What does COMLEX-USA measure?
COMLEX assesses the osteopathic medical knowledge and clinical skills considered essential for osteopathic generalist physicians to practice medicine without supervision. To more directly and effectively achieve its measurement objectives, COMLEX is constructed in the context of medical problem-solving that involves clinical presentations and physician tasks. The Bulletin of Information on www.nbome.org details the COMLEX design and coverage.
COMLEX assesses the osteopathic medical knowledge and clinical skills considered essential for osteopathic generalist physicians to practice medicine without supervision. To more directly and effectively achieve its measurement objectives, COMLEX is constructed in the context of medical problem-solving that involves clinical presentations and physician tasks. The Bulletin of Information on www.nbome.org details the COMLEX design and coverage. COMLEX has three Levels. Level 1 is typically given to second year medical students. It emphasizes the scientific concepts and principles necessary for understanding the mechanisms of health, medical problems and disease processes. Level 2 has two separate examinations: Level 2-Cognitive Evaluation (CE) and Level 2-Performance Evaluation (PE). Level 2-CE is typically given to fourth year medical students. It emphasizes the medical concepts and principles necessary for making appropriate medical diagnoses through patient history and physical examin
COMLEX-USA assesses the osteopathic medical knowledge and clinical skills considered essential for osteopathic generalist physicians to practice medicine without supervision. To more directly and effectively achieve its measurement objectives, COMLEX-USA is constructed in the context of medical problem-solving that involves clinical presentations and physician tasks. The NBOME’s Bulletin of Information on www.nbome.org details the COMLEX-USA design and content coverage. COMLEX has three Levels. COMLEX Level 1 is typically given to second-year osteopathic medical students. It emphasizes the scientific concepts and principles necessary for understanding the mechanisms of health, medical problems and disease processes. COMLEX Level 2 has two separate examinations: Level 2-Cognitive Evaluation (CE) and Level 2-Performance Evaluation (PE). COMLEX Level 2-CE is typically given to fourth-year osteopathic medical students. It emphasizes the medical concepts and principles necessary for making
