John Norcini
President and Chief Executive Officer
Foundation for the Advancement of Medical Education and Research
3624 Market St.
4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA USA
Phone: 215 386 9767
Email: jnorcini@faimer.org
Education and Professional Experience:
LaSalle University, B.A. in Psychology
Bryn Mawr College, Ph.D. in Child Development
American Board of Internal Medicine (1977-2002)
Director of Psychometrics (1985-1988)
Executive Vice President for Evaluation and Research (1988-1997)
Executive Vice President of the Institute for Clinical Evaluation (1997-2002)
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (2002-present)
President and CEO
Deputy Editor of Medical Education and on the Editorial Boards of Evaluation and the Health Professions, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, Advances in Health Sciences Education, Applied Measurement in Education, Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, and Simulation in Healthcare
Scholarly Interest:
Dr. Norcini's principal academic interest is in the area of the assessment of physician performance. In addition to his operational knowledge of testing in the context of specialty certification and recertification, he has published extensively and lectured and taught in more than twenty-five countries. Topics of publication include written examinations, computer-based testing, work-based assessment, simulation, maintenance of competence, equating, standard-setting, and professionalism.
In addition to assessment, Dr. Norcini has also done work on physician migration and the impact of international medical graduates (IMGs) on the US healthcare system. Topics include the predictors of the performance of IMGs on certifying examination, the curriculum of schools producing the most US citizen IMGs, and certification among graduates of the Caribbean medical schools.
Personal Background: