Do you want to learn how to write better multiple-choice questions, understand what makes an assessment reliable and valid, or determine if your questions are performing as intended?
NBME offers several workshops for anyone looking to improve their assessment skills and better measure student knowledge. Led by experts in the field, these interactive workshops can be delivered remotely or in person for groups of any size at medical schools and other health profession organizations. An open enrollment option is also available for individuals or small teams looking to participate remotely.
For Institutions
Bring an NBME workshop to your school or health profession organization.
For Individuals
Sign up for an open enrollment workshop as an individual or small team.
NBME Item-Writing Guide
The NBME Item-Writing Guide incorporates lessons that NBME staff have learned from decades of developing exam items and leading workshops in the field.
Now in its sixth edition, the guide covers the basics of writing exam questions and recent innovations in test development, such as implementing patient characteristics in items.
The NBME Item-Writing Guide is also available in Spanish and Portuguese.
Consultancy
In addition to workshops, NBME provides expert consultation for specialized projects and initiatives related to medical education, testing, and research for medical schools and health profession organizations. This includes making recommendations regarding the optimal mode for test delivery, and assuring high-quality, efficient, and timely scoring and analysis of exams.
The NBME research team also supports organizations that face unique measurement concerns or issues that require focused investigation or experimentation.
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