American Osteopathic Students and COMLEX Exams

Should we no longer require passing COMLEX scores from American osteopathic students who do not wish to practice medicine?

What if the above student wishes to do research in immunology!

The primary purpose of the COMLEX exams is to evaluate the knowledge levels and skills of the osteopathic school grads for practicing medicine in the US. By the same token, the primary purpose of the American osteopathic schools is to train students for optimal practice of medicine in the US. If an osteopathic students does not wish to practice medicine, but s/he successfully completes his/her academic requirements, then s/he must receive his/her DO degree. What is your opinion on this matter?

By Dr. E | January 1, 2020 | USMLE and COMLEX |

By Dr. E

Dr. Eftekar (Dr. E) is the founder and head coach of the Center for Conquest of Longevity and Northwestern Medical Review. Following nearly two decades of rigorous academic training after his high school graduation in 1968, he began his professional career in 1986 by establishing the Northwestern Learning Center, which offered preparation for a wide range of college, graduate, and professional admission exams. From those roots emerged Northwestern Medical Review, one of the first and longest-standing medical board-preparation programs in the world. Dr. E’s broad academic background spans the biological and natural sciences, the physiology of aging and longevity, and the philosophy of science and medicine. He is the founder of Sophiatric Medicine, a wisdom-based approach to living younger, longer, and wiser.