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physiciansapply.ca system maintenance on Wednesday, January 29, 2025

January 27, 2025

Due to system maintenance activities, please note that you will not be able to access your physiciansapply.ca account...

Changes to the TDM Examination in 2026

January 23, 2025

The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) continuously strives to improve and modernize its examinations, and is pleased to...

May 2025 NAC Examination – Application is now closed

January 8, 2025

Application to the May 2025 National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) Examination is now closed. For information on the withdrawal...

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Do Canadian medical licensing exam scores correlate with physicians’ future performance in practice? A cohort study of Alberta family physicians

Bartman, I., Kain, N., Ashworth, N., Hernandez-Ceron, N., Hurava, I., Hamayeli-Mehrabani, H., Kumar, K., Nie, R., Morin, M....

Can all roads lead to competency? School levels effects in Licensing examinations scores

Kulasegaram, K., Archibald, D., Bartman, I., Chahine, S., Kirpalani, A., Wilson, C., Ross, B., Cameron, E., Hogenbirk, J.,...

NAC Examination Annual Technical Report 2023

A summary of the exam development, administration, scoring and key psychometric activities of the NAC Examination in 2023.

Research

Recommending a Passing Score on the National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) Examination: Procedures and Results

Hambleton, R., & De Champlain, A. (2013)

Doctor scores on national qualifying examinations predict quality of care in future practice

Wenghofer, E., Klass, D., Abrahamowicz, M., Dauphinee, D., Jacques, A., Smee, S., Blackmore, D., Winslade, N., Reidel, K., Bartman, I., & Tamblyn, R. (2009)

The Quebec-Ontario Follow-up Study of the Association between Scores Achieved on the MCCQE Part II Examination and Performance in Clinical Practice

Tamblyn, R., Abrahamowicz, M., Bartlett, G., Winslade, N., Jacques, A., Klass, D., Wenghofer, E., Smee, S., Dauphinee, D., Blackmore, D., Bartman, I., Buckeridge, D., & Hanley, J. (2009)

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