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May 2025 NAC Examination application is now open

December 11, 2024

We are pleased to confirm that, beginning today, December 11, 2024, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) has...

MCCQE Part I scheduling is now open for the April/May 2025 session

December 9, 2024

Scheduling for the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part I for the April 9 to May...

The fall 2024 edition of our ECHO newsletter is now available!

November 28, 2024

Read the latest news about the MCC’s projects and activities.

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Latest publications

NAC Examination Annual Technical Report 2023

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

MCCQE Part I Annual Technical Report 2022

A summary of the fundamental psychometric characteristics and test development activities of the MCCQE Part I in 2022.

2023-2024 MCC Annual Report

The report highlights the MCC’s projects and achievements from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.

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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