American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists

Exam Statistics

ABRET EXAMINATIONS

Candidate Performance
2011

One of the following must be met and verified for candidates to be eligible to take the written EEG and the R. EP T. exams.
 1) Candidate must be a student or graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited END Program
 2) Candidate must have at least an associate’s degree plus one year of experience
 3) Candidate must have at least three years of experience

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY

Running Totals 2003-2011 by eligibility:

____________________________Totals              Pass Rate
CAAHEP END Program                       1282 (33%)       66%
Associate’s Degree                                 708 (18%)        56%
On the job training/3 yrs experience     1946 (49%)       37%

Stats for 2011:
Approximately 67% passed the exam the first time. Of those retaking the exam, 33% passed.

Education
44% of candidates had high school as their highest education level and a pass rate of 35%.
32% of candidates had Vo-tech/Associate degree and a pass rate of 41%.
15% of candidates had a bachelor’s degree and a pass rate of 69%.
4% had an advanced degree and a pass rate of 71%.

Oral EEG Exam Statistics
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Number of
Candidates		 177 159 213 244 267 263
Pass Rate 86
(49%)		 75
(47%)		 99
(46%)		 127
(52%)		 155
(58%)		 146
(57%)
Recording Concepts Pass Rate 80%
130/163		 76%
107/163		 69%
132/192		 79%
174/219		 71%
167/236		 78%
112/236
Measurement & Application Pass Rate 64%
100/156		 61%
83/136		 65%
116/179		 70%
137/195		 73%
155/212		 71%
151/214
Record Review Pass Rate 80%
122/152		 74%
100/136		 80%
141/177		 77%
163/210		 85%
199/234		 76%
171/224

EVOKED PONTENTIALS

R. EP T. Examination
2010 = 195 Candidates; 48% passed
2011 = 188 Candidates; 49% passed
Running Totals 2003-2011 by eligibility:

_________________________________Totals               Pass Rate
Formal END Program                               201 (22%)         68%
Associate’s Degree                                   156 (17%)         66%
On-the-job training/3 yrs. Experience      564 (61%)         38%

Stats for 2011:
61% passed on the first attempt. 36% of the repeating candidates passed.

Education
31% of candidates had high school as their highest education level and had a pass rate of 86%.
44% of candidates had Vo-tech/Associate degree and had a pass rate of 45%.
20% of candidates had a bachelor’s degree and had a pass rate of 74%.
5% had an advanced degree and had a pass rate of 92%.

NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING

Eligibility for CNIM Path I Exam is an R. EEG T. or R. EP T. credential plus documentation of 150 cases monitored.
Eligibility for CNIM Path II Exam is a minimum of a bachelor’s degree plus documentation of 150 cases monitored.

Pathway Stats:
CNIM Number of Candidates Pass Rate Pass Rate-Initial Attempt Pass Rate-Repeat Candidate
Path I 2010 – 68
2011 – 106		 2010 – 54%
2011 – 57%		 2010 – 56%
2011 – 62%		 2010 – 52%
2011 – 51%
Path II 2010 – 307
2011 – 293		 2010 – 44%
2011 – 49%		 2010 – 56%
2011 – 59%		 2010 – 51%
2011 – 40%

Education
 High School Vo-tech/AS Bachelors
 Advanced
Degree
Path I
Pass Rate
(REEGT &/or REPT)		 2010 – 41%
2011 – 55%		 2010 – 56%
2011 – 52%		 2010 – 69%
2011 – 65%		 2010 – 50%
2011 – 75%
Path II
Pass Rate
(Bachelors degree)		 2010 – 40%
2011 – 46%		 2010 – 58%
2011 – 57%

Procedures Performed
in the OR		 Path I Path II
2010 2011 2010 2011
SSEP/Spinal Monitoring 100% 100% 99% 99%
Spinal Nerve Supplied EMG 89% 89% 89% 91%
Motor Pathway 99% 97% 92% 95%
Intraoperative Scalp EEG 75% 79% 61% 65%
BAEP 66% 73% 43% 46%
Cranial Nerve EMG 63% 89% 56% 59%
Cortical Mapping 32% 44% 18% 17%
Electrocorticography (ECOG) 17% 34% 13% 12%
VEP 5% 18% 5% 3%
Other 11% 8% 9% 11%

The most common reasons given for taking the CNIM exam:
1 – Job Requirement
2 – Professional Advancement
3 – Personal Goal
4 – Salary

LONG TERM MONITORING


The following must be met and verified for candidates to be eligible to take the CLTM Exam:
1) One year as an R. EEG T.
and
2) One year of monitoring experience

2008 = 87 candidates; 69% passed (One Administration)
2009 = 57 candidates; 47% passed
2010 = 48 candidates; 58% passed
2011 = 38 candidates; 50% passed

Education
18% (7) of candidates had high school as their highest education level and had a pass rate of 57%.
42% (16) of candidates had Vo-tech/Associate degree and had a pass rate of 51%.
16% (6) of candidates had a bachelor’s degree and had a 67% pass rate.
1% (4) had an advanced degree and had a pass rate of 50%.

Procedures Performed 2008 2009 2010 2011
Epilepsy Monitoring – Adult 99% 86% 80% 86%
Epilepsy Monitoring – Pediatric 84% 81% 88% 87%
Intraoperative ECOG 76% 56% 52% 60%
Extraoperative Cortical Stim/Mapping 66% 56% 53% 62%
WADA 68% 61% 57% 58%
SPECT Monitoring 70% 37% 45% 46%
PET, Functional MRI, Other 40% 37% 41% 37%
ICU Monitoring 37% 84% 84% 94%
Ambulatory Monitoring 82% 70% 53% 74%

Procedures Performed 2008 2009 2010 2011
R. EP T. 46% 40% 50% 35%
CNIM 39% 32% 21% 22%
R. NCS T. 5% 2% 9% 8%
R. PSGT. 8% 4% 13% 12%
Other 7% 18% 11% 6%

The most common reasons given for taking the CLTM exam:
1 – Professional Advancement
2 – Personal Goal
3 – Competency Demonstration
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This page last updated: April 5, 2012