Proctoring

 

 The examination must be done with a proctor. There are three options:

  • Proctors may be the candidate’s supervisor, a representative from human resources or education/training department, or a current CMCN/CMCP, a librarian at a public library, or a professor or exam center at a local college/university. This exam can be taken by paper or online. Online exams can be proctored remotely as long as the exam taker can share their computer screen and have a webcam showing themself.

  • Candidates may sit the exam at a Managed Care Forum. This option costs an additional $25.

  • Candidates can sit the exam remotely with ExamRoom.AI. This option costs an additional $25. If you choose this option, we will reach out to you within five business days of receiving your exam application and payment with instructions on how to schedule your exam with ExamRoom.AI. Candidates who wish to use this remote proctoring option must have access to a laptop or desktop computer with a working webcam and microphone, an updated Operating System, an updated version of Google Chrome, and a stable internet connection. If you need to rent a laptop, you will be able to do so through ExamRoom.AI for an additional fee (you can contact them for details). Important note: Candidates must call no later than forty-eight (48) hours before the scheduled examination to make scheduling changes or cancellations at no fee. In the event of a late cancellation or “no show”, the $25 additional proctoring fee you paid will not be refunded and must be paid again before rescheduling.
     

If you agree to proctor an exam, you must meet the following criteria: 

  • Proctor must be ineligible to take the examination (proctor may already be a CMCN/CMCP, but may not be currently working on becoming a CMCN/CMCP).
  • Proctor must agree to keep all materials and knowledge gained during the process, completely and totally confidential.
  • Proctor agrees to oversee the examination for a period of four hours and to assure that the candidate is in a secure environment (ie – away from papers relevant to managed care, cell phones, people, and other possible distractions).
  • Proctor agrees to not leave the candidate unsupervised during the examination.
  • If the candidate requests a paper exam, the candidate’s exam date must be at least 7 business days after date the proctor form is received by ABMCN. Examinations are sent by Federal Express to the Proctor and are to arrive 3 business days prior to the examination date. Please plan accordingly.
  • For remote proctoring, the proctor agrees to require an initial 360 degree view of the testing space via webcam and to monitor the candidate for the duration through the candidate’s webcam AND screenshare.

With the exam, the proctor will be given written instructions. The examination consists of five parts; Managed Care Overview, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Management, Patient Issues, and Scenarios, which are to test mastery over the AAMCN’s standardized curriculum in managed care.

If the candidate requests to take the exam on paper, the exam materials will be Fed-Exed to arrive at the proctor’s location 3 business days prior to the exam date.

If the candidate requests to take the exam online, the proctor will be emailed the exam instructions two business days prior to the exam date. The candidate’s answers are received at ABMCN when they hit the final “Submit” button during the examination.

Candidates must score 70% or better to pass
. The examination is designed with only one response being correct for each question.  The examination has been designed so that the candidate does not feel rushed during the examination period. We allow no more than 4 hours for the candidate to complete the exam.  

Examination scores are confidential.  A pass/fail notification will be forwarded to the candidates within two weeks from the receipt of the examination at ABMCN by US Mail.
 

 Notes:

  1. If the candidate is taking the exam online, their answers will not be saved until they hit ‘Submit’. If there is a power outage or other technical difficulty that causes the exam to close out early, the candidate will have to start the exam over.  If the retake requires more time than is available and rescheduling is necessary, please notify Jackie Beilhart at jbeilhart@abmcn.org or (804) 527-1905 of your technical difficulty and rescheduled exam date within 5 business days.

  2. There is no excuse for cheating. Should such an incident occur, the candidate is to be excused from the room, and their exam score will be zero. There will be no refund of any fees, nor will they be permitted to take the exam again.

  3. Any questions raised during exam time should be answered with “There is only one correct answer. Please choose it as best you can.”