From Diane Davey: " Past practices of maintaining board remembrance files or distributing any recalled test items either electronically or through copied documents are unacceptable and this type of behavior needs to cease."

Diane Davis Davey (2013) Recalled Items and the American Board of Pathology Certification Examinations: What Constitutes Cheating?. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: November 2013, Vol. 137, No. 11, pp. 1540-1542.

EDITORIALS

Recalled Items and the American Board of Pathology Certification Examinations: What Constitutes Cheating?

Diane Davis Davey , MD

From the College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, and the VA Medical Center, Orlando, Florida.

"The pathology profession needs to take a proactive position and agree that cheating will not be tolerated. Our image as a profession devoted to quality patient care depends on maintaining the trust of the public and other health care providers that we are competent and professional. Residency training programs and peer residents provide valuable didactics, training, and experiences that should prepare candidates to successfully pass the ABP examinations. Past practices of maintaining board remembrance files or distributing any recalled test items either electronically or through copied documents are unacceptable and this type of behavior needs to cease."