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Passing a test shouldn't be controversial. It's board certification and just one part of it.
Agreed. This is obviously anecdotal, but the folks I know who've sat for the written test indicated that it was difficult, but not unfair. There's nothing inherently wrong with a 60% pass rate in and of itself. Having taken a couple of the shorter practice exams while on fellowship, I didn't see anything wrong with the questions. Again, some were tough, but all were fair. Even the kiddo stuff.
And as clarification, they don't require APA accreditation for postdoc, it (or being an APPCN member program) just makes the application process easier, as it should. Same goes for APA accredited internship. If your internship and/or postdoc is unaccredited (or a non-APPCN program), it makes sense that there would be increased scrutiny, and that there's the chance it may not fulfill the necessary requirements. This is not ABCN's problem, and I would be against them reducing their standards even with the current internship imbalance.