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ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS

With a highly-qualified team of medical professionals and psychometric assessment experts, NBME is dedicated to creating assessment tools that help medical schools and students at every stage of their journey.

Our Products

NBME offers a wide array of products that include assessment tools for every stage of the medical school journey, high-quality licensing exams, and a range of products and services for health professionals and educators.

Assess & Learn

NBME creates assessment tools to assist medical school educators in measuring student knowledge and providing actionable feedback.

Subject Exams

Measure student understanding of critical medical knowledge in basic and clinical sciences.

Customized Assessment Services

Build high-quality assessments targeted to local curricula using secure NBME item banks.

Self-Assessment Services

Helps faculty to assess the readiness of their students to take the USMLE®, Subject Exams, or International Foundations of Medicine Exam®.

International Foundation of Medicine

Assists medical schools and other organizations around the world to assess student performance against international benchmarks.

Licensing

High-quality exams from NBME are built in collaboration with content experts to evaluate applicants’ competence for licensure.

United States Medical Licensing Exam® (USMLE®)

Measuring an examinee’s ability to apply the knowledge, principles, and fundamental patient skills that are essential to safe and effective patient care.

PLAS & SPEX

Assesses current physicians or those seeking licensure reinstatement/reactivation.

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination® (NAVLE®)

Designed for candidates seeking to practice veterinary medicine in the United States and Canada.

Advance Expertise

NBME works with health profession organizations seeking to evaluate competence, support learning, and enhance knowledge and expertise.

Health Profession Services

Collaborate with NBME to help your organization meet its assessment needs.

Collaborations

Learn about our current collaborators, both in the United States and abroad.