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Welcome to National Cancer Registrars Association's Council on Certification Web site. The National Cancer Registrars Association’s (NCRA) Council on Certification promotes standardization in the collection and use of cancer data through examination and certification of Cancer Registrars and other cancer data specialists. The CTR®, Certified Tumor Registrar, credential marks achievement, fosters professional pride, and is nationally recognized in recruitment and retention of registry personnel. 2010 CTR EXAM• Exam Dates • 2010 CTR Exam Handbook & Application • The exam is a total of 4.5 hours; 3 hours maximum is allotted for Part I. After completing the first 200 items (Part I), candidates will indicate they are completely finished with Part I since they will NOT be able to go back to the first 200 items after the break. There will be a mandatory break in between Parts I & II to allow for the introduction of the reference materials needed for Part II. Any extra time from Part I may be carried over to Part II, which is a minimum of 1.5 hours. • There's no official "break" during Part I, but a candidate is allowed to go to the restroom during the closed book portion if they ask, but the time will continue to count down. For test security reasons, candidates must leave personal belongings in the testing room. • The passing score is 175 questions (out of 250 questions). • All questions are multiple-choice. • Take a demo of Computer-Based Testing. • Immediate reporting of test results for the Computer-based Exams will be available to candidates. • General concepts of SEER's 2007 Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules will be tested in the closed-book and open-book parts of the 2009 CTR exams. • See the list of resources and references. • CS Manual Version 01.04.00 will be tested; bring this Version for the open-book section of the exam. • Cancer Program Standards 2009 Revised Edition, "FORDS: Revised for 2009" & "2007 SEER Program Coding and Staging Manual (SPCSM) with 2008 Revisions" are study resources. • Coding Rules of MP/H will be tested within the open-book portion of the exam. SCHOLARSHIPNCRA offers a financial scholarship to eligible CTR Exam applicants. Learn more. CTR EXAM RESULTS BY STATE: 2004-2005NCRA's Council on Certification proudly provides this compilation of candidate success rate on the 2004 and 2005 CTR Exams. Graphs display the average percent correct by state and exam subject for 2004 and 2005 combined. The 2004-2005 Exam Report (PDF 152KB) is being shared in hopes this can be used by states to help identify education needs. DISCLAIMERNCRA's Council on Certification neither sponsors nor endorses review courses or prepared preparatory materials for the Certification Examination for Cancer Registrars. Check the list of resources that may be of use in preparing for the examination. NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRARS ASSOCIATIONLearn more information about National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA), a non-profit, professional organization with over nearly 4,800 members representing the various types of institutions that have an interest and responsibility in cancer services and data. NCRA promotes education, credentialing, and advocacy for Cancer Registry professionals. Documents in PDF format can be downloaded and printed
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