The Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has selected computer-based testing and assessment company, Pearson VUE, for developing questions for its Pharmacy and Nursing examinations.

HAAD is responsible for licensing, quality control and regulation of all healthcare facilities and professional practitioners in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

“The new project with HAAD involves creation of questions or tasks to be assessed, which is a very complex science,” said Suzana Lopes, VP Sales and Marketing EMEA, Pearson VUE. “In order to ensure that every item is an accurate measurement of the test taker’s knowledge, it must be created through a partnership of subject matter and assessment expertise to ensure that the exam questions are valid, reliable and current. Meeting these standards is of paramount importance to providing a fair and accurate assessment of test-taker competence.”

Dr Omniyat Mohammed Al-Hajeri, manager of Health Professionals Licensing and Health Regulation at HAAD, added: “We selected Pearson VUE as our partner to help us develop examination questions for our Nursing and Pharmacy examinations because of the company’s strong content development and psychometric expertise. We are confident in Pearson VUE’s reputation as a full-service testing company that can provide customised solutions for end-to-end testing processes from item creation to data management.”

Pearson VUE was selected by HAAD for the item development project following a public tender. The new contract follows the awarding by HAAD in mid-2009 to Pearson VUE of another contract for computer-based testing for the Health Professionals Licensure Examinations, to assist HAAD in meeting the demand for high-quality health services in the Emirate.
 

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