
RESEARCH
RESEARCH
NBME research seeks to advance the broader field of assessment science, enhance our products and services, and offer innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the medical education community.

Research at NBME
At the core of our research capabilities is a team of internationally recognized experts from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. They support NBME’s mission of protecting the health of the public through state-of-the-art assessment of health professionals by uncovering insights that enable us to enhance our current offerings and guide future innovations.

Research Library
Explore a library of publications from past and current NBME researchers on topics ranging from the USMLE® to automated item generation and natural language processing.
About Our Research
Discover the types of NBME® research below, including foundational and innovation-focused research, and learn how we collaborate with external organizations and researchers on projects that have the potential to benefit the medical education community.
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