions. Instead, the examiners evaluate each candidate on more than 300 performance items. Each evaluation item is worth 1-10 points based on the item criticality scale shown below. However, regardless of the number of points, all items are graded on an absolute basis. Therefore, candidates either receive full credit or no credit. Thus, if a performance item is worth five points, candidates receive five points if it is performed correctly, or zero points if performed incorrectly or not at all.
Rating Scale for Item Criticality - Clinical Skills Examination
| Scoring Weight and Significance |
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| 10 Essential |
essential for satisfactory care;
poor performance would result in deficient patient care |
| 9 |
| 8 |
| 7 Very Important |
very likely to affect the quality of patient care;
only extraordinary measures could compensate for poor performance |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 4 Important |
likely to, but would not necessarily affect, the quality of patient care |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 1 Desirable |
desirable activity, but would not necessarily affect the quality of patient care if done incorrectly, or not at all |
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For detailed information determining the Part III pass-fail cutoff score, click here.
Test items that are found upon post-exam review to be ambiguous or to have more than one correct response or no correct response are deleted from scoring by consensus of the corresponding examination council. Thus, the number of items scored in an examination may be fewer than the number of items administered.
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