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 Part III (Clinical Skills), a clinical practical examination, which may be first taken during the student’s fourth year

From 2011 ‐ 2015 about 97.5% of students passed all 3 parts of the NBEO examination by the time of graduation. 6 As indicated in the following graph, which is publicly available on Factbook , the percentage of our students who have passed all three NBEO parts at graduation is consistently above national comparison values:

Percentage of Candidates who Passed all NBEO Parts at Graduation

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National SUNY

95

90

85

80

75

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

This overall performance reflects performance on each of the three individual NBEO parts. The following graphs, which are publicly available on Factbook, show that on 34 of 37 recent administrations our students performed at or above above the national comparison values: 7

NBEO Part I (Applied Basic Science)

40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Percent Passing (1 st Time Takers)

SUNY Part I National Part I

2003

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2005

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2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Year

6 Most, if not all, of the students not passing all three parts by graduation are foreign national students who are returning to their countries and not planning to practice in the United States. 7 In 2012, for the first time, all candidates were required to take Part III at the NBEO national headquarters in Charlotte, NC.

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