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Pathways to practice: creating new opportunities for internationally trained physicians in New Brunswick

June 6, 2025

New Brunswick has welcomed 10 new physicians into practice as part of the province’s new Practice Ready Assessment...

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MCCQE Part I scheduling is now open for the October 2025 session

May 15, 2025

Scheduling for the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part I for the October 1 to October...

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September 2025 NAC Examination application is now open

May 14, 2025

We are pleased to confirm that, beginning today, May 14, 2025, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) has...

ECHO newsletter

Read the most recent issue of the MCC’s newsletter for a curated selection of the biggest updates. Currently released twice each year.

Latest publications

NAC Examination Annual Technical Report 2024

A summary of the exam development, administration, scoring and key psychometric activities of the NAC Examination in 2024.

Physician licensing in Canada

This eBook is a practical guide to clinical assistant, associate physician, and practice-ready assessment pathways.

MCCQE Part I Annual Technical Report 2023

A summary of the fundamental psychometric characteristics and test development activities of the MCCQE Part I in 2023.

Research

Multi-source feedback in undergraduate medical education: a pilot study

Bartman, I., St-Onge, C., Roy, M., Gingerich, A., Katsoulas, E., Chahine, S., Gagnon, N. (2025)

Expanding health care capacity in Canada: the potential of internationally trained physicians

Leiva Tobelem, L. F., Ynoe de Moraes, F., Caparica Santos, N. F. (2025)

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. (2024)

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