COMLEX Level 3 is the final hurdle in the COMLEX exam series, and is often the most underestimated by aspiring doctors. Don’t let your guard down just yet.
COMLEX Level 3 Overview
How is COMLEX Level 3 Administered?
Level 3 is typically taken during the first year of residency. It is a two-day computer-based exam, consisting of four computer-based test sessions of 3 1/2 hours each, taken over two days (two sessions per day). The two days of testing are administered within a 14-day window. The exam contains 420 questions in the multiple-choice question (MCQ) format and 26 clinical decision-making (CDM) cases that include two to four questions each. MCQs have a single-best answer format, and CDM questions are either extended multiple-choice or short answer.
What Content Does COMLEX Level 3 Cover?
Level 3 assesses competency required of generalist physicians to deliver safe and effective osteopathic medical care and promote health in unsupervised clinical settings. Level 3 tests emergency medicine, family medicine, preventive medicine and health promotion, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, osteopathic principles and practice, pediatrics, psychiatry and surgery.
How Important is Level 3 of the COMLEX?
Level 3 is the final examination in the COMLEX series that an aspiring doctor must pass to earn a license to practice osteopathic medicine in the United States without supervision.
How is COMLEX Level 3 Scored?
The minimum passing score for Level 3 is 350, and the national average is approximately 550, with a standard deviation of about 125. Level 3 is the COMLEX exam that is most often underestimated by aspiring doctors. Students who have excelled on Level 1 and Level 2-CE may have challenges with Level 3, given their busy residency schedule and distance from the clinical concepts tested on Level 3.
Why You Should Choose Medlearnity For Level 3 Tutoring
Personalized Learning
When you choose to work with the Medlearnity team, we’ll assign you to an individual tutor for customized sessions. Your tutor will help you identify and improve on critical areas of study to help you excel in the final hurdle in the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) exam series. All tutoring sessions are recorded and emailed to you to encourage maximum retention of materials.
Real Doctors
Medlearnity offers the highest quality medical consulting and tutoring in the industry, which starts with our incredibly compassionate, experienced and accomplished tutors. We’ll connect you to COMLEX Level 3 tutors from leading medical schools throughout the United States. For over 8 years, we’ve helped hundreds of aspiring doctors accomplish their COMLEX Level 3 goals.
Proven Results
We have helped over 500+ aspiring doctors achieve their goals on high-stakes medical exams. After experiencing first-hand the value of our COMLEX Level 3 tutoring services, many of our students return for further study and consultation from Medlearnity tutors.
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What To Expect From Our COMLEX Tutors
At Medlearnity, Students Come First. We understand preparing for the COMLEX Level 3 can be intimidating and deeply personal (to say the least). Therefore, we approach every student’s situation with our utmost attention to detail to see how we can best assist you. Whether you are having challenges meeting your performance goals, have already failed COMLEX Level 3, or simply want to make sure you are on a path to success, our team is available to share our perspective. We hope you feel the ‘Students First’ mentality at Medlearnity from the quality of your sessions and expertise of our team.
What to Expect
- A COMLEX tutor who is an expert educator who has scored exceptionally well on the USMLE/COMLEX examinations (90+ percentile, ~250+ USMLE, ~650+ COMLEX)
- We meet with you on an easy-to-access online platform that allows us to write on the screen like a whiteboard. All session recordings are emailed to you after the session in HD quality, so you can review them on 1.5x or 2x speed at your convenience. This helps to maximize your learning and retention for each tutoring session.
- Constant communication and scheduling via email and phone in-between sessions. We will make sure your daily schedule is extremely efficient so that you can get the highest score possible on test day.
- Test-taking advice and drills. During your COMLEX Level 3 tutoring sessions, you will do intense drills with your tutor to make sure you have no weaknesses on test day. You and your tutor will work through high-yield content, a COMLEX Level 3 study plan, test-taking advice, and study strategies that are tailored to your particular situation.
- Optimal study strategy. We utilize unique methods like spaced repetition and active recall to help you understand foundational material and memorize information. Study time is precious, and we want to make sure you are being optimal, and studying correctly and effectively.
How to Get Started with COMLEX Level 3 Test Prep
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Sign up for our one-hour discounted session. You’ll receive an email or phone call from us shortly thereafter for some more information so we can understand your particular situation and assess your personal needs to pair you up with the COMLEX tutor that’s a perfect fit. This way, we’re off to a very productive and personalized start, right from your very first session.
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You’ll receive an email introducing you to your new COMLEX Level 3 tutor, and instructions on how to join your first trial session and reserve your session time. During this first trial session, your tutor will review content, go through COMLEX Level 3 practice questions, and discuss study strategy. You can email your tutor beforehand if there is any particular content you want to cover or if you have any questions you’d like to address.
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After your trial session, we’ll send you a feedback report with next steps, our recommendations and a recording of your session so you can review any material you went over with your tutor. If you decide you’d like to continue working with us to achieve your goals, we’ll set you up with a tutoring package that works best for you.
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Real Medical Student Reviews
Anthony’s experience in surgery… helped me hone in on my strengths
In the words of Serena Williams and Billie-Jean King, “Pressure is a privilege.” I agree completely, but when it comes to the ABSITE, the privilege of being a surgical resident can feel a bit more pressure-like. Thank you to Anthony and the Medlearnity Team for providing professional, reliable assistance in a time of need. Standardized tests never come easy to me, and of course, I ended up choosing a career that is chock full of standardized testing. The ABSITE is a tough exam, is comprehensive in the topics covered, and is proctored in the midst of working an intense surgical resident schedule. Anthony’s experience in surgery, in test-taking, and test- creating helped me hone in on my strengths, hone in even more importantly on my gaps in knowledge, and truly understand how to focus my study efforts. He provided real time feedback about my thought process in regards to specific practice questions. He provided knowledge about the nuances in a question stem and the respective answer choices to help me successfully answer. He helped me understand the highest yield concepts that would help me succeed on exam day. He provided engaging, effective sessions that accommodated my scheduled, no matter what time of day. I felt supported during the entire time I was working with Anthony and the Medlearnity Team, and I can’t thank everyone enough for the help.
This is the first year I have taken the exam where I felt like I knew more of the answers than not, and it proved to be a much less stressful testing experience overall. Knowledge is power, and Anthony definitely helped me increase my knowledge exponentially, not only to succeed on the ABSITE, but as a surgeon as well.
Thank you for everything!
VH, PGY-3, General Surgery
— V. H., ABSITE Student
I used Medlearnity to prep for USMLE Step 3, and I can’t say enough great things about them.
I used Medlearnity to prep for USMLE Step 3, and I can’t say enough great things about them. The tutoring really helped me through the daunting task of preparing for the exam, and preparing for future standardized testing as well. I was assigned a tutor for the ACM -type questions and biostats, as well as a second tutor for CCS. I also received significant, and much needed coaching from Dr. Gohel, so I actually had a team of 3 doctors helping me prep. An amazing team, sure to get even the busiest scalpel back to razor sharpness!
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