United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®)
2021 USMLE Committees
and Task Forces
A Joint Program of the FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS OF THE UNITED STATES, INC., and NBME
1 | USMLE 2021 DIRECTORY: COMMITTEES & TASK FORCES
,Table of Contents
About USMLE Committees & Task Forces........................................................................................................4
Improving Exam Content: Introducing the USMLE® Patient Characteristics Advisory Panel..............5
USMLE Committees...............................................................................................................................................6
USMLE Budget Committee ..............................................................................................................................6
USMLE Committee for Individualized Review .............................................................................................7
USMLE Composite Committee .......................................................................................................................8
USMLE Management Committee ................................................................................................................ 10
USMLE Patient Characteristics Advisory Panel ....................................................................................... 12
USMLE Test Material Development Committees ........................................................................................ 13
Acute Care TMDC ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Ambulatory Care TMDC................................................................................................................................. 14
Behavioral Health TMDC ............................................................................................................................... 15
Biostatistics and Epidemiology TMDC ....................................................................................................... 16
Children’s Health TMDC ................................................................................................................................ 16
Chronic Care TMDC ....................................................................................................................................... 17
Communications TMDC ................................................................................................................................ 18
Computer-Based Case Simulations (CCS) Committee ........................................................................... 19
Gross Anatomy and Embryology TMDC .................................................................................................... 22
Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Physical Diagnosis, and Communication TMDC ..................... 23
Microbiology and Immunology TMDC ....................................................................................................... 24
Pathology and Genetics TMDC .................................................................................................................... 25
Patient Safety TMDC ...................................................................................................................................... 26
Pharmaceutical Advertisements TMDC ..................................................................................................... 27
Pharmacology and Biochemistry TMDC .................................................................................................... 27
Physiology and Cell Biology TMDC ............................................................................................................. 28
Scientific Abstracts TMDC ............................................................................................................................ 29
Women’s Health TMDC.................................................................................................................................. 30
Interdisciplinary Review Committees ............................................................................................................ 31
Cross-Step Interdisciplinary Review Committee .................................................................................... 31
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, Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Interdisciplinary Review Committee ............................................. 32
Step 1 Interdisciplinary Review Committee .............................................................................................. 33
Step 2 CK Interdisciplinary Review Committee ....................................................................................... 36
Step 3 CCS Interdisciplinary Review Committee ..................................................................................... 39
Step 3 Interdisciplinary Review Committee.............................................................................................. 40
Forms Review ....................................................................................................................................................... 44
Step 1 Forms Review ....................................................................................................................................... 44
Step 2 CK Forms Review ................................................................................................................................ 45
Step 3 Forms Review ...................................................................................................................................... 46
USMLE Task Forces ............................................................................................................................................ 49
Step 3 CCS Task Force ................................................................................................................................... 49
Standard Setting Panels ..................................................................................................................................... 52
Step 1 Standard Setting .................................................................................................................................. 52
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, About USMLE Committees & Task Forces
The United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) program is both grateful and proud to list the
names of the medical educators, academic researchers, practicing clinicians and other professionals who
served as committee or task force members in 2021. Included you will find a list of cohorts comprising
individuals whose expertise and dedication made it possible for the USMLE program to continue to serve
the state and regional medical boards and the medical education community. These individuals enable the
USMLE to achieve its goals of assessing a physician's ability to apply knowledge, concepts, principles and
patient-centered skills.
In 2021, 341 individuals contributed to the USMLE examination program by creating and reviewing test
materials. Of these, 50% were women.1 Minority racial/ethnic groups comprised nearly 19% of members.
More than 63% of members held a medical degree; nearly 29% held both a medical degree and an
additional advanced degree; 6% held a PhD alone; and nearly 2% of these members held other degrees
from various disciplines. Geographically, more than 35% of committee members were from the Southern
United States; nearly 25% were from the Central United States; 25% were from the Northeast; and more
than 14% were from the West Coast. Nearly 3% of committee members reported to be either current or
former members of state licensing boards. Individuals from more than 122 organizations served on a
USMLE committee.
1
A total of 331 USMLE committee and task force members selected either male or female on our survey; 165
members reported to be female.
Copyright © 2022 by the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. (FSMB), and National
Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). All rights reserved.
