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Resources to help you prepare for your upcoming MCC exam or to practise medicine in Canada
Cultural competency preparation resources
Taking a Medical Council of Canada (MCC) examination is an important step on the pathway to practising medicine in Canada. While the MCC does not require candidates to use or purchase specific materials to prepare for its examinations, the following free resources may be helpful for those preparing to take the MCC Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part I, the National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) Examination, the Therapeutics Decision-Making (TDM) Examination, or to participate in a Practice-Ready Assessment program. These resources may also be used by MCC test committees to validate examination questions.
The full list of 90+ freely available resources below has been curated from credible sources across Canada. They are searchable by 20 topic tags representing components of Canadian medical practice that may be challenging for internationally trained physicians, especially with respect to finding resources that can prepare you for exam questions and practice in Canada.
Resource maps
Subject matter experts have designed six resource maps, containing short lists of recommended content that represent a good place to begin, especially if you are new to a topic, and that have been mapped to MCC Examination Objectives. The resource maps can help you learn about cultural expectations, standards of communication and other important areas of focus in Canadian health care:
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Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine (22nd ed.)
Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L, Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L, & Loscalzo, J. (2025). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Clinical medicine
Hacker and Moore’s essentials of obstetrics & gynecology (6th ed.)
Hacker, N. F., Gambone, J. C., & Hobel, C. J. (2016). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Clinical medicine
Fatal solution: How a healthcare system used tragedy to transform itself and redefine just culture
Davies, J. M., Steinke, C., & Flemons, W. W. (2022). Productivity Press.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Preventative medicine
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 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 (21th ed.)
Heymann, D.L. (Ed.). (2022). American Public Health Association Press.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Preventative medicine
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (14th ed.)
Bickley, L. S., Szilagyi, P. G., Hoffman, R. M., & Soriano R.P. (2025). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Clinical medicine
Andreoli and Carpenter’s Cecil Essentials of Medicine (10th ed.)
Benjamin, I. J., Griggs, R. C., & Wing, E. J. (2021). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders.
MCCQE Part I, NAC Examination,
Clinical medicine