Equity and FairnessGAMSAT is developed to rigorous professional and technical standards. Test questions are designed and developed by teams of ACER test writers, expert in their subject areas, in close consultation with university faculty specialists and medical school representatives. All test questions must pass detailed panelling, trialling, analysis and final review. The content, style, duration and sequencing of the tests are determined to ensure the testing programme is relevant, fair, valid and reliable.
GAMSAT test data are subjected to statistical analysis to check that each test item has performed as required. Test questions in development are carefully scrutinised in an ongoing attempt to minimise gender, ethnic or other forms of bias, and to ensure the test is culturally fair.The test may contain a small number of trial questions which will not be scored. The GAMSAT Policy Committee has established an Ethics Committee to examine and report on all ethical issues relating to the content and conduct of GAMSAT referred to it.
All GAMSAT candidates are asked to sign a statement acknowledging that their test results may be used by relevant authorities for research purposes. Candidates are given an assurance that any use of their registration and test records will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Candidate names will be separated from data in all cases.
