Relationship between COMLEX and USMLE scores among osteopathic medical students who take both examinations.

Background And Purpose: The relationship between osteopathic (COMLEX) and allopathic (USMLE) exam scores in not well described. We sought to describe the relationship between COMLEX and USMLE scores for osteopathic medical students who reported scores for both exams during application to internal medicine residency.

Methods: Cross sectional study of 588 matched USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 scores and 241 matched Step 2 scores.