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75 Years of Ensuring Competence in Osteopathic Medicine!
The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners has been instrumental in the area of osteopathic medical licensure for over 75 years. Read more about our history here.
President's Message
Learn about our mission, why we have accepted it, and what part you play in it, directly from our President and CEO, John R. Gimpel, D.O., M.Ed.
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by taking our updated
Item Writer 101 online course.
Looking for Percentile Scores?
Click below to access the COMLEX Percentile score conversion tool and automatically convert your 3-digit score results to 2-digit and percentile values!
COMSAE Phases Available!
Click below for detailed information on or to sign up for the Comprehensive Osteopathic Self-Assessment Examination (COMSAE):
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The NBOME Welcomes You
Welcome to the gateway for information concerning osteopathic medical licensure, bio-medical and clinical self-assessment and clinical skills performance.
The NBOME has created this web portal to provide all interested a resource location to understand and explore osteopathic medical assessment.
Score Release Information
| The following COMLEX-USA examination scores have been mailed and are available online: | |
| • Level 1 examinations taken on or before December 16, 2011. |
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| • Level 2-CE examinations taken on or before December 13, 2011. | |
| • Level 2-PE examinations taken on or before December 31, 2011. | |
| • Level 3 examinations taken on or before December 28, 2011. | |
The COMLEX Level 1, Level 2 CE, and Level 3 examinations report both three-digit and two-digit standard scores. The minimal passing 3-digit standard score for Level 1 and Level 2 (CE) is 400, for Level 3 is 350. The two-digit standard score is directly converted from a three-digit score such that 75 is designated as the minimum two-digit passing score. A two-digit score is NOT a percentile score or the percentage of items answered correctly.
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NBOME News
The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Installs New Board Chair
PHILADELPHIA (Conshohocken), December 21, 2011 - The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME), the testing organization that provides the pathway to licensure for osteopathic physicians in United States, recently installed Janice Knebl, DO, MBA, as the new Chair of its Board of Directors. Dr. Knebl of Ft. Worth, Texas replaces John Thornburg, DO, PhD of Okemos, Michigan, who had been Board Chair for two years. Read Full Release
December 21, 2011 - The NBOME's quarterly newsletter, The Osteopathic Examiner is availableThe latest issue of the NBOME's quarterly newsletter, The Osteopathic Examiner, is now available. We hope you find it interesting, relevant and useful.
The latest issue can be found here
The NBOME's updated publication on Fundamental Osteopathic Medical Competency Domains is now available. Read The Publication Here
October 7, 2011 - The NBOME's quarterly newsletter, The Osteopathic Examiner is availableThe latest issue of the NBOME's quarterly newsletter, The Osteopathic Examiner, is now available. We hope you find it interesting, relevant and useful.
The latest issue can be found here
New and Updated Resources Available
The updated COMLEX-USA Bulletin of Information for 2011-2012 has been posted. In addition, a number of new and updated resources for candidates and colleges of osteopathic medicine are now available from the NBOME. Read full news item.
July 1, 2011 - The NBOME's quarterly newsletter, The Osteopathic Examiner is availableThe latest issue of the NBOME's quarterly newsletter, The Osteopathic Examiner, is now available. We hope you find it interesting, relevant and useful.
The latest issue can be found here
The NBOME 2010 Annual Report - A Year of Growth, Development and Progress - is now available. Read about the many accomplishments of the year and plans for future development.
Read the report online here