CNN Exclusive: Doctors cheated on exams

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Programming note: "Prescription for Cheating" will air on "CNN Presents" this Saturday and Sunday, January 14 and 15, at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET on CNN.

(CNN) -- For years, doctors around the country taking an exam to become board certified in radiology have cheated by memorizing test questions, creating sophisticated banks of what are known as "recalls," a CNN investigation has found.

The recall exams are meticulously compiled by radiology residents, who write down the questions after taking the test, in radiology programs around the country, including some of the most prestigious programs in the U.S.

"It's been going on a long time, I know, but I can't give you a date," said Dr. Gary Becker, executive director of the American Board of Radiology (ABR), which oversees the exam that certifies radiologists.

full: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/health/prescription-for-cheating/index.html

[izquierdista]

1. Here's another revelation -- pilots do it too

All the test questions on the FAA exams are open knowledge. You just have to know which ones are going to be on your version.

[dimbear]

2. Bizarre concept of what cheating is. Sounds more like studying to me.

Every college student does the same. Especially the ones in fraternities and sororities.

[bemildred]

3. +1.

You're not that interested if you don't study the old tests, unless you got it nailed already, just to get an idea what to expect.

[COLGATE4]

4. It's done by lawyers taking the Bar exam, too. All of the Bar preparation courses are based

on hundreds of examples of prior bar exam questions, particularly on the Multistate part. Just standard preparation for any test.