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Research fellows tap technology to break down barriers and fuel learning

Posted: January 7, 2026

The NBME Strategic Educators Enhancement Fellowship supports early-career faculty with medical education and assessment research skill development.

November 2025 NBME Impact Report: Illuminating the moments that matter

Posted: November 18, 2025

Download the latest version of the NBME Impact Report.

NBME, USMLE and FSMB release an informative testing accommodations video

Posted: November 12, 2025

The USMLE is committed to ensuring that all test takers who demonstrate a need under the ADA for reasonable testing accommodations on the Step exams receive them in order to provide equitable access w...

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The Conversation Continues: Exploring Possible Changes to USMLE Score Reporting

Posted: June 14, 2019

Preliminary recommendations on USMLE score reporting from the convening organizations of the Invitational Conference on USMLE Scoring (InCUS) are now available online. From now until July 26, 2019 ind...

South Africa Pilots Assessment for Physician Licensure

Posted: June 13, 2019

In April 2019, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) signed an agreement with representatives from the Health Professions Council of South ...

Medical Educators Meet to Connect, Grow, and Learn

Posted: June 4, 2019

Over 250 medical educators attended the 2nd annual Invitational Conference for Educators on May 14-16 in Indianapolis, Indiana, hosted by the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®).

Nearly 300 medical school faculty to attend 2nd Annual NBME Invitational Conference for Educators

Posted: May 14, 2019

Medical school faculty are critical to the education of future physicians. In addition to teaching, faculty must assess their students’ knowledge to know if students are meeting objectives set for cou...

New Fellowship Announced for Medical Education Research

Posted: May 9, 2019

The National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) is proud to announce a unique research opportunity for medical school faculty who wish to develop their skills in medical education assessment research...

Psychometric Staff Win Data Competition

Posted: April 8, 2019

Two National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) psychometricians have received recognition for their work in data visualization. Richard Feinberg, PhD, and Dan Jurich, PhD, recently won the Education...

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