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Carol Carraccio, M.D., and Rebecca Lipner, Ph.D., are the Hubbard Award Recipients for 2020.
Learn how an NBME collaboration with our neighbor organizations, the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), is advancing assessment.
2019 Annual Report and Committee Directory are now available.
February 18, 2020
So that we can better connect with examinees, medical educators, and our audiences, NBME has redesigned NBME.org.
In response to recent changes in the certification and recertification assessment needs of health professionals, NBME will transition our Custom Program services to increase focus on the current and evolving needs for in-training focused assessments and to explore new methods of assessment for healthcare professionals.
NBME and FSMB, the co-sponsors of the USMLE®, announced three future policy changes to the USMLE Step exams. These changes are currently planned to be phased in over the next 11 to 24 months.
October 11, 2019
In support of NBME’s mission, the Latin America Grants program was created in 2017 to give institutions outside of the U.S. and Canada the opportunity to improve their assessment tools through funding and counsel from NBME. Each grant provides up to $50,000 over a two-year period to foster the development of a regional health professions school evaluation consortium.
September 16, 2019
How can innovative tools and item types be used to improve the authenticity of a medical licensure exam? How have electronic health records been used in the medical education of students during clerkships? NBME staff recently explored these and other questions through research papers and presentations.
September 9, 2019
The International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) is hosting an invitation-only symposium in Chicago September 9-10, 2019. The event will explore balancing assurance and improvement of continued competency. NBME is proud to co-sponsor the forum to help bring together leading experts in medical professional regulation from around the world to discuss key issues facing today’s medical regulators.
August 29, 2019
Faculty can now use the Health Systems Science (HSS) Examination, a high-quality, standardized assessment developed in collaboration with the American Medical Association, as a new tool to support the implementation of HSS curricula and educational initiatives. Together with clinical and basic science instruction, HSS prepares medical students for effective clinical practice during residency and throughout their careers.
