The AAMC PREview exam is administered through a secure online testing environment. This online environment allows you to choose your own location and use your computer equipment, as long as your workspace and computer meet the specified technical and security requirements described below.
The AAMC has engaged a third-party vendor, Meazure Learning, to deliver your AAMC PREview exam and capture and transmit your exam responses. By logging in through the PREview Portal, you will register for an appointment and take your exam through the Meazure Exam Platform, and Meazure Learning will secure and proctor your exam using the ProctorU Exam Platform. You will receive emails about your exam from both the AAMC and Meazure Learning.
Technical and Equipment Requirements
The detailed technical requirements for your desktop or laptop of your choice are available on the PREview website. You can also test your equipment ahead of your appointment.
Failure to meet the technical requirements may result in the inability to start or complete your exam. If you are unable to take your exam because your equipment does not meet the current technical requirements, you must reschedule or cancel your exam by the deadline associated with your exam appointment. If you are then unable to start or complete your exam because your equipment does not meet requirements, you will not be eligible for a refund.
You may not take your exam on a phone or tablet. If you intend to take the exam using shared equipment at your university or workplace, or any equipment or network that is not your own, you may have firewalls or other restrictions that may prevent you from accessing the required security features. You will need administrator rights to access the exam. Please contact your university or employer system administrator for assistance.
Additional equipment requirements may be found on the Meazure Equipment Requirements webpage.
Workstation and Environmental Requirements and Prohibited Items
You may not leave your workstation once your exam has begun, except as an approved accommodation.
You and your workspace and environment must adhere to the following requirements:
- Be completely free of all prohibited materials and electronics other than your desktop or laptop. Any notes or writing of any kind on your desk, walls, whiteboards, etc., should be removed.
- The workstation must be a hard surface; beds or couches are not permitted.
- No other person may be in the workspace or be able to observe your workspace through windows, glass walls or doors, or by any other means while you are taking the exam.
The proctor will ask you to complete a room scan to confirm your workstation and environment meet the requirements. Please refer to the detailed requirements and guidance on preparing your workspace, which are available on the PREview website. If your workspace does not meet the requirements, the proctor may decline to start your exam or may terminate your exam after it begins. If you need more time to locate or prepare a workspace that meets the requirements, then be sure to reschedule or cancel by the deadline associated with your exam appointment.
As part of the room scan, the proctor will confirm you are not wearing or otherwise have accessible any prohibited items on your person or in your workspace. If you are wearing a prohibited item you will be asked to remove it. You may be asked to show your ears and forearms as part of the check-in process if they are covered or otherwise not visible to the proctor. Such check to confirm you are not wearing earphones or have other prohibited items on your person will be brief.
If you wear a religious head covering or other garment for religious purposes, you will be asked to briefly show your ears and forearms to confirm you are not wearing earphones or other prohibited items, but you will not be asked to remove your head covering or garment and you will not have to bare your ears or forearms for the duration of the exam. You may request a proctor of the same gender to complete the check-in process.
If you are not permitted to start the exam or your exam is terminated after starting it because your workstation and environment do not meet the requirements, you will not be eligible for a refund.