Candidate with dyslexia offered insufficient evidence for accommodations, court finds July 22, 2016 A federal court in Pennsylvania, in an April 11 decision, dismissed a lawsuit brought by an applicant to take a [...]
No money-back guarantee for exam-takers June 9, 2016 A bar applicant who filed suit after he failed the bar exam once and failed to appear at a separate exam did not have a due [...]
Controversy heats up over use of live patients for clinical dental exams April 13, 2016 At one time, the use of live patients to test license candidates' clinical skills in dentistry was considered a necessity [...]
EMT test-takers spike with advent of online exam March 11, 2016 Recent changes made to EMT testing have created a ‘paradox’ for Maryland test-takers. While the number of new [...]
Test-takers, test providers have no “special relationship” of good faith and fair dealing, court rules December 9, 2015 The U. S. District Court, Western District Texas, Austin Division, in a September 1 ruling, dismissed the claims made by a [...]
Canadians adapting well to U.S. nursing exam, testmaker insists December 9, 2015 Controversy has surrounded the adoption of the U.S. nurse licensing exam, titled the NCLEX (National Council Licensure [...]
200-point higher cutoff for foreign medical grads could be justified September 24, 2015 Requiring a 200-point higher passing score on the Puerto Rico Medical Licensing Examination than on the U.S. Medical [...]
Test prep company illegally copied exam items; passing score revoked May 6, 2015 An international medical graduate's passing exam score was rightly rescinded by the National Board of Medical Examiners when [...]
Certificant lacked “grandfather” status & must retake test March 11, 2015 A renowned physician licensed to practice in Michigan since 1966 was denied recertification by the national specialty [...]
Board says “no” to breastfeeding during licensing exam February 26, 2015 Illinois law states that a person may breastfeed anywhere at anytime in the state. But recently that policy collided with [...]