Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will be appointed on an ad-hoc basis to working groups and committees. Appointments will be made by the Exam Committee Chair and/or the ABWM Executive Director. Members of the Board, with the exception of the public member, may serve as SMEs. The public member is welcome to participate in examination development activities as an observer.
Subject matter experts serving on working groups and committees participate in the various steps of the test development process (job analysis, item writing, item review, form assembly, cut score). To promote continuity, some SMEs serve on multiple working groups and/or committees. SMEs serving on multiple item development working groups/committees may not be the sole judge, authority, or reviewer of their own work.
SMEs will receive training from the psychometric team prior to every meeting. In addition, The ABWM Handbook for Exam Committee Participants provides participants with terminology, tips for writing test items, content outlines and the purpose of the various exam meeting (item writing, item review, job analysis, etc.). The Handbook for Exam Committee Participants is provided to each SME in advance of any Exam Committee meeting. ABWM will cover travel costs in accordance with its travel policy.
The Committee will meet in-person twice in 2026:
- March 29th-31st in Santa Fe, NM
- August 13th-15th location TBD