Figures & data
Figure 1 Grading methods for the basic science courses broken down by schools that did and did not administer the NBME CBSE (n = 48).
![Figure 1 Grading methods for the basic science courses broken down by schools that did and did not administer the NBME CBSE (n = 48).](/cms/asset/6b656314-649c-4b22-83eb-55aa794117e0/dame_a_136669_f0001_b.jpg)
Table 1 Breakdown of intervention strategies used by schools that utilized the NBME CBSE to identify students performing below expectations (A), n = 28, and specific responses provided for the intervention strategy “Other” (B), n = 11
Table 2 Semester of Administration of the NBME CBSE for schools that administer the exam two and four times
Figure 2 Number of times the NBME CBSE is administered to an entering class broken down by the number of years a school has been administering the NBME CBSE (n = 36).
Abbreviations: NBME, National Board of Medical Examiners®; CBSE, Comprehensive Basic Science Exam.
![Figure 2 Number of times the NBME CBSE is administered to an entering class broken down by the number of years a school has been administering the NBME CBSE (n = 36).](/cms/asset/f6423c85-bbd1-4571-acdc-10f52b3fae69/dame_a_136669_f0002_b.jpg)
Figure 3 Number of times the NBME CBSE is administered broken down by the number of students in each graduating class (n = 53).
Abbreviations: NBME, National Board of Medical Examiners®; CBSE, Comprehensive Basic Science Exam.
![Figure 3 Number of times the NBME CBSE is administered broken down by the number of students in each graduating class (n = 53).](/cms/asset/de8c1b2b-2bcd-4e92-a7be-8ea96bc179f3/dame_a_136669_f0003_b.jpg)