Step 3 & Prometrics can KMA. ABA exam?

[nutmegs]

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Went to take the second half of this stupid thing so I can be eligible for internal moonlighting and imagine that, "We won't be able to administer any of the Step exams or GREs or [half of the other tests] today, something is wrong with our modem. Sorry! Call customer care!!"

Are you friggin kidding me? Your ONLY JOB IS MAKING THE TESTS LOAD. Two out of the 4 times I've shown up to take USMLE exams there's been something wrong with the test loading, although this is the first time I got sent home because of it. So there we are at 9am, day off work, the LAST DAY of my NMBE eligibility, and they can't even tell us when someone might be out to address the problem.

I think this is pretty sad. Being that they have no competitors in the computer-based-exam industry, I'm 100% sure I paid top dollar for them to provide a 70 degree room and a computer with my friggin test on it. How can that kind of operation NOT have impeccable redundancy in their IT systems?

"Sorry, we can't operate on you today. No Yahoo Games for the circulators!"

I'm curious to know how the ABA exam is going to be administered when it's computer based (not that I don't love taking tests on computer a great deal more than by pencil). Hopefully it doesn't involve these assclowns.

 

[rsgillmd]

Went to take the second half of this stupid thing so I can be eligible for internal moonlighting and imagine that, "We won't be able to administer any of the Step exams or GREs or [half of the other tests] today, something is wrong with our modem. Sorry! Call customer care!!"

Are you friggin kidding me? Your ONLY JOB IS MAKING THE TESTS LOAD. Two out of the 4 times I've shown up to take USMLE exams there's been something wrong with the test loading, although this is the first time I got sent home because of it. So there we are at 9am, day off work, the LAST DAY of my NMBE eligibility, and they can't even tell us when someone might be out to address the problem.

I think this is pretty sad. Being that they have no competitors in the computer-based-exam industry, I'm 100% sure I paid top dollar for them to provide a 70 degree room and a computer with my friggin test on it. How can that kind of operation NOT have impeccable redundancy in their IT systems?

"Sorry, we can't operate on you today. No Yahoo Games for the circulators!"

I'm curious to know how the ABA exam is going to be administered when it's computer based (not that I don't love taking tests on computer a great deal more than by pencil). Hopefully it doesn't involve these assclowns.

Nutmegs, which state are you in? I took all of my Steps in NJ, and never had a problem.

The ABA written exam I took was through Pearson VUE. Didn't have any problems.

I'm sure the NBME would extend your eligibility because this situation is out of your control. Just make sure you fight for this.

Good luck.

 

[CambieMD]

Pearson VUE system worked well @ my test center. I prefer the computer. There is no chance of a frame shift taking place.

Cambie

 

[nutmegs]

Nutmegs, which state are you in? I took all of my Steps in NJ, and never had a problem.

The ABA written exam I took was through Pearson VUE. Didn't have any problems.

I'm sure the NBME would extend your eligibility because this situation is out of your control. Just make sure you fight for this.

Good luck.

It happened in CO for step 1 and NC today. I'm sure they'll extend the eligibility, it's just a huge pain in the butt, takes 10-15 business days to process before I can even call to reschedule, which gives me zero chance of taking it on my easy consult month.

Good to hear that the ABA has run smoothly for you.