Licensure Exam Registration
You must be officially enrolled at MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine to submit an application and/or take a USMLE exam. If you are dismissed, withdrawn or suspended from medical school, you are not eligible for USMLE, even if you are appealing or contesting your status.
Obtaining a USMLE ID Number
- Go to www.usmle.org.
- Select the Applications & Fees tab.
- Select Apply (link in first box).
- Select “First-time user? Register here” under login.
- Complete and submit your online request. You will receive an email from NBME with your ID # and password within one business day.
Application Process
Step 1 - Registration
- Go to https://apps.nbme.org/nlesweb/
- Continue through each page completing requests for information.
- Print the Certification of ID form and make payment for the exam.
Step 2 – Certification of Identification and Authorization Form
- Sign the back of your photo and affix your photo to the certification form. The photo must clearly show your full face, be current and approximately 2 x 2 inches. A color photo is preferred, but not required.
- Take (EL students) or mail (DMC/MUC students) your certification form to the College of Osteopathic Medicine Office of the Registrar. Your form will be signed by a school official, affixed with the school seal and mailed to the NBME.
Step 3 – Scheduling Exam Date
- NBME will add your name to a roster for your medical school to verify your eligibility.
- NBME will issue you a scheduling permit after your registration status is complete.
- Once you receive your scheduling permit follow the instructions outlined. Print your appointment confirmation notice after scheduling.
- Confirm your appointment one week in advance and arrive to the test center at the time specified on your confirmation notice.
- At the testing site you must present your scheduling permit and an unexpired, governmentissued form of identification that includes both your photo and signature.