COMLEX-USA Timeline

2006	NBOME releases detailed report on seven osteopathic medical competencies, considerations for future testing and the practice of osteopathic medicine
JUN 2009	Blue Ribbon Panel is assembled to study and provide a future design for COMLEX-USA
DEC 2010	Blue Ribbon Panel publishes consensus priorities for enhanced COMLEX-USA
JUN 2011	NBOME adopts Fundamental Osteopathic Medical Competency Domains (FOMCD)
MAR 2012	Blue Ribbon Panel publishes 10 key recommendations and next steps for enhancing COMLEX-USA
MAY 2014	New COMLEX-USA blueprint dimensions and two-decision point, competency-based model released
2016	Updated FOMCD is released
2016	Overview of COMLEX-USA Master Blueprint published
DEC 2016	NBOME adopts new COMLEX-USA eligibility criteria
FEB-MAR 2017	Public comment period on new eligibility criteria
JUL 2017	COMLEX-USA Master Blueprint 2018-2019, effective beginning September 2018, published
JAN-APR 28 2018	Administrations of current one-day Level 3 examination
MAR 15 2018	Last day to register for current one-day Level 3 examination
MAR 16 2018	First day to register for enhanced Level 3 examination in two-day format. Both days of the two-day examination must be completed within a 14-day period
MAR 16 2018	New candidate eligibility requirements go into effect
APR 28 2018	Administration of current one-day Level 3 examinations ends
MAY-AUG 2018	No Level 3 examinations conducted
SEP 10 2018	Administration of enhanced Level 3 examination in two-day format begins
SEP 10-DEC 15 2018	Score release dates for Level 3 examination are anticipated to be longer than usual*
SEP 2018 DEC 2019	Initial enhanced Level 3 examination test cycle (16 months)**
MAR 2019	Enhanced COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE begins
MAY 2019	Enhanced COMLEX-USA Level 1 begins
JUN 2019	Enhanced COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE begins

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