About the ACMPE Multiple-Choice Exam
The American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE) multiple-choice exam
will assess your knowledge and understanding of a broad scope of group-practice
management principles and practices. The multiple-choice exam consists of 175 multiplechoice questions drawn from the six domains in The Body of Knowledge (BOK) for
Medical Practice Management, 3rd Edition. The multiple-choice examination questions
reflect the knowledge and skills required to address day-to-day situations and
occurrences. Though some questions are based on theory, most require practical
application. In addition, the questions apply to a variety of group-practice environments,
whether small or large, single- or multispecialty, university-based or freestanding
facilities.
ACMPE Multiple-Choice Exam Blueprint
15%
29%
8%
7%
17%
24%
Operations Management
Financial Management
Human Resources Management
Organizational Governance
Patient-Centered Care
Risk Management
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How are questions on the multiple-choice exam created?
ACMPE board certified and Fellow member volunteers write the questions that appear on
all ACMPE multiple-choice and essay exams. This process ensures that the questions
reflect current practice among colleagues at organizations of varying size, location and
specialty. The item writers are practice executives with years of valuable field experience
who choose to share their insight with colleagues in order to promote the standards of the
medical practice management profession. Volunteer members of the ACMPE
Examination Committee oversee the development and administration of the exams in
conjunction with external psychometric consulting firms.
How many questions from each domain are included on the multiple-choice exam?
Every multiple-choice exam is composed of the same number of questions from the six
BOK knowledge domains. The Knowledge Assessment mirrors this blueprint.
Knowledge Domain
Operations Management
Financial Management
Human Resource Management
Organizational Governance
Patient-Centered Care
Risk Management
Percent of
Exam
29%
24%
17%
7%
8%
15%
Number of questions on
175-item exam
52 questions
42 questions
30 questions
12 questions
13 questions
26 questions
How is the multiple-choice exam formatted and scored?
The ACMPE multiple-choice exam consists of 175 questions. Examinees have three
hours and 15 minutes to complete the exam. A passing score is derived by calculating the
total number of correct responses in the exam. The score is derived by calculating the
number of correct responses in the exam as a percentage of the total number of questions.
Credit is given for correct responses. No points are received for incorrect responses,
omitted responses or multiple responses to one question.
More information about the ACMPE board certification and Fellowship programs can be
found here.
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