Medical Assessment Item Reviewer
Company: Kaplan North America, LLC
Location: Dallas
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Job Title Medical Assessment Item ReviewerJob DescriptionThe HEA
Assessment Item Team manages a collection of approximately 10,000
assessment items for licensure examinations including USMLE,
COMLEX, PANCE/RE, NAPLEX, and NBDE. We have an immediate need for
experienced and qualified writers to review, improve and/or enhance
created assessment items in order to prepare them for publication
for all of our programs. The time commitment for this project can
be upwards of 20 hours a week. At Kaplan Medical, we value and
appreciate the importance of strong subject matter experts to
create realistic review content for the exams that will help launch
our students into their careers.We are focusing on sourcing content
experts to review any number of science domains found on both the
USMLE Step 1 and USMLE Step 2 exams. If you are an experienced
Medical writer and/or reviewer, we encourage you to apply
now.Requirements:
- M.D., D.O., or Ph.D. with experience writing, reviewing and
editing exam-like questions for allopathic or osteopathic medical
students
- Availability to contribute, at minimum, up to 20 hours a week
or more to the project until it is complete. [Needs may change and
vary over time.]
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google products
- Must demonstrate the ability to edit and write clearly and
concisely
- Must possess strong familiarity with medical terminology and
standard style manuals
- Must be able to pay meticulous attention to detail, assess
priorities, and to adjust work schedules appropriately in order to
meet deadlines
- Must possess excellent organizational, planning, analytical,
and problem-solving skills
- Must demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills
with colleagues and subject matter experts
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks for assigned exams that
are concurrently in different stages of development or
production
- Must be able to work independently and to accept full
responsibility for quality and timeliness of work
- Must demonstrate trustworthiness and commitment to maintain
confidentiality/integrity of copyrighted/secure business
materials
- 5 years' experience writing "board-style" assessment items a
plus
- Experience as an item writer for USMLE/NBME or COMLEX a plusKey
Responsibilities:
- Write new clinical assessment items with explanations during a
trial probation period in conjunction with assessment item
review/editing training by our curriculum team and academic
managers.
- Review and update clinical assessment items and explanations
with attention to quality control of test items, style,
fact-checking, consistency of medical terminology, exam-specific
criteria, principles of good question construction, format,
clarity, clarification of medical-content issues, and evaluation of
edits/comments and flawed items in a timely manner.
- Review work submitted by independent contractors, decide if the
work is acceptable, rate the quality, and provide feedback
including tactful suggestions for revision and improvement or items
and item writing skills.
- Ensure items are extracted from the learning management system
for review.
- Ensure accepted updates and new items are imported into the
learning management system for use.
- Collaborate with the curriculum and academic team to improve
the overall item quality, style, consistency, and
valueLocationRemote/Nationwide, USAPAY$32-50.00 hourly pay range
with the potential for bonus structure(Remote,
nationwide)LocationRemote/Nationwide, USAAdditional Locations
Employee TypeContingent WorkerJob Functional Area
Instructional/Curriculum DesignBusiness Unit00092 Kaplan
HealthKaplan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All positions with
Kaplan are paid at least $15 per hour or$31,200 per year for
full-time positions. Compensation for specific positions are based
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other factors. Additionally, certain positions are bonus or
commission eligible. Information regarding benefits can be found
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