Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF MEDICINE Resolution NO. 27 s. 1993)
The Board of Medicine is empowered under Sec. 22, Art. III of R.A. No. 2382, as amended, and Sec. 6 (a) of P.D. No. 223, as amended, to adopt measures or policies to preserve and improve the technical, ethical, and moral standards of the medical profession, including the conduct of licensure examinations.
The three benefits are: (1) ensuring confidentiality, integrity, credibility, and quality of the examination; (2) enabling immediate release of results for successful examinees to start practicing immediately; and (3) allowing the Board more time to supervise, regulate, and control the medical profession.
The full computerization started with the August 14, 15, 21, and 22, 1993 schedule.
Each Board Member is required to input at least 500 questions per subject initially, with a minimum of 300 additional questions per examination to reach an ideal pool of 3,000 questions or more.
Questions must be appraised for objectivity, validity, materiality, reliability, and efficacy, be unambiguous, and have one definite correct answer. Assistance from an expert on test construction may be sought to ensure these criteria are met.
Questions are classified by degree of comprehensibility (easy, average/moderate, difficult), level of knowledge and proficiency (sound, adequate, fair; competent, adequate, fair), and nature (essay and objective formats like multiple choice, matching type, true or false, etc.).
Multiple passwords shall be used to prevent complete control or access by any one person, and three responsible key officials will be designated to oversee security to ensure tamper-free computer programs and files.
The computer will extract randomized questions from the test bank to produce at least two different sets with the same number of questions but different orders to preclude examinees from copying each other's answers.
Correction and rating of test papers, as well as other stages involved in releasing examination results, shall be computerized.
The resolution becomes effective 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or newspapers of general circulation.