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NOTICE: Call for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to Serve on NCCAOM Examination Content Development Committees
The NCCAOM is recruiting NCCAOM Certified Diplomates to serve on the 2024 Examination Content Development Committees for Acupuncture with Point Location, Biomedicine, Chinese Herbology, or Foundations of Oriental Medicine. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible but no later than December 18, 2023.
As a first-time guest on an NCCAOM Examination Content Development Committee (ECDC), the guest will receive training on how to write high-quality, entry-level multiple-choice items for an NCCAOM examination. The guest must be able to participate in the annual in-person meeting (2.5 days) and virtual meetings (2-hours duration) throughout the year. As a guest on the ECDC, the expected commitment is one year with the possibility of being a full member with a three-year term and one reappointment.
Qualifications to serve on the NCCAOM Examination Content Development Committee:
- NCCAOM Diplomate in good standing
- Work at least an average of 20 hours per week in clinical practice and/or oversee students in a clinical setting
- Minimum of three years work experience as licensed acupuncturist
Diplomates involved in developing or teaching any NCCAOM exam preparation or review course or a current president, dean, or owner of an institution responsible for determining academic curriculum for acupuncture and herbal medicine programs are ineligible.
The benefits of serving on an NCCAOM Examination Content Development Committee are:
- Attendance at annual in-person NCCAOM ECDC meeting
- Enhance knowledge of the exam development process
- Build professional network while working with other NCCAOM Diplomates
- Earn Professional Development Activity (PDA) points
Interested candidates can apply directly via their NCCAOM Diplomate account through the NCCAOM Portal. For instructions on how to apply for the SME Guest opportunity, click here.
Volunteering for the NCCAOM
Committees, Taskforces and Panels are established by the BOC (Board of Commissioners) to assist them in governing more efficiently. The Board establishes standing committees. Committees assist the Board by investigating, deliberating, and analyzing special issues on behalf of the Board. Committee initiatives allow for the majority of the Board’s work to take place between meetings which further allows the Commissioners to focus on the strategic goals and critical decisions of the organization. Occasionally taskforces or panels are created for a very specific time-limited purpose. A Taskforce is an ad hoc committee assigned by the Board of Commissioners to research a specific initiative. A special advisory group assigned by the Board of Commissioners to research/discuss a specific topic is considered a panel.
Examination Content Development Committees (CEDC) are established to provide exam development services. Members of the NCCAOM EDCs serve as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who offer their professional expertise in developing the NCCAOM Examination Item Banks and may assist with determining the minimum passing score for all examinations the NCCAOM offers.
Please contact the NCCAOM Executive Office for more information on becoming an NCCAOM volunteer.
Committees, Task Forces and Panels
NCCAOM committees, task forces and panels are appointed by the Board of Commissioners to assist them in governing more efficiently by investigating, deliberating, and analyzing special issues on behalf of the Board. Committee initiatives allow for the majority of the Board’s work to take place between meetings which allows the Commissioners to focus on the strategic goals and critical decisions of the organization.
- Executive Committee
- Finance/ Audit Committee
- Governance Committee
- Professional Ethics and Disciplinary Committee
- Eligibility Committee
- Research Committee
- Council of Examination Development Committees
- Acupuncture and Point Location Exam Development Committee
- Chinese Herbology Exam Development Committee
- Foundation of Oriental Medicine Exam Development Committee
- Biomedicine Exam Development Committee
- Reinstatement Taskforce
- Advocacy and Regulatory Response Team