The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to serving the public and state licensing agencies by administering examinations testing the medical knowledge of those who seek to serve the public as osteopathic physicians. The NBOME was first established in July 1934, as the National Board of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Inc. The first examinations were given in February 1935. Today, the organization is known as The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Inc.

The NBOME examinations have been the primary pathway by which osteopathic physicians have applied for licensure to practice osteopathic medicine. A passing score on these examinations verifies a student's adequacy of medical knowledge for practicing osteopathic medicine. The COMLEX-USA examination sequence is currently accepted for licensure in 50 states.

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