4 | USMLE 2021 DIRECTORY: COMMITTEES & TASK FORCES
2021 USMLE Committees
and Task Forces
A Joint Program of the FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS OF THE UNITED STATES, INC., and NBME
1 | USMLE 2021 DIRECTORY: COMMITTEES & TASK FORCES
,Table of Contents
About USMLE Committees & Task Forces........................................................................................................4
Improving Exam Content: Introducing the USMLE® Patient Characteristics Advisory Panel..............5
USMLE Committees...............................................................................................................................................6
USMLE Budget Committee ..............................................................................................................................6
USMLE Committee for Individualized Review .............................................................................................7
USMLE Composite Committee .......................................................................................................................8
USMLE Management Committee ................................................................................................................ 10
USMLE Patient Characteristics Advisory Panel ....................................................................................... 12
USMLE Test Material Development Committees ........................................................................................ 13
Acute Care TMDC ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Ambulatory Care TMDC................................................................................................................................. 14
Behavioral Health TMDC ............................................................................................................................... 15
Biostatistics and Epidemiology TMDC ....................................................................................................... 16
Children’s Health TMDC ................................................................................................................................ 16
Chronic Care TMDC ....................................................................................................................................... 17
Communications TMDC ................................................................................................................................ 18
Computer-Based Case Simulations (CCS) Committee ........................................................................... 19
Gross Anatomy and Embryology TMDC .................................................................................................... 22
Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Physical Diagnosis, and Communication TMDC ..................... 23
Microbiology and Immunology TMDC ....................................................................................................... 24
Pathology and Genetics TMDC .................................................................................................................... 25
Patient Safety TMDC ...................................................................................................................................... 26
Pharmaceutical Advertisements TMDC ..................................................................................................... 27
Pharmacology and Biochemistry TMDC .................................................................................................... 27
Physiology and Cell Biology TMDC ............................................................................................................. 28
Scientific Abstracts TMDC ............................................................................................................................ 29
Women’s Health TMDC.................................................................................................................................. 30
Interdisciplinary Review Committees ............................................................................................................ 31
Cross-Step Interdisciplinary Review Committee .................................................................................... 31
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, Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Interdisciplinary Review Committee ............................................. 32
Step 1 Interdisciplinary Review Committee .............................................................................................. 33
Step 2 CK Interdisciplinary Review Committee ....................................................................................... 36
Step 3 CCS Interdisciplinary Review Committee ..................................................................................... 39
Step 3 Interdisciplinary Review Committee.............................................................................................. 40
Forms Review ....................................................................................................................................................... 44
Step 1 Forms Review ....................................................................................................................................... 44
Step 2 CK Forms Review ................................................................................................................................ 45
Step 3 Forms Review ...................................................................................................................................... 46
USMLE Task Forces ............................................................................................................................................ 49
Step 3 CCS Task Force ................................................................................................................................... 49
Standard Setting Panels ..................................................................................................................................... 52
Step 1 Standard Setting .................................................................................................................................. 52
3 | USMLE 2021 DIRECTORY: COMMITTEES & TASK FORCES
, About USMLE Committees & Task Forces
The United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) program is both grateful and proud to list the
names of the medical educators, academic researchers, practicing clinicians and other professionals who
served as committee or task force members in 2021. Included you will find a list of cohorts comprising
individuals whose expertise and dedication made it possible for the USMLE program to continue to serve
the state and regional medical boards and the medical education community. These individuals enable the
USMLE to achieve its goals of assessing a physician's ability to apply knowledge, concepts, principles and
patient-centered skills.
In 2021, 341 individuals contributed to the USMLE examination program by creating and reviewing test
materials. Of these, 50% were women.1 Minority racial/ethnic groups comprised nearly 19% of members.
More than 63% of members held a medical degree; nearly 29% held both a medical degree and an
additional advanced degree; 6% held a PhD alone; and nearly 2% of these members held other degrees
from various disciplines. Geographically, more than 35% of committee members were from the Southern
United States; nearly 25% were from the Central United States; 25% were from the Northeast; and more
than 14% were from the West Coast. Nearly 3% of committee members reported to be either current or
former members of state licensing boards. Individuals from more than 122 organizations served on a
USMLE committee.
1
A total of 331 USMLE committee and task force members selected either male or female on our survey; 165
members reported to be female.
Copyright © 2022 by the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. (FSMB), and National
Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). All rights reserved.
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