Comlex pe

[Hokie06]

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Took the exam on January 6 but haven't received my score yet. Anyone else in the same boat? Its been almost 8 weeks!

 

[Soccer171983]

Me 2!!! Still waiting!

 

[ChiDO]

Mine took ~10+ weeks last year when I took it in the spring.

 

[Hokie06]

They just got back with me. Nbome said we can expect our scores mid march and that it traditionally takes 8-10 weeks.

 

[Soccer171983]

I just got my results. All it said was pass. I took mine jan 10.

 

[Hokie06]

Got mine today too. It's up. I passed!

 

[Soccer171983]

Congrats!

 

[Hokie06]

same to you! thanks for the heads up 😀

 

[Rollo]

Some tips, advice, what-I-would-do-differently...??

Congrats!

 

[Soccer171983]

I just used first aid cases and practiced with a partner for a couple of cases a day about one week before the exam. We both passed.

 

[Hokie06]

I read through the First Aid CS book and then practiced a few cases with my girlfriend few weeks before the actual exam. Don't take the exam too lightly. Prepare for it like you would for any other exams. It is an expensive exam and it is something you don't want to pay twice for. The day goes so fast that it'll be over before you know it. After the first two patients you start to get into a rhythm and it becomes more natural and comfortable. go in with a systemic plan and you'll be okay. whatever you do don't wing it! also make sure you get your timing down!

 

[KarmaIsTruth]

Can I withdraw my test from scoring after I took it? I can just retake it and not get the "F".

I feel like I failed. I really do.

I used medical jargon, which I could tell annoyed patients. I also failed to properly relate to patients who were pretending to be in pain - like in the ED setting. I failed to see them as real patients. Also often skipped a lot of stuff in the history - like asking the surgical history or parts of the social history which I felt were less relevant. Sometimes skipped the heart and lung exam due to lack of time.

I really might have failed. I am also a minority and I felt that some of the patients didn't really like that. It was an uphill battle everytime to get the patients to like me. = /

 

[UTsksk]

I would suggest going to the nbome website and looking it up or emailing nbome. I know it can be done for situations with something going wrong in the test center.

Also, I highly doubt the patients didnt like you because of the color of your skin or your accent. Make sure to work on your ability to build rapport which is essentially being nice and respectful.

Before entering the room you should write SMASHFM to help you not forget your history. For social it's FEDTACOS and for some type of pain OLDCARTS.

 

[Mad Jack]

Can I withdraw my test from scoring after I took it? I can just retake it and not get the "F".

I feel like I failed. I really do.

I used medical jargon, which I could tell annoyed patients. I also failed to properly relate to patients who were pretending to be in pain - like in the ED setting. I failed to see them as real patients. Also often skipped a lot of stuff in the history - like asking the surgical history or parts of the social history which I felt were less relevant. Sometimes skipped the heart and lung exam due to lack of time.

I really might have failed. I am also a minority and I felt that some of the patients didn't really like that. It was an uphill battle everytime to get the patients to like me. = /

I thought I failed as well. Like, really badly. I ran short on time, I botched a lot of basic things, my notes were sloppy, I used medical jargon, I didn't do OMM properly, etc etc. I was so sure I failed I almost signed up for a prep course for a retake.

I still passed.

 

[KarmaIsTruth]

I would suggest going to the nbome website and looking it up or emailing nbome. I know it can be done for situations with something going wrong in the test center.

Also, I highly doubt the patients didnt like you because of the color of your skin or your accent. Make sure to work on your ability to build rapport which is essentially being nice and respectful.

Before entering the room you should write SMASHFM to help you not forget your history. For social it's FEDTACOS and for some type of pain OLDCARTS.

My assessments were good, but I was just aiming for a good assessment and plan. If I could skip LARGE chunks of the history and physical and still get the diagnosis right - I was happy. Now I realize that I just had to go through the motions and ask about all the irrelevant stuff just to get points (e.g. allergies). = (

 

[KarmaIsTruth]

I thought I failed as well. Like, really badly. I ran short on time, I botched a lot of basic things, my notes were sloppy, I used medical jargon, I didn't do OMM properly, etc etc. I was so sure I failed I almost signed up for a prep course for a retake.

