ABIM recertification cheating affair

[siednarb]

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interesting event within the world of our medicine friends
apparently the ABIM removed the board certification of 139 doctors
for cheating by remembering questions and reporting the questions to a board review course

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704256604575294712195930970.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5

 

[Bertelman]

"Roughly two months later (after taking board exam), doctor emails head of board review course, informing him she was including about 500 questions that she and her friends had remembered"

😱

 

[pgg]

Interesting, there's an anesthesia review course and guy who sells large blue binders with a heavy emphasis on "remembered" questions ...