Medical education in Syria at a time of crisis: Analysis of the results of the knowledge-based National Medical Examination.

Objective: This study explored how the Syrian crisis, training conditions, and relocation influenced the National Medical Examination (NME) scores of final-year medical students.

Methods: Results of the NME were used to denote the performance of final-year medical students between 2014 and 2021. The NME is a mandatory standardised test that measures the knowledge and competence of students in various clinical subjects.