Development Process of New Exam Items
New exam content is created each year.
- 60 % new items
- 40 % reused items
- From a bank of previously used items
- Known item statistics facilitate an understanding of exam difficulty
- NBMTM exam items are written by volunteer committees of approximately 6 subject matter experts (SME) in various specialties of pharmacy.
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