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Resources to help you prepare for your upcoming MCC exam or to practise medicine in Canada
Overview
The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) has compiled a list of reference books and online reference materials that may be helpful in preparing for your upcoming MCC Qualifying Examination Part I, National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) Examination, Therapeutics Decision-Making Examination or Practice-Ready Assessment program. These resources may be used by MCC test committees to validate examination questions.
The MCC does not require candidates to use or purchase any particular resource but has put together this database of materials to help aid candidates in their studies.
Choosing reference books for the NAC Examination
The MCC does not endorse any specific reference books on Objective Structured Clinical Examination stations. References that may be helpful should cover key principles of patient-physician communication, address common ethical and legal issues, as well as be based on a focused approach to presenting problems. Keep in mind that some references may be aimed at preparing for undergraduate assessments or entry into a specific training program and therefore may use examples of cases or scoring instruments that are not representative of those used in the NAC Examination.
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Kaplan & Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry (12th ed.)
Boland, R., Verduin, M., & Ruiz, Pedro. (2021). Wolters Kluwer.
Clinical medicine
Canadian Medical Protective Association. (2024).
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination, Practice-Ready Assessment,
Communication & interprofessional practice, Ethics & professionalism, Practice in a Canadian context
Yukon Medical Association. (2024).
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination, Practice-Ready Assessment,
Black health, Indigenous health, Social Justice and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC). (2024).
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination, Practice-Ready Assessment,
Cultural safety & cultural humility, Indigenous health
Quebec Network Environment in Indigenous Health Research (Qc-NEIHR), Unité de Soutien SSA Québec, the Office of Joyce’s Principle and McGill’s Department of Family Medicine. (2024).
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination, Practice-Ready Assessment,
Cultural safety & cultural humility, Indigenous health
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. (2022).
NAC Examination, Practice-Ready Assessment,
Cultural safety & cultural humility
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA), Alberta Health Services (AHS), and Alberta Medical Association (AMA). (2024).
NAC Examination, Practice-Ready Assessment,
Communication & interprofessional practice, Cultural safety & cultural humility, Social Justice and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH). (2024).
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination, Practice-Ready Assessment,
Cultural safety & cultural humility, Indigenous health, Practice in a Canadian context
Healthcare Excellence Canada. (2024).
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination, Practice-Ready Assessment,
Cultural safety & cultural humility, Practice in a Canadian context
World Health Organization. (2024).
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination, Practice-Ready Assessment,
Climate health, Vulnerable populations
