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[abadri421]

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Hello everyone,
I have tried searching for averages on board exams for several schools but I haven't found much.. Can anyone post COMLEX/USMLE (if they have USMLE) board scores for DO schools. Or if you know a website where I can get this information becuase it doesnt seem to be publicly anounced at some schools..Thanks

 

[abadri421]

Hello everyone,
I have tried searching for averages on board exams for several schools but I haven't found much.. Can anyone post COMLEX/USMLE (if they have USMLE) board scores for DO schools. Or if you know a website where I can get this information becuase it doesnt seem to be publicly anounced at some schools..Thanks

 

[DiverDoc]

Your best bet is to call the COMs and ask, but I doubt youll get any data. I was worried about this when I was choosing schools, but really this should be of little concern to you. What should be more important is how you think a schools curriculum will fit with your learning style, which will in turn provide you two years of prep for boards if you learn the material effectively.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

This information is not likely to be available for most schools, which is fine, because it is almost completely meaningless.

A lot of schools will give you a "pass rate"

 

[scpod]

LECOM-Bradenton's average this year was 545 on COMLEX. The school does not track USMLE scores.

 

[JimT30]

LECOM-Bradenton's average this year was 545 on COMLEX. The school does not track USMLE scores.

I am not too clear on the scoring for the COMLEX, can you lend some insight as to where this stands. What score is generally needed for a very competitive residency?

Thanks

 

[DD214_DOC]

LECOM-Bradenton's average this year was 545 on COMLEX. The school does not track USMLE scores.

Average is 500, so a lot higher than that.

 

[scpod]

Average is 500, so a lot higher than that.

Not really, because 500 is the average of all COMLEX test takers. Passing is 400 and the standard deviation is 79. 600 is considered a pretty good score. The highest cutoff I've personally seen is an ortho program with 650-- and they just raised that this year.

 

[beastmaster]

Not really, because 500 is the average of all COMLEX test takers. Passing is 400 and the standard deviation is 79. 600 is considered a pretty good score. The highest cutoff I've personally seen is an ortho program with 650-- and they just raised that this year.

Most competitive programs say how they like to see scores in the 90s. This year a 90 was in the low 600s, and 95 was close to 700.

 

[czanetti]

I can tell you for a fact that TCOM has scored the highest out of every DO school on the COMLEX (along with 100% pass rate) 97 percent pass rate on USMLE I believe (for the past 2 years). (comlex scores more recent... I saw the comparison chart myself that compared all the osteopathic schools.. TCOM was ahead by atleast a standard deviation)

 

[TexasTriathlete]

Doesn't TCOM do USMLE prep?

They are a very MD-like school.

 

[chr123]

I can tell you for a fact that TCOM has scored the highest out of every DO school on the COMLEX (along with 100% pass rate) 97 percent pass rate on USMLE I believe (for the past 2 years). (comlex scores more recent... I saw the comparison chart myself that compared all the osteopathic schools.. TCOM was ahead by atleast a standard deviation)

hmmm...They told me they had the highest pass rate on COMLEX, but I don't recall 100%. If that happened this past year, that's got to be some statistical anomaly. There's got to be atleast one person in 130ish who had a bad day.

The also said they were average on USMLE which about 85% of students take.

As far as things to think about when choosing a school, test scores are only slightly more important than school colors. I'd stay away from a school where 25% of students fail, but the sample size is so large that every where is going to be around the average.

 

[scpod]

This was also posted earlier in the day in Osteo, which is closed. Please post on pre-osteo.

 

[osli]

I can tell you for a fact that TCOM has scored the highest out of every DO school on the COMLEX (along with 100% pass rate) 97 percent pass rate on USMLE I believe (for the past 2 years). (comlex scores more recent... I saw the comparison chart myself that compared all the osteopathic schools.. TCOM was ahead by atleast a standard deviation)

So they are above national allopathic average on USMLE, and somehow get information on the average comlex scores for all other DO schools? I'm sorry, but I certainly don't believe the latter part... I don't believe that information is made public to other schools.

 

[abadri421]

I can tell you for a fact that TCOM has scored the highest out of every DO school on the COMLEX (along with 100% pass rate) 97 percent pass rate on USMLE I believe (for the past 2 years). (comlex scores more recent... I saw the comparison chart myself that compared all the osteopathic schools.. TCOM was ahead by atleast a standard deviation)

Where did you see this comparison chart? can you provide a link for us?