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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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Essentials of general surgery and surgical specialties (6th ed.)
Lawrence, P.F., Smeds, M., & O’Connell, J. B. (2019). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Clinical medicine
DSM-5: Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed. text revision)
American Psychiatric Association. (2022).
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Clinical medicine, Mental health
Doing Right: A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians (4th ed.)
Hébert, P. C., & Rosen, W. (2019). Oxford University Press.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Ethics & professionalism
Current Occupational & Environmental Medicine (5th ed.)
LaDou, J. (Ed.). (2014). McGraw-Hill Education.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Preventative medicine
Current Diagnosis & Treatment, Obstetrics & Gynecology (12th ed.)
Decherney, A. H., Nathan, L., Laufer, N., & Roman, A. S. (2019). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Clinical medicine
Control of Communicable Diseases Manual (20th ed.)
Heymann, D.L. (Ed.). (2014). American Public Health Association Press.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Preventative medicine
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (13th ed.)
Bickley, L. S., Szilagyi, P. G., Hoffman, R. M., & Soriano R.P. (2020). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Clinical medicine
Andreoli and Carpenter’s Cecil Essentials of Medicine (9th ed.)
Benjamin, I. J., Griggs, R. C., & Wing, E. J. (2016). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Clinical medicine
United Nations (UN). (2008, March).
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Indigenous health
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. (2015).
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Indigenous health
