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Resources for Osteopathic Students & Residents

Your Road to DO Licensure

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.

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COMLEX-USA Level 1

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COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE

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COMLEX-USA Level 3

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Student Engagement

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.

 

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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.

 

Continuous Learning Assessments

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WelCOM

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.
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COMSAE

Presented in similar format with similar content to COMLEX-USA, the COMSAE series can help determine your readiness for COMLEX-USA.
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COMAT

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.
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COMAT-SE

A self-evaluation tool aligned with the content of the COMAT Clinical Subject exams.
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Stories from the Road

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.

Upcoming Events

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NBOME Visits BUCOM

NBOME leadership will visit with BUCOM students, faculty, and staff to provide updates on COMLEX-USA and other assessments, and answer questions directly.  

Event – CUSOM

NBOME Visits CUSOM

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.

Event – MSUCOM-Macomb

NBOME Visits MSUCOM

Event – NSU-KPCOM

NBOME Visits NSU-KPCOM | Virtual

NBOME leadership will meet virtually with second-year DO students to give updates on COMLEX-USA and other assessments and to answer questions directly.

Event – SHSU-COM

NBOME Visits SHSU-COM

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.

Score Release Date

Level 3 Score Release August 5-31

Score release date for those who took their exam between August 28 and September 27, 2024.

L1 Score Release

Level 1 Score Release December 31-January 31, 2025

Score release date for those who took their COMLEX-USA Level 1 exam between December 31, 2024 and January 31, 2025.

L1 Score Release

Level 1 Score Release February 1-March 7

Score release date for those who took their COMLEX-USA Level 1 exam between February 1 and March 7, 2025.

L1 Score Release

Level 1 Score Release November 30-December 30

Score release date for those who took their COMLEX-USA Level 1 exam between November 30 and December 30, 2024.

L1 Score Release

Level 1 Score Release October 28-November 29

Score release date for those who took their COMLEX-USA Level 1 exam between October 28 and November 29, 2024.

L1 Score Release

Level 1 Score Release March 8-April 11

Score release date for those who took their COMLEX-USA Level 1 exam between March 8 and April 11, 2025.

Score Release Date

Level 1 Score Release September 28-October 27

Score release date for those who took their COMLEX-USA Level 1 exam between September 28 and October 27, 2024.

Question of the Month

 

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