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Fifty Percent of Candidates Pass First Certification Exam in Comprehensive Care for Doctors of Nursing Practice

The American Board of Comprehensive Care (ABCC) announced today that fifty percent of the candidates passed the first certification exam in comprehensive care and will be designated as Diplomates in Comprehensive Care by the ABCC, the certifying body established by the Council for the Advancement of Comprehensive Care (CACC). The exam was developed for ABCC by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) for graduates of Doctor of Nursing Practice degree programs.

“This is an outstanding result for first-time candidates taking a new exam,” said Richard A. Cooper, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and CACC member. “Successful certification provides evidence to the public that Doctor of Nursing Practice clinicians can meet the needs of patients seeking comprehensive care.”

The ABCC exam was comparable in content, similar in format and measured the same set of competencies and applied similar performance standards as Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination, which is administered to physicians as one component of qualifying for licensure.

The next certification exam is scheduled for October 2009.