Exam Dates and Fees

The MDCB and Prometric, the MDCB test administrator, will continue to review the guidance, policies, and mandates of local and national governments, information provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the planning of the administration of the CMD exam. 

Most testing centers have now resumed full occupancy.  Social distancing guidelines and sanitizing precautions have been put in place in all testing centers. Hours of operation have been expanded hours to accommodate the number of candidates who are testing.

2023

Exam: January 19-21, 2023

Exam Handbook Posted: September 9, 2022

Application Opens: September 23, 2022

Early Application Deadline: November 7, 2022

Late Application Deadline: November 18, 2022 (U.S. Candidates Only)

Exam: September 21-23, 2023

Exam Handbook Posted: March 24, 2023

Application Opens: April 14, 2023

Early Application Deadline: June 19, 2023

Late Application Deadline: July 3, 2023 (U.S. Candidates Only)

Exam Date Decision

The most important factor in determining exam dates is to continue to ensure the reliability of exam scores. A minimum number of exam candidates are required to assess an equated cut score. With the change in eligibility requirements to one route to eligibility, graduation from a JRCERT accredited program, one of the results is a smaller candidate pool. The MDCB will continue to assess exam administration dates annually to ensure a sufficient number of candidates, for each administration, for a statistically reliable result.

The dates are selected after careful review of the JRCERT program graduation dates, conferring with the MDCB exam administrator, Prometric, in consideration of the constraints of the exam administration timeline, i.e. allowing for sufficient time for the appeals process and the advance delivery of the eligibility file to the exam administrator.

The exam is administered at Prometric Test Sites around the world. Please visit “Locate a Test Center” at www.prometric.com.

Exam Fee Structure

All fees are non-refundable once the application has been submitted for review.