Research Guides: Exam Prep (for Health Sciences): Home and Help

Guide purpose

This guide includes library-licensed resources to help students and residents prepare for standardized and licensing exams in health sciences areas. Click the tab that represents your licensure exam or group. For groups with multiple exams, explore sub-tabs, too.

Commonly used resources

These sources include exams for more than one discipline. Review the tabs on this guide for content relating to a single discipline.

BoardVitals This link opens in a new window
Exam Prep for Nursing, Advanced Practice Nursing, Medical, and Dentistry.

Register with your @usc.edu e-mail address to gain access.

How to access BoardVitals through USC Libraries (Video Tutorial)
This video shows how to access BoardVitals on the library website, create an account, create quizzes, and download the app.

Exam Master Online This link opens in a new window
Provides timed practice tests for the NAPLEX, USMLE, PANCE, NBDE, and other health sciences licensure tests. Tracks progress and allows for user created exams using its questions bank. Requires individual registration with an USC e-mail address. This is good for self-testing.

Help from Health Sciences Libraries

Norris Medical Library:

Wilson Dental Library:

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