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Nice one, Jim. Let's bring it home to England (it will be interesting how many downloads we see by the end of the day)!

Twenty or so years ago, I remember I had a pamphlet of "typical" CBET exam questions. Those questions weren't over-demanding (as long as you knew your stuff), but they did cover quite a wide range. That, coupled with a required Pass mark of 70% made for a quite a stiff test, with a real possibility of failure (not something that everyone in modern Britain would be happy about, but I digress).

Is that pamphlet (or its up-to-date equivalent) still available, I wonder?

There is nothing I know of that has typical exam questions. One great resource for studying though is the magazine 24x7, which many will be familiar with. Every month they have an article called "ICC PREP" and it's availible on line - if you're willing to trawl through the archives, you can get alot of good info. Here's a link to the current issue with an article on respiration.

ICC Prep

Jim

Oh yes, good old Dave Harrington. Definitely one of the great greybeards of biomed!

The example questions were available from AAMI (or SBET - is that one still going?), but as I say, that was a long time ago now (and, regrettably, I probably bunged out my copy during one of my many moves). Never mind, we'll develop our own!

But we need to get ICC exams arranged on these shores, Jim.

I wholeheartedly support the idea of having some form of certification, such as suggested. However, doesn't this bring us back to having a body to oversee it, i.e. to keep a register of those who have taken it and when they are due for re-assessment? Or am I in the wrong thread?

Yes, the ICC.

Does seem to cover it, exam, follow-up and revocation of certification if non-compliant at renewal time. Costs also look reasonable, even if you equate $ to £.

Might be interesting to know the minimum numbers ICC/PTC would consider as necessary to set up a UK equivalent.

Simple. We generate a list right here of those willing to have a go. And if there is sufficient demand, we get in touch with the ICC (or, perhaps, AAMI). Who knows, they might even be following this very thread!

Hi Techman
As a comment to all interested, I wonder...is having a UK equivalent really worth considering? The ICC is, after all, the International Certification Commision.

There are certainly many countries involved. This search screen allows a search by country and although most have no entries, some like Hong Kong and the UAE have obviously become quite involved, and this only shows up those folks that bothered to create a profile.

The actual testing is done by the Professional Testing Corporation and they coordinate with univerities local to those taking the exam. They even coordinate local teachers to proctor the exam on test day! For 2008 these test days are 3 May and 1 Nov. With a list of applicants to AAMI well in advance this could be organised.

So working under the existing AAMI/ICC framework is possibly better than trying to develop an equivalent program?

Jim

Yes, Jim ... that's the whole point of it. What we want are simply venues in the UK where the ICC examinations may be sat (taken).

Meanwhile, here's another link. And another (the web is full of 'em)!

My Question to AAMI - "Could I get an indication of where in the UK this [CBET Testing] might be available?"

Their Answer - "PTC will require the name of a college or school and the name of the city. They can assign a testing center any where in the UK but it is preferable that you test as one group and in one location. For example you can all come to London and test at the Royal College of veterinary medicine. If the applicants require separate testing centers, then it will be costly for you."

So they are flexable but at a cost.

Jim