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MISSION
TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING THE MEANS
TO ASSESS COMPETENCIES FOR OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND
RELATED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS
VISION
TO BE THE GLOBAL LEADER IN ASSESSMENT FOR OSTEOPATHIC
MEDICINE AND RELATED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS.
PROTECTING THE PUBLIC
The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, NBOME, protects the public
Successfully
by providing high-quality, high-stakes, evidence-based assessment for the osteopathic providing assessments
medical profession and related health care professions. The COMLEX-USA examination that protect the
series is the osteopathic assessment used for initial licensure of osteopathic physicians integrity of osteopathic
in the United States and internationally. In addition to providing the pathway to licensure medical education,
training, and practice
for osteopathic medical practice, COMLEX-USA is a graduation requirement for earning for over 80 years.
a DO degree from a college of osteopathic medicine and is required for progression in
graduate medical education.
