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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.

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.

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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)

From admissions to licensure: education data associations from a multi-centre undergraduate medical education collaboration

Chahine, S., Bartman, I., Kulasegaram, K., Archibald, D., Wang, P., Wilson, C., Ross, B., Cameron, E., Hogenbirk, J., Barber, C., Burgess, R., Katsoulas, E., Touchie, C., & Grierson, L. (2024)

NAC Examination Annual Technical Report 2022

A summary of the exam development, administration, scoring and key psychometric activities of the NAC Examination in 2022.

Designing a touchless physical examination for a virtual Objective Structured Clinical Examination

Karkache, W., Halman, S., Tran, C., Nie, R., & Pugh, D. (2024)

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