Conditions and Reregistration

   Computer-Based Exams
   Oral Exam

You will have three consecutive opportunities to appear for and pass any examination. Failure to accept an appointment, cancellation of an appointment or failure to appear for a scheduled examination will be regarded as one of the three opportunities. If unsuccessful after three opportunities, you will be instructed submit a new registration plus the reregistration fee before you can be admitted to further exams.

Anyone who needs to reapply for exams will be so notified by the ABR.

Conditions

COMPUTER-BASED

Part 1 consists of two exams: General and Clinical. When you have taken both exams:

• If you passed General only, you must retake Clinical only
• If you passed Clinical only, you must retake all of Part 1

Part 2 consists of three exams, covering the three areas of specification. You make elect to take one, two or all three exams, depending on your chosen career path. The first attempt for Part 2 must be taken within seven years after acceptance of your initial registration, or you must begin the process anew (i.e., reapply for Part 1, etc.). If you are unsuccessful in passing Part 2 following three consecutive opportunities, you must begin the process anew (i.e., reapply for Part 1, etc.).

The three exams are:

• Diagnostic Medical Physics
• Nuclear Medical Physics
• Therapeutic Medical Physics

You cannot condition the Part 2 exam. If you do not pass, you must retake the exam.

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Oral

You must pass all of Part 1 and your chosen exam(s) in Part 2 to go on to Part 3, the oral exam. If you are taking the exam in more than one specialty area of medical physics, you must take a full oral exam for each area.

If you fail one category (of the five categories on the Part 3 exam) you are considered to have "conditioned" the exam and must retake the failed category. You will be examined by two examiners in each conditioned category. You must receive passing scores from both examiners to remove the condition.

If you are unsuccessful in passing Part 3 following three consecutive opportunities, you must reapply for and pass Part 2 again before being eligible to retake Part 3.

Download the REREGISTRATION FORM in .pdf format

Anyone who does reapply for an examination may submit that registration at any time. However, for a candidate to be considered for an exam in any given year, the reregistration form must be submitted to the ABR with payment prior to December 15.

Any candidate whose form arrives after December 15 will be eligible for the exam in two years. (Registraton forms received after December 15, 2009 are eligible for examinations occurring in 2011.)