DO COMLEX-USA Board Examination 2

Question 1

Which subject area carries the greatest content weight on COMLEX Level 2-CE?

Accepted Answer

Internal medicine

Answer

Osteopathic manipulative medicine

Answer

Obstetrics and gynecology

Answer

Pharmacology

Question 2

What is the maximum number of attempts allowed for each level of COMLEX-USA?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 3

A DO student applying to a highly competitive ACGME residency should consider which additional examination?

Accepted Answer

USMLE

Answer

PLEX

Answer

MCAT

Answer

NCLEX

Question 4

COMLEX-USA Level 1 is administered in approximately how much total testing time?

Accepted Answer

8 hours

Answer

4 hours

Answer

6 hours

Answer

12 hours

Question 5

Which statement about COMLEX and USMLE scores is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

They measure overlapping but distinct competencies and cannot be directly compared

Answer

They are directly interchangeable on a 1:1 basis

Answer

COMLEX scores can be precisely converted to USMLE equivalents by a published formula

Answer

USMLE scores are always numerically higher than COMLEX scores

Question 6

The COMLEX-USA examination series is philosophically built around which framework unique to osteopathic medicine?

Accepted Answer

The four tenets of osteopathic medicine

Answer

The biomedical model

Answer

Evidence-based medicine hierarchy

Answer

The biopsychosocial model