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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">Class of 2028,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">As Block 6 wraps up and you finish this Block strongly, please note the following
<b><u>time-sensitive</u></b>, important items <b><u>that must be completed</u></b> related to your board preparation and making sure you are set-up for success to take COMLEX-Level 1:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Set up an NBOME account over the winter break</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><a href="https://nbomeapp.nbome.org/ords/r/nbome/portal/login_desktop?session=12558539775726">NBOME Log In</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">You should have received an email already from NBOME this fall regarding how to set up your account. However, if you cannot locate this information,
then click “Forgot Your Username or Password?” on the login page and use your Campbell email address to obtain this information.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">Complete at least
<b>1,300 COMBANK/TRUELEARN questions </b>by <b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">January 6, 2026</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">You already completed ~1,000 (summer 2025 in your COMLEX 1<sup>st</sup> year Qbank) so this should be
<b><i><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">~300 additional questions completed in your Level 1 Qbank for 2025-2026</span></i></b>.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">(Look for Exam Year “2025-2026” & Exam Bank “COMLEX Level 1”—the total questions should be
<b><u>300</u></b> by January. Questions completed in “USMLE Step 1” do not count toward this total.)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">NOTE</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">:
You will be taking an all-day exam on Tuesday, January 6, 2026</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">—</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">the first day you return from the winter break!
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">This exam is mandatory because it is valuable in identifying your preparedness for COMLEX
<u>at this point in your medical education</u>. It also gives you the “experience” of an all-day exam as you will take for Level 1. You should use the feedback from this exam to help focus your Board prep and be more efficient with your available study time.
By targeting your studies, you should notice improvement in future diagnostic exams you will be taking in the next several months. These are predictive of COMLEX success and provide you some understanding of your preparedness relative to taking Level 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="1">
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">This secured, proctored full-length exam will be proctored in
<b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Levine 202 from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.</span></b> with a scheduled 1-hour lunch break from 12:30-1:20 p.m.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">There is NO minimum score required, BUT do your BEST so you have a fair evaluation of both your strengths and weaknesses.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">Exam login information will be sent by MedEd closer to the exam data. Please contact Elizabeth Lewis (<a href="mailto:hautry@campbell.edu">hautry@campbell.edu</a>)
to arrange accommodations. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">If applicable, request testing accommodations from the NBOME:
<a href="https://www.nbome.org/assessments/test-accommodations/">https://www.nbome.org/assessments/test-accommodations/</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">This can take a significant amount of time so START now. In addition to disabilities protected by the ADA, specific accommodations are also
available to students who are diabetic and for those who are pregnant or lactating.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="5" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">Attend the
<b>Board Preparation Presentation </b>scheduled <b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">January 14, 2026, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Levine 202</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">Attendance is mandatory, and we will provide essential information on the COMLEX exam, key milestones and criteria for sitting for COMLEX,
and more!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">Registering and scheduling your COMLEX Level 1 exam:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">You must fully complete your NBOME registration first (see #1 above).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">Note</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">:
<u>you are only permitted to schedule between <b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">May 7, 2026 – June 14, 2026</span></b></u>. Dates should be made available via the portal up to 6 months in advance (so you may have a few more weeks to see
dates become available in June).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">More info on registering/dates/fees:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"><a href="https://www.nbome.org/assessments/comlex-usa/bulletin-of-information/registration-scheduling/">https://www.nbome.org/assessments/comlex-usa/bulletin-of-information/registration-scheduling/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">Not sure when to schedule your COMLEX?</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"> No problem! If you are unsure,
wait until <i>after</i> our session on January 14 when we will go over this and more in detail. (You will still have PLENTY of time
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%"> so don’t stress).
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%">We wish you all a wonderful and safe winter break. May you have a great start to both the New Year and your path to success on the COMLEX!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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