• national board of medical examiners
• different from the NBOME
• Comprehensive subject exams assess learning progress and readiness readiness to take USMLE

Comprehensive Basic Science Subject Exam (CBSE)

Systems

• General Principles of Foundational Science (10%–15%)
  • Biochemistry andmolecular biology
  • Biology of cells
  • Human development and genetics
  • Biology of tissue response to disease
  • Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic processes
  • Microbial biology
  • Normal age-related findings and care of the well patient
• Immune System (1%–5%)
• Blood & Lymphoreticular System (5%–10%)
• Behavioral Health (1%–5%)
• Nervous System & Special Senses (5%–10%)
• Skin & Subcutaneous Tissue (1%–5%)
• Musculoskeletal System (5%–10%)
• Cardiovascular System (5%–10%)
• Respiratory System (5%–10%)
• Gastrointestinal System (5%–10%)
• Renal & Urinary System (5%–10%)
• Pregnancy, Childbirth, & the Puerperium (1%–5%)
• Female Reproductive System & Breast (1%–5%)
• Male Reproductive System (1%–5%)
• Endocrine System (1%–5%)
• Multisystem Processes & Disorders (5%–10%)
• Biostatistics, Epidemiology/Population Health, & Interpretation of the Medical Lit. (5%–10%)
• Social Sciences, Including Communication, Medical Ethics, and Death & Dying (5%–10%)

Physician Task

• Applying Foundational Science Concepts (55%–65%)
• Diagnosis: Knowledge Pertaining to History, Exam, Diagnostic Studies, & Patient Outcomes (20%–30%)

Comprehensive Clinical Science Exam (CCSE)

Shelf exam? - BeMo

System

• General Principles, Including Normal Age-Related Findings and Care of the Well Patient (1%–5%)
• Immune System (1%–5%)
• Blood & Lymphoreticular System (5%–10%)
• Behavioral Health (5%–10%)
• Nervous System & Special Senses (5%–10%)
• Skin & Subcutaneous Tissue (1%–5%)
• Musculoskeletal System (5%–10%)
• Cardiovascular System (5%–10%)
• Respiratory System (5%–10%)
• Gastrointestinal System (5%–10%)
• Renal & Urinary System (1%–5%)
• Pregnancy, Childbirth, & the Puerperium (5%–10%)
• Female Reproductive System & Breast (5%–10%)
• Male Reproductive System (1%–5%)
• Endocrine System (5%–10%)
• Multisystem Processes & Disorders (5%–10%)
• Biostatistics, Epidemiology/Population Health, & Interpretation of the Medical Lit. (1%–5%)
• Social Sciences, Incl. Medical Ethics, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice, & Patient Safety (10%–15%)

Physician Task

• Diagnosis: Knowledge Pertaining to Diagnostic Studies, Diagnosis, & Patient Outcomes (40%–50%)
• Patient Care: Health Maintenance (10%–20%)
• Patient Care: Pharmacotherapy, Intervention, & Management (40%–50%)