I still passed.

So how do people fail then? I hear of people failing all the time.

 

[KarmaIsTruth]

Bump.

 

[BorntobeDO?]

Dude, just have to roll with it, if you failed you failed, nothing you can do now. Focus on the things you can control.

 

[starri]

The odds are overwhelmingly that you did fine. Our reptile brains always zoom in on the memories of what we did wrong, and utterly minimize all the stuff we did right.

Fair winds and following seas.

 

[IslandStyle808]

So how do people fail then? I hear of people failing all the time.

The timing of the test is done at the right speed where people start screwing up royally. If you gave people an extra 4 minutes just to examine each patient everyone would do just fine except for the one who had zero prep (waiting for the SDNer who did this unprepared to counter act my statement, just for the sake of it...). When I did simulated patients we were give more than than needed on our 1st year encounter. It was easy for everyone. When they put it at COMLEX times in 2nd year. We started to crash and burn.

I can't even call this test a test of our clinical competence, because if you give everyone more time pretty much every 3rd year student would pass. Its pretty much money grab like step 2 CS.

 

[zafonte86]

As long as you washed your hands and were nice to people you passed. Also need to do some OMM. Out of my entire class only 2 people failed. Both tried not doing OMM.

 

[starri]

If you gave people an extra 4 minutes just to examine each patient everyone would do just fine except for the one who had zero prep (waiting for the SDNer who did this unprepared to counter act my statement, just for the sake of it...).

I do honestly think if you've done an FM or EM rotation, you should be able to pass it. At most, glance at the red book just to get the flow.

I looked at a few of the ComBank videos, and honestly, I thought that was overkill.

 

[Meekor]

Bump.

I recieved consistent comments on my OSCE and SP encounters for being unempathetic and emotionless during almost every encounter. Dropped a very horrible joke about a racial stereotype during the actual PE in one of my stations and I still passed on first attempt. So you’re fine.

 

[IslandStyle808]

I do honestly think if you've done an FM or EM rotation, you should be able to pass it. At most, glance at the red book just to get the flow.

I looked at a few of the ComBank videos, and honestly, I thought that was overkill.

Yeah, as long as you do a small amount of prep most people will be fine with current timing. The issue is with the few people who cannot function in that amount of time. The test was purposely made that way, to find ways to fail a small amount of people to justify the test's rigor. Then again there are some people who don't what to play the game (ex. acting out empathy etc.) and fail, that's on them.

 

[starri]

Well, it looks like any January people who are still waiting should get their scores this week. I have faith in you.

 

[Dr. Jigsaw]

I'm in the next group of people waiting (April) but what is weird is that someone who took it a couple days after me like first couple days of feb, found out that they failed already, like early on....Just found the comment on SDN. Just curious if anyone else has heard of something similar

 

[FistLength]

I'm in the next group of people waiting (April) but what is weird is that someone who took it a couple days after me like first couple days of feb, found out that they failed already, like early on....Just found the comment on SDN. Just curious if anyone else has heard of something similar

It is probably to hide their identity. NBOME does not release scores before the advertised date. Period.

 

[W19]

Yeah, as long as you do a small amount of prep most people will be fine with current timing. The issue is with the few people who cannot function in that amount of time. The test was purposely made that way, to find ways to fail a small amount of people to justify the test's rigor. Then again there are some people who don't what to play the game (ex. acting out empathy etc.) and fail, that's on them.

Med school is about playing the game in every sense possible... The rules are not set in stone. Administration bends the rules sometimes for people they like. Same BS for CS/PE...

 

[DocWinter]

This test is not hard to pass if you have done a few clinical rotations prior to taking, if you haven't erased OMT from your memory and if you can practice for 2-3 solid days. Remember to wash your hands, smile, gown, drape and answer the pts questions, all in a reasonable time frame.

Don't just wing it. about 500 students fail each year, and most fail humanistic. I believe this test is 80% humanistic and 20% biomechanical. If you are a male and have difficulty laying on the humanistic portion or if English is not fluid, forming a communication barrier, you are at increased risk of failing. Get with a partner and run through 20 cases, you'll get your mnemonics down and most importantly, your timing. Don't leave it to chance, just kill the thing and leave it behind you.