The Pledge for Professional Conduct for Examinations
Part of the application form will require candidates to read and accept the Pledge for Professional Conduct for Examinations as follows:
"I, understand that by applying, I am entering into a contract with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to take the General Surgery MCQ Examination.
I give and shall be deemed to have given my consent under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012, as amended by the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2020, and any other applicable law to the collection, use and disclosure of my personal data by the MOH, ABMS Assessment Services, LLC (ABMS-AS), Pearson VUE, the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), Specialists Accreditation Board (SAB), and all other organisations participating in the examination programme for the purpose of programme administration and professional regulation.
I agree to be bound by the terms, conditions, and rules set forth in the General Surgery MCQ Examination (GS Examination (MCQ)) Bulletin of Information and the website (http://www.oma.gov.sg), as they may be updated from time to time.
I, understand that that all materials are protected by the Singapore Copyright Act (Cap 63) and the U.S. Federal Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101, et seq. I further understand that the examinations are trade secrets and are the property of the American Board of Surgery (ABS) or ABS together with ABMS-AS, LLC with content licensed to MOH for the purposes of conducting the examination. Access to all such materials, as further detailed below, is strictly conditioned upon agreement to abide by the respective Copyright Acts and to maintain examination confidentiality.
I understand that the examination is confidential, in addition to being protected by all applicable laws protecting copyright and trade secrets. I agree that I will not directly or indirectly copy (including by the taking of pictures), reproduce, adapt, disclose, solicit, use, review, consult or otherwise transmit in any manner the examination, in whole or in part, before or after taking my examination, by any means now known or hereafter invented of any kind or nature. I further agree that I will not directly or indirectly reconstruct examination content from memory, by dictation, or by any other means now known or hereafter invented of any kind or nature or otherwise discuss or otherwise communicate examination content with others. I further acknowledge that disclosure or any other use or other communication of the examination content constitutes professional misconduct, copyright infringement and breach of contract, and may expose me to criminal as well as civil liability, and may also result in the imposition of penalties against me, including but not limited to, invalidation of examination results, exclusion from future examinations, suspension, revocation of certification, and other sanctions.
I understand that if I need to leave the room or if I have questions at any time during the testing experience, I would need to raise my hand for a Testing Administrator to assist me, and that the Administrator will not answer examination-specific questions.
I understand that Pearson VUE is empowered by MOH, ABMS-AS and ABS to ensure that the examination is conducted ethically, and that Pearson VUE test administrators are required to report to ABMS-AS and the MOH any candidate who exhibits irregular or improper behaviour as described in the bulletin of information.
I understand that all irregularity reports will be investigated by MOH and ABMS-AS. Irregular or improper behaviour in examinations that is observed, made apparent by data forensics, statistical analysis, or uncovered by other means will be considered a subversion of the certification process and will constitute grounds for invalidation of my examination. In addition, MOH may at its discretion suspend or revoke certification, exclude me from future examinations, and inform Program Director(s), licensing bodies, or law enforcement agencies of MOH’s actions.
I pledge to comply with the instructions of test administrators and with all rules of this examination. I confirm that the information provided in my application to the MOH is true and correct.
I, agree to the above statements and AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THE FOREGOING.”
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