Exam Schedule

The Board of Editors in the Life Sciences schedules examinations in advance to give candidates sufficient time to apply for candidacy and register for the examination. The schedule for 2019-2020 is as follows. For questions or concerns, please contact us.

Please note: The deadline for registration is 4 weeks before the scheduled date of the examination. Please allow at least 6 weeks for the full process of candidacy application and exam registration. Both application and exam registration must be completed by the exam cutoff date. Mailed applications may take longer than 6 weeks.

Please note: If you are retaking the exam please submit an Exam Retake Application.

Download the complete exam schedule here.

2019–2020

• Wednesday, November 06, 2019, San Diego, CA
  American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Medical Writing & Communication Conference, Nov. 7-9, 2019
  Location: Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
  Registration is closed.
  

• Sunday, February 2, 2020, Mumbai, India
  Location: Hansraj Morarji Public School
  Register by January 5, 2020
  

• Saturday, April 25, 2020, Houston, TX
  AMWA Southwest Chapter Conference, April 25, 2020
  Location: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  Register by March 25, 2020
  

• Friday, August 7, 2020, Chicago, IL
  International Society of Managing and Technical Editors Annual Meeting, August 6-7, 2020
  Location: The Drake Hotel
  Register by July 9, 2020