Rescore Requests

A Candidate who receives a failing grade on an Initial Certification examination has the right to request to have their initial Certification examination responses rechecked. A score recheck is limited to verifying that responses were correctly recorded and that the scoring process accurately transformed the Candidate’s responses into a score. A review is not an evaluation of the content of the initial Certification examination items or the corresponding answers. A review does not involve a re-evaluation of the passing standard of the initial Certification examination. The request for a rescore must be made by the Candidate within ten (10) days of receipt of notification of a failing score and accompanied by a nonrefundable rescore fee in an amount as determined from time to time by the Board. In order to initiate the rescore, the Candidate must contact the Board and use a unique link provided by the Board to pay the required fee and initiate the rescore. Rescore results will be released to the Candidate via the ABPM’s physician portal or such other methodology as may be determined by the Board from time to time.