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The Test Editor drafts test items and conducts editorial reviews and item development for various medical examinations and assessments to ensure their quality, integrity, and accuracy. This role involves editing, revising, and finalizing complex written and graphic medical examination material. The Test Editor also collaborates with staff and guides physician volunteers/subject matter experts (SMEs) through all aspects of item development.
Job Responsibility:
Reviews and edits medical examination material
Provides quality control review of items, cases, and item writer evaluation materials
Maintains quality standards through finalizing examination material
Provides authors and SMEs with feedback
Works closely with staff and SMEs to guide examination development projects
Serves as a liaison and primary point of contact with physician volunteers and vendors
Creates initial draft of annual item assignments for volunteers
Facilitates case development meetings and provides ongoing guidance to case development teams
Implements onboarding program
Participates in planning and implementation of the annual Item Writers Workshop
Collaborates in the design, critique, documentation, and implementation of new or improved editorial processes and procedures
Collaborates in the development and assures adherence to best practices
Maintains orderly and efficient workflows for all item development activities
Implements departmental testing and assessment initiatives
Collaborates in problem-solving
Represents ABEM when making presentations to stakeholders and other professional audiences
Develops materials for committee, task force, and Board activities
Fosters and maintains strong relationships with committee members and staff
Provides technical advice
Staffs the certification examination administrations and additional meetings as assigned
Performs other duties as needed or assigned
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, or related field
Three to five years of professional editorial or related experience
Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills
Advanced written and verbal communication required
Ability to synthesize complex medical information
Ability to learn medical terminology as well as approved conventions and styles
Ability to anticipate editorial needs
Strong organizational skills
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking skills
Must maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality
Ability to collaborate with a team
Proficiency in or ability to learn to utilize web-based item banking platforms, test delivery platforms, and project management software
Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365
Ability to travel up to 15% percent of the time
Nice to have:
Experience in a medical field or testing environment preferred
Experience with basic editing of examination items and stimuli, including photographs, videos, and other images, preferred