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Professionalism in Patient Encounters The latest module in the NBOME Learning Center, designed for medical students, educators, and physicians.

 

Advocacy and Education Learn how the NBOME is advocating for DO students, physicians, and the COMLEX-USA credential.

 

Core Competency Capstone for DOs Learn about the latest news and developments.

 

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The NBOME Ensures High-Quality Patient Care

Since its founding in 1934, the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) has worked to protect the public through the development of valid, reliable, and fair assessment tools that help ensure patients are treated by competent, caring healthcare professionals. Learn more about our mission, vision, core values, and leadership.

Setting the National Standard for...

Osteopathic Licensure Assessment

The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA) series is administered to osteopathic medical students and residents to ensure they meet a national standard of osteopathic medical knowledge, knowledge fluency, clinical skills, and other competencies essential for practice as an osteopathic generalist physician.  

Find exam and score release dates here:

Level 1

Level 2-CE

Level 3

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Prepare for COMLEX-USA

WelCOM provides osteopathic medical students with the opportunity to identify areas of strengths and weakness in the blueprint areas for COMLEX-USA Levels 1 and 2-CE and start their preparation accordingly. With WelCOM, students can learn in real-time whether their answer was right or wrong, and why. Students can also access resource material for additional study. Learn more about WelCOM.

COMSAE is a self-assessment that mimics the structure and format of COMLEX-USA to give students the feel of the examination experience. Learn more about COMSAE.

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Traveling the Road to DO Licensure

The Road to DO Licensure (RTDOL) is designed to help osteopathic medical students and residents navigate the COMLEX-USA series through knowledge, resources, advice, and tools from their peers and from experts at the NBOME. Features on the RTDOL also promote wellness; dispel rumors about COMLEX-USA and licensure; highlight stories from other students, residents, and practicing physicians; and provide information about our COM Visit program.

Immerse yourself in...

Distinctive Profession. Distinctive Assessments.

COMLEX-USA is the only licensure examination series that is designed to align with the distinctive practice of osteopathic medicine and the unique education of osteopathic medical students and residents. Learn more about that alignment in COMLEX-USA and the NBOME’s other assessments.

The NBOME advocates tirelessly for the value of COMLEX-USA with state licensing boards, accreditation organizations, and ACGME program directors. Learn more about our work in these areas, including our success stories.

Exploring the Future of...

Clinical Skills Assessment

Strong osteopathic clinical skills, including interpersonal and communication skills and performing osteopathic manipulative treatment, are integral to the care an osteopathic physician provides. The NBOME is currently exploring the efficacy and feasibility of assessing these important skills at colleges of osteopathic medicine in the form of a core competency capstone for osteopathic medical students (C3DO). Learn more about C3DO and how the NBOME is innovating in this crucial area.

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