To the Editor: It is surprising that recertifiers tend to score higher than initial certifiers on the Maintenance of Certification examination.1 Although it was not mentioned in the report, could this possibly be because of some or many recertifiers taking board review courses in preparing for the test?
The findings of the study would be more useful if a follow-up study were done to report whether recertifiers had indeed taken board review courses. If they did, any conclusions about their higher passing rate would have to be reevaluated.
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