November 27, 2018
In late October, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced a new "Reimagining Residency" initiative and its committee members who will work to transform residency training and better address the workforce needs of the current and future health care system.
November 14, 2018
The NBME is pleased to announce that Kimberly Swygert, PhD, Director of Research and Development in Professional Services, has been elected to the 2019-2020 Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Board of Directors.
October 18, 2018
Following a nationwide search, the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) is pleased to announce Andrew F. Farella will become Sr. Vice Present of Information Technology in November 2018.
October 12, 2018
If you are preparing for the NBME Clinical Science Subject Examinations or the IFOM Clinical Science Examination, learning from your mistakes and reviewing those questions you guessed at during practice tests can be just as important as reviewing content. Together, these strategies offer you a great opportunity to fully understand the broad array of concepts required for your test.
September 24, 2018
Congratulations to Kimberly Swygert, PhD, Director of Research and Development, for being selected as a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The Admissions Committee and the Board of Trustees recently announced their decisions, and Dr. Swygert will be inducted via the College Night ceremony at the Mütter Museum on Friday, November 16.
September 3, 2018
NBME staff members are excitedly preparing for the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) conference later this month.
July 5, 2018
No matter how much you prepare, sometimes the correct answer may not be apparent to you. And later you may not remember the question or the answer you chose.
June 8, 2018
In support of innovation in medical education assessment, the Edward J. Stemmler, MD Medical Education Research Fund from the NBME has issued its 2018-2019 call for Letters of Intent.
June 7, 2018
NBME staff publications and presentations contribute to the body of scholarship on assessment, explore emerging test constructs, and demonstrate the continuous reliability and validity of our existing examinations.
May 25, 2018
Three National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) researchers have received recognition for their influential studies in psychometrics, the science of measurement. Drs. Brian Clauser, Richard Feinberg, and Carol Morrison have been honored with awards for career and research contributions.
May 23, 2018
Beginning with exam administrations on June 1, 2018, the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) will report scores for the Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Examination as equated percent correct scores instead of scaled scores. The new equated percent correct score reflects an examinee's mastery of the content domain and can be used to compare and track school and examinee performances over time and across test administrations.
May 15, 2018
The NBME invites nominations for the 2019 John P. Hubbard Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made a significant and sustained contribution to the assessment of professional competency and educational program development at any level along the continuum of medical education and delivery of healthcare.
