Medical Microbiology
Medical Microbiology Exam Description
The examination in medical microbiology is a one-day, computer-based examination. All questions are multiple choiceand in the one-best answer format. The questions are designed to measure the candidate’s body of knowledge and problem-solving ability.
It is administered as follows:
| Medical Microbiology Exam | Total Number of Questions | Total Time |
| Written/Practical Sections | 305 | 6 Hrs. 10 Mins |
Subject areas covered include, but are not limited to:
- Medical microbiology administrative and safety practices
- Quality control and infection prevention
- Taxonomy, classification, and nomenclature
- Collection, handling, and processing of specimens
- Pathogenic mechanisms of infectious diseases
- Antimicrobial mechanisms of action and susceptibility testing
- Media reagents and stains
- Culture, nucleic acid, and other methods for detection and characterization of microbes and infections caused by bacteria, mycobacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses, and other transmissible agents.
- Patient care decision making and consultation
Medical Microbiology Terminology
