Level 2 Performance Evaluations Postponed Indefinitely
Osteopathic Exam Board to Offer Alternative Pathways for Clinical Assessments
February 15, 2021, 3:45 pm David Mitchell The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners announced Feb. 11 that its COMLEX-USA Level 2 Performance Evaluation has been “postponed indefinitely.”
The move came a little more than two weeks after the Federation of State Medical Boards and the National Board of Medical Examiners co-sponsors of the United States Medical Licensing Examination announced plans to
The NBOME said in a statement that it is developing a temporary alternative pathway for graduates from the class of 2021 (and earlier) to meet the eligibility requirements for the COMLEX-USA Level 3 exam. Additionally, the organization said it will convene a special commission that will review the future of Level 2-PE and determine potential alternative pathways for 2022 graduates.
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Becoming an architect is hard, but we all know that. You go to school for a long time and work and study, but upon graduation you are not an architect. So when does that moment happen? Welcome to Episode 68: “Where is the Finish Line?” February 8, 2021
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Becoming an architect is hard, but we all know that. You go to school for a long time and work and study, but upon graduation you are not an architect. So when does that moment happen? Welcome to Episode 68: “Where is the Finish Line?”
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When the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) suspended and then permanently cancelled the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) test, the decision was celebrated widely by medical students across the country.
But for international medical graduates (IMGs), the change has left many scrambling to meet new requirements some of which present challenges that could ruin their chances of matching with a U.S. residency program, they say.
When the Step 2 CS was temporarily suspended last May for safety reasons related to the pandemic, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) which certifies international students for residency in the U.S. subsequently announced in August that students would be required to take a new exam to assess their English proficiency, called the Occupational English Test (OET). They would also have to perform a clinical skills assessment via one of five pathways, ECFMG said.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An elected Missouri state representative has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a fraud scheme in which she made false claims about a supposed stem cell treatment marketed through her clinics in southern Missouri, and for illegally providing prescription drugs to clients of those clinics.
“This defendant abused her privileged position to enrich herself through deception,” said U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison. “The indictment alleges she lied to her patients and she lied to federal agents. As an elected official and a health care provider, she deserves to be held to a high standard. This grand jury indictment exposes her deception and holds her accountable for her actions.”