Assessment Matters. It drives learning, defines what is important to a profession, and delineates a standard for its constituents.
Most importantly, assessment matters to the quality of care patients will receive. With a foundation in the distinctive practice of osteopathic medicine, we promote an interconnected, “body, mind, and spirit” approach to the science and art of assessment, just as DOs bring to the patients they care for. With input from all our stakeholders, we developed this strategic plan to continue to advance the quality of care for patients through assessment.
The plan rests on four pillars:
Test What Matters
Create and continuously validate assessments that measure competencies which improve osteopathically distinctive patient care, enhance patient safety, promote lifelong learning, and ensure quality.
Innovate to Enhance Value for Test-Takers and Other Stakeholders
Innovate to enhance the test-taking experience and ensure reliable, secure, valid, and fair assessment for licensure and other purposes.
Prioritize Wellbeing
Promote the wellbeing of NBOME stakeholders and staff to positively impact patient care.
Enrich Mission-Aligned Partnerships
Strengthen collaborative partnerships with the public, licensure, accreditation, and education communities, including AOA, AACOM, learners, other osteopathic organizations, and those across the house of medicine, to garner and integrate their input.