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Requirements for Comprehensive Medical
Licensing Exams
(COMLEX) |
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Students
are required to pass COMLEX Level 1 CE, COMLEX Level
2 CE and COMLEX Level 2 PE of the National Board of
Osteopathic Examiners (NBOME) in order to graduate
from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic
Medicine. |
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All
eligible students will be required to take COMLEX 1
CE by the beginning of the first (summer) quarter of
their third year. If a student is unable to take the
exam prior to the beginning of that quarter, he/she
must write a letter to the appropriate curriculum
director to request approval for the delay. |
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a student fails the initial exam, he/she may
continue with classes, but is required to meet with
the OU-COM Learning Specialist to set up a board
preparation program and is required to retake the
exam by the end of October of his/her third year.
He/she will be allowed to participate in clinical
rotations while preparing for retaking the boards. |
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If the
student fails the exam again, he/she may continue
with clinical rotations. However, the student is
required to meet with his or her CORE Assistant Dean
and CORE Administrator to set up a remediation/board
preparation proposal. This proposal may include a
change in his or her scheduled rotations. This
proposal must be submitted to the Associate Dean for
Pre-Doctoral Education and the Committee on Student
Progress. If a student fails COMLEX Level 1 CE for
the third time, he/she must appear before the
Committee on Student Progress for further review and
disposition. |
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All 4th
year students are encouraged to take COMLEX Level 2
CE no later than January of the 4th
year. If a student fails the initial COMLEX Level 2
CE, he/she is required to meet with the CORE
Assistant Dean and CORE Administrator to set up a
remediation/board preparation program. By NBOME
policy, students cannot retake the exam earlier than
60 days from the date of the last failed exam. If a
student fails COMLEX Level 2 CE for the third time,
he/she must appear before the Committee on Student
Progress for further review and disposition. |
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The
COMLEX Level 2 PE should be passed by the end of
February of the graduating year in order to receive
the D.O. degree. By NBOME policy, students cannot
retake the PE earlier than 90 days from the date of
the last failed exam. If a student fails the
initial COMLEX Level 2 PE, he/she is required to
meet with the CORE Assistant Dean and CORE
Administrator to set up a remediation/board
preparation program. If a student fails COMLEX
Level 2 PE for the third time, he/she must appear
before the Committee on Student Progress for further
review and disposition. |
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If the
Office of Student Affairs has not received
notification that a student has passed COMLEX Level
2 CE and COMLEX Level 2 PE in time to clear that
student for graduation (usually one week prior to
graduation) that student may participate in
graduation ceremonies but will not receive a diploma
until all graduation requirements are complete.
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If a
student fails to pass either the COMLEX Level 1 CE,
Level 2 CE or Level 2 PE after three attempts, the
Committee on Student Progress may recommend the
student’s dismissal from OUCOM. |
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For information and descriptions
of the three Levels of COMLEX examinations please
select the following link:
National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners |
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Complete information on COMLEX Exams may be obtained
from the Office of Student Affairs, by calling the
National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners at
(773) 714-0622 or by visiting their web site
www.nbome.org. |
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COMLEX Preparation Resources |
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following suggested list of resources may be helpful
in your preparation for the COMLEX Exams. |
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Study for COMLEX I:
- Board Simulator Series
for GI, Renal, Reproduction, Endocrinology
published by Williams & Wilkins
- High Yield Pharmacology,
by Daryl Christ, published by Lippincot,
Williams & Wilkins
- Robbins: Review of
Pathology, by Klatt & Kumar
- Kaplan’s USMLE Step 1 CD
- The Princeton Review:
Cracking the Boards, USMLE Step 1
- Princeton Review books of
questions
- Pharmacology Recall
- Jewitz’s Microbiology
- Ridiculously Simple
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Study for COMLEX II:
- Prescription for the
Boards, USMLE Step 1, Lippincott, Williams &
Wilkins
- Blueprint Series
- First Aid for the Boards
- Prescription for the
Boards, USMLE Step 2, Lippincott, Williams &
Wilkins
- Underground Clinical
Vignettes, Student to Student Medical Publishing
- Insider’s Guide to the
USMLE, Step 2, John M. Stang
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