How does the new identity verification system work?
Under the new system, staff at the test site take a digital photograph of the examinee and capture both index fingerprints electronically. They also verify the examinee’s identity, as before, with a driver’s license or passport; a copy of the license or passport is captured and retained to use in resolving any future identity questions, should they arise. If the examinee applies to or is accepted by a medical school, the AAMC may make both the photograph and fingerprint information available, through a secure Web-based software program, for identity verification by the school official. The use of fingerprints and photographs will provide a high degree of assurance that the person appearing at the medical school is the same person who took the MCAT exam.
