American Board of Radiology shares early positive feedback from virtual test-taking transition
The American Board of Radiology is sharing early positive feedback from its transition to a virtual test-taking environment.
Earlier this month, ABR hosted its Diagnostic Radiology Certifying Pilot Exam, with 161 candidates taking part. The Tucson, Arizona-based doc certification group also administered a questionnaire afterward and deemed its first-ever online offering “largely a success.”
Among the highlights, 95% found it easy to install the artificial intelligence-based proctoring web extension, and the same percentage thought the exam platform worked well. All told, 127 candidates took the survey, rating the overall exam experience as a 4.5 out of 5 stars.
“We appreciate everyone who provided feedback. It’s instrumental in helping us ensure the continued delivery of a secure and valid exam, while keeping the exam day experience as pleasant as possible for the new remote administrations,” ABR said in a Jan. 20 update.
The board said it plans to use results to further refine its processes. Communications Director David Laszakovits also posted a video update on Monday, detailing how to perform an effective room and workplace scan before taking a test. In its survey, the group found that more than 80% of respondents took their exam at home, rather than a hospital or private practice.
Last month, ABR also released a new guide detailing the ins and outs of its new remote exams, and revealed that it will use AI from vendor Proctorio to help monitor test takers.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.