NBOME National Faculty

Benefits of Participation

• CME credits through the AOA for status 1a and 1b activities
• Letters of scholarly activity provided for promotion and tenure
• Acknowledgement in the NBOME Annual Report
• Opportunities to grow and expand your professional network

Resources and Training

To assist our item writers in ensuring the highest-quality test items, the NBOME provides an introductory training course in the NBOME Learning Center. All NBOME National Faculty are encouraged to complete Item Writing 101: Multiple-Choice Items with Realistic Clinical Scenarios.

There are other valuable learning modules available for National Faculty members to access in our Learning Center.

Available Opportunities

Item Writers. The NBOME welcomes enthusiastic, interested, and qualified individuals to consider writing test items in their respective specialty for use in COMLEX-USA and/or COMAT examinations. You may qualify to join the unique group of subject matter experts who contribute to the future of osteopathic medicine by writing or reviewing test items or clinical cases for COMLEX-USA or COMAT examinations. Ad hoc volunteer faculty positions for examination item and rationale writer positions are also available.

Resident Volunteers. The NBOME also welcomes resident volunteers to contribute to the content development process. As a recent COMLEX-USA examination tester, you will participate in learning opportunities: item writing training, examination development, and standard setting. Network with colleagues from across the US in a wide variety of specialties and disciplines as you support the advancement of testing standards, continuous quality improvement, innovations in testing, and research.

Who Should Participate?

• DOs from an AOA-COCA accredited college of osteopathic medicine
• Individuals who have passed COMLEX-USA licensure examination series
• DOs with an active license (training or full) to practice medicine
• Individuals with a career in academic osteopathic medicine who serve as a clinical or biomedical sciences instructor
• Individuals who serve on a state medical licensing board or are physicians in clinical practice

Additional Qualifications

• Service as a Chief or Senior Resident/Fellow with expanded teaching responsibilities
• Publication in peer-reviewed journal(s)

Becoming a Member

We invite practicing osteopathic physicians, student residents, educators, researchers, and assessment experts to submit a letter of interest. Email this information and a copy of your current CV to NBOME National Faculty.