You’ve embarked on one of the most important journeys of your life, and one of the largest growth periods you will ever face. Your destination? Achieving your dream of becoming a licensed osteopathic physician and providing the safe, effective, and competent care that patients deserve from DOs.
These resources will provide you with stories, tips, and advice from fellow students, residents, practicing physicians, and our experts here at the NBOME, who have traversed the same road ahead and want to see you succeed.
The NBOME works closely with osteopathic students in many capacities to learn more about your experiences on the Road to DO Licensure, gain feedback, and learn more about how to improve our products and services.
Education & Advocacy
The NBOME advocates for holistic review for all residency applicants, and that if licensing exam results are included, COMLEX-USA should be used for DO applicants to the extent that USMLE results are used for MD applicants. We partner with peer organizations, conduct direct outreach to residency programs, and more, to educate on and advocate for osteopathic distinction and the COMLEX-USA credential for DOs.
WelCOM to the Road to DO Licensure! Use this 75-question self-assessment to discover your strengths and weaknesses, aligned with the COMLEX-USA blueprint. Available in Phase 1 and Phase 2.
Designed to assess your knowledge in core osteopathic medical and foundational biomedical sciences principles and clinical subjects, these are available for your COMs to utilize as a nationally standardized subject examination.
Stories from the Road blogs focus on the individual experience of students or residents as they navigate their way through medical school and the COMLEX-USA examination series. Similarly, Candidate Wellness blogs feature tips, advice, and information from students and residents about how to maintain mental and physical wellness while preparing for these high-stakes exams. The journey to licensure is challenging and fulfilling, and these blogs seek to offer understanding and compassion so that candidates know they’re not alone.
NBOME leadership will visit with BUCOM students, faculty, and staff to provide updates on COMLEX-USA and other assessments, and answer questions directly.
NBOME leadership will meet with CUSOM leadership and members of student government to provide updates on COMLEX-USA and other assessments, and answer questions directly.
NBOME leadership will meet virtually with second-year DO students to give updates on COMLEX-USA and other assessments and to answer questions directly.
NBOME leadership will meet with students, student leadership, COM leadership, and faculty to give updates on COMLEX-USA and other assessments, and answer questions directly.
A. Chapman reflex point at the tip of rib 12
B. Chapman reflex points 2 cm above and lateral to the umbilicus C. Chapman reflex points along the iliotibial band
D. T9 extended, rotated left, sidebent left
E. T11 neutral, sidebent left, rotated right
A. amyloid proteins
B. Bence Jones proteins C. IgA immune complexes
D. macrophage infiltrates
E. T lymphocyte infiltrates
A. bupropion
B. estrogen replacement C. fluoxetine
D. hysterectomy
E. leuprolide acetate
A. fifth disease B. roseola
C. rubella
D. rubeola
E. scarlet fever
A. fifth disease B. roseola
C. rubella
D. rubeola
E. scarlet fever
A. Chapman point 2” below the umbilicus at the midline B. Chapman point at the posterior margin of the iliotibial band
C. Chapman point at the tip of rib 12 on the right
D. T3 flexed, rotated right, sidebent right
E. T7 neutral, sidebent right, rotated left
A. bacitracin administration
B. funduscopic examination
C. measurement of intraocular pressure
D. prednisolone administration E. slit-lamp evaluation with fluorescein
A. high-flow oxygen
B. intravenous ceftriaxone
C. intravenous hydromorphone
D. oral acetaminophen
E. oral phenytoin
A. anterior cerebral artery
B. bridging cerebral vein
C. emissary vein
D. internal carotid artery E. middle meningeal artery
A. articulatory B. facilitated positional release
C. high velocity, low amplitude
D. muscle energy with isolytic contraction
E. muscle energy with isometric contraction
Physical examination reveals:
Tenderness at the lumbosacral junction
Positive seated flexion test result on the left
Deep sacral sulcus on the right
Inferior, posterior left inferior lateral angle
L5 flexed, rotated right, sidebent right
Positive spring test result
What is the most likely sacral diagnosis?
A. left-on-right torsion
B. right-on-left torsion
C. unilateral extension on the left
D. unilateral flexion on the right
E. unilateral shear on the right
A. diazepam
B. disulfiram
C. naloxone
D. naltrexone
E. olanzapine
A. adenoviral
B. allergic C. chlamydial
D. gonococcal
E. pseudomonal
A. acetylcholine receptors
B. calcium channels
C. double-stranded DNA
D. GM1 gangliosides
E. mitochondria
