Cramming for the EDAC Exam
A few weeks ago at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 conference in Orlando, FL, 38 individuals sat for the EDAC exam. Space was limited to 40 and if we’d had more room, we probably could have doubled that number.
Some people had been reading the study guides and cramming for weeks, others attended the onsite study workshop on Sunday and pulled an all-nighter reading the study guides before sitting for the exam on Monday. One person told me that he didn’t study at all and was just taking the exam cold.
Probably our risk-free offer (take the EDAC exam and if you don’t pass, you can re-take once for free) helped spur these individuals to take the plunge. But since the exam launched in April, about 200 individuals have taken and passed it.
Does that automatically mean they know everything there is to know about evidence-based design and have projects to show for it? No. But it does mean that they understand how to design and build a healthcare building using an evidence-based design process. In that sense, EDAC is definitely establishing some industry standards for competence and knowledge.
So, if you’re ready to take the EDAC exam, the risk free offer is still on the table — plus a 10% discount. All you do is submit your application to take the EDAC exam between November 6 and December 31, 2009, use code HCD09, and if you don’t pass you can re-take the exam once, for free.
You have six months to schedule the exam once your application is processed. However, only applications received by the end of the year are eligible for the risk free offer and discount.
If anyone out there reading this has taken the EDAC exam, please comment about your experience! Was it hard? Easy? How did you prepare? Were there any questions on the exam that you just didn’t know how to answer?