Elections to name National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) officers and directors highlighted the order of business recently at the organization's annual meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Following tradition, the gathering was scheduled to coincide with the 57th annual conference of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB).
Following annual elections, officer designations remained the same this year, with Paul M. Tullio, D.C., as chairman of the board; Titus Plomaritis, D.C., as president; Frank G. Hideg, Jr., D.C., as vice president and District II director; Louis P. Latimer, D.C., as secretary and District III director; and Donald Davidson Ross, D.C., as treasurer and District V director. Re-elected as directors at large were Richard E. Carnival, D.C., and Jay H. Perreten, D.C. Other board members include Roger E. Combs, D.C., District I director; James J. Badge, D.C., District IV director; Drs. Tullio and Plomaritis as directors at large, and FCLB director appointees George W. Arvidson, D.C., FCLB President, and D. Brent Owens, D.C., FCLB Vice President.
A protocol for providing psychometric assistance to state licensing boards was adopted, and studies relating to a segmented practical exam and a special purpose exam are continuing. A proposal for providing needed assistance to the FCLB was also presented and endorsed by both organizations.
Acting upon past requests by state licensing boards, the NBCE Board of Directors approved a motion outlining the guidelines for on-site assistance or consultation by the NBCE psychometrician or other personnel. The guidelines specify that such a request be submitted in writing by the state board, and be subject to subsequent authorization of the NBCE president. Although travel expenses arising as a direct result of assistance provided by the NBCE must be borne by the state board issuing the request, the services of the NBCE psychometrician or other professional will be provided at no charge to the state boards.
It was agreed that those individuals who received an NBCE Diplomate certificate prior to February 1983 may rightfully use that designation. However, those who completed the NBCE exams after this date, and received an NBCE Certificate of Attainment, are not eligible to use the term Diplomate, but rather are designated National Board of Chiropractic Examiners certificate holders.
The NBCE is the international testing agency for the chiropractic profession. It develops and administers standardized written examinations to candidates seeking licensure throughout the U.S. and in some foreign countries. Established in 1963, the NBCE operates on a non-profit basis under the direction of an 11-member board of directors.
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