Part III PEPS®
Patient Encounters and Performance Skills
Please see the calendar linked here for a preview of exam dates being offered when registration opens on Tuesday March 24, 2026 at 9:00PM Eastern for NCCTO examinations (Part III PEPS, ISE, and LSPE) beginning August 2026.
The NBEO Part III Patient Encounters and Performance Skills (PEPS) Examination is the final part of the core NBEO competency testing sequence that addresses case analysis, critical thinking, and essential skills evaluation in a simulated-live patient encounter. Our state of the art testing facility allows the NBEO to provide the safety, security, and standardization necessary to ensure fairness and validity in a high-stakes testing environment.
If you are taking the exam August 2025 you must report to the location below.
Part III PEPS Software Interactive Tutorial (optimized for laptop/desktop/Chrome browser)
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Evaluation Forms
7910 Microsoft Way, Charlotte NC 28273
Part III PEPS Software Interactive Tutorial (optimized for laptop/desktop/Chrome browser)
(After clicking the link, you may need to zoom in on your web browser for better viewing.)
- Click Here to view tutorial.
Evaluation Forms
- Part III PEPS Anterior Segment Skills Evaluation Form
- Part III PEPS Posterior Segment Skills Evaluation Form
- Part III PEPS Patient Encounters Evaluation Form
- Part III PEPS Communication and Professionalism Scoring Matrix
- Part III PEPS Candidate Guide
- Part III PEPS Site Information and Equipment List
- Becoming familiar with the NBEO BIO
- Part III PEPS Orientation Video
- Candidate Encounter Station Experience Video (representative of the exam experience only, not exact representation of the test center/room layout)
- Part III PEPS Content Outline
- Part III PEPS Sample Encounter Notes
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Travel
- NCCTO Travel Information
