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 |