Multiple choice questions are a terrible way to test doctors
Most people are surprised to hear that the way doctors are recertified every ten years is through a multiple choice test. “Really?” they’ll say. “You take a multiple choice test? As a doctor?”
Unfortunately, after all these years that’s the most efficient way we can think of to evaluate professionals. But the method is so flawed. And your ability to answer questions on the multiple choice test isn’t necessarily linked with …
