Editor I

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are currently seeking an Editor I to join the Test Development Unit's Licensure 2 team. The Editor I will work with our committee volunteers to create test content used to evaluate health professionals at varying stages of their education and practice.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

At NBME ®, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the health care community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community, and the broader medical education landscape.

Primary duties include, but not limited to:

• Edit examination items focusing on development of clinical vignettes and list/chart format items.

• Review items for test flaws and adherence to test development methodologies and provide suggestions to authors for substantive changes. Edit for grammar, punctuation, clarity, consistency of style, and item accuracy.
• Facilitate test committee meetings and actively contribute to the process by using knowledge of content and test development methodology; routinely provide feedback to subject matter experts and edit on the spot while maintaining an accurate record of all committee decisions including exam-specific style issues.
• Develop committee assignments and produce committee meeting review material.
• Oversee and act as mentor for editorial production assistants who are involved in committee support.
• Verify classification coding for test items.
• Perform or utilize pool analyses to ensure consistency and accuracy of item information.
• Utilize editorial platform software and other proprietary systems and programs to manage item content throughout its lifecycle.

Key Deliverables include, but not limited to:

• Ensure correctness of exam items and correct item entry in proprietary systems.
• Produce high-quality exams.
• Meet assigned deadlines.
• Ensure productive, well-run committee meetings with high-quality items and accurate record of editorial changes.
• Participate in exam production as needed (CBT and/or web-based testing exams) and item publishing in test delivery system.
• Communicate effectively with team and staff across USMLE, as well as external clients and physicians.
• Oversee production of work by Editorial Production Assistants.
• Ensure accurate record of editorial changes made during committee meetings/item-writing workshops.
• Ensure assignments accurately reflect current pool analysis.
• Provide support to item writers regarding use of editorial platform software and Sharepoint.
• Adhere to security protocols for handling of proprietary and confidential materials.
• Support the values and culture of the NBME.

REQUIREMENTS

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent grammar, punctuation, and spelling skills
• Demonstrated skill in use of computer applications (databases and word processing)
• Foundational knowledge of test development procedures
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Experience

• One year of related experience or a combination of equivalent education and experience.
  
  Education
• Bachelor's degree