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Medical Council of Canada
Qualifying Examinations
Resident Orientation
June 2019
Bruce D. Martin, MD
Program Director, Family Medicine
Personal Disclosure Statement
Roles:
Medical Council of Canada:
• Council Member
• Member, Oversight Committee for Test Accommodations
Industry Relationships:
No relationship with for-profit or not-for-profit organizations, or publishing
companies associated with examination preparation.
Medical Council of Canada
Qualifying Examinations
MCCQE Part I
MCCQE Part I
MCCQE Part I predicts outcome on MCCQE Part II
MCCQE Part I predicts outcome on CCFP
MCCQE Part I predicts outcomes in future clinical practice
MCCQE Part I
Timing: Soon if not done already
What if: ………..
MCCQE II – Examination Processes
Go to the MCC Website.
Sooner rather than later.
Eligibility
Application processes
MCCQE Part II – Examination Processes
Limited exam attempts:
Maximum 4 attempts* and a
one year waiting period
between the 3rd and 4th
attempt
MCCQE Part II – Examination Processes
Eligibility for Spring 2020:
You must have completed a
minimum of 12 months of
training, or will be completing
it on or before June 30th 2020.
MCCQE Part II – Examination Preparation Resources
Go to the MCC Website.
Sooner rather than later.
Objectives for the MCCQE II
Sample stations
Reference Materials
Common mistakes
Preparation for the OSCE format
MCCQE II – Examination Preparation
3. What are some effective strategies for studying?
Form study groups:
Forming a study group may be very helpful. Identify which objectives are most important
for each group member to review (e.g., management of chest pain, assessment of
vomiting in a child).
Consider having each member generate common patient presentations that they
understand well. Each person can then present their patient problems to the group and
quiz individuals within the group about how they would assess and manage these
problems.
MCCQE Part II – Examination Preparation
3. What are some effective strategies for studying?
Create a study plan:
Identify the objectives that you most need to study and focus on common or critical patient
presentations. Be honest in assessing your own knowledge and ability.
Create differential diagnoses, identify key features that will lead you to establish or
confirm your differential diagnoses, create checklists, and identify key orders for
investigation and management plans for each one. If you realize there is a knowledge
deficit in a particular area, then go back to learning the basics.
MCCQE Part II – Examination Preparation
6. Should candidates take a preparatory course to prepare for the OSCE
format?
There are no approved preparatory courses.
Comments from candidates who have taken a commercial course suggest that they vary
widely in their helpfulness. In most cases, a preparatory course will give you an
opportunity to become familiar with the OSCE format.
The emphasis of some preparatory courses appears to be on examination-taking skills,
not on assessing your clinical knowledge, skills and judgment. If you have weaknesses in
your clinical competence, a preparatory course is unlikely to help you.
MCCQE Part II – Test Accommodations
Assistive equipment
Assistive personnel
Additional test or break time
Personal items (medications,
hearing aids, food)
Go to the MCC Website.
Sooner rather than later.
Questions?
Title of presentationumanitoba.ca
Medical Council of Canada
Qualifying Examinations
Resident Orientation
June 2019
Bruce D. Martin, MD
Program Director, Family Medicine
