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MCC pre-budget submission to the Government of Canada

The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) submitted three recommendations to the Government of Canada ahead of the 2027...

Technical report on the 2026 standard-setting exercise for the TDM Examination

Summary of processes, procedures and results of a standard-setting exercise for the Therapeutics Decision-Making (TDM) Examination in 2026.

NAC Examination Annual Technical Report 2025

A summary of the exam development, administration, scoring and key psychometric activities of the NAC Examination in 2025.

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Exploring Content Relationships Among Components of a Multisource Feedback Program

Roy, M., Kain, N., & Touchie, C. (2022)

NAC Examination Annual Technical Report ‒ March 2020

A summary of the exam development, administration, scoring and key psychometric activities essential to the Medical Council of Canada’s March session of the 2020 NAC Examination.

2021-2022 MCC Annual Report

The report highlights the period between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022 and how the MCC forged ahead and fostered collaboration with partners despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic.

Competency-Based Medical Training in Anesthesiology: Has It Delivered on the Promise of Better Education?

Kealey, A., & Naik, V. N. (2022)

Family Physician Quality Improvement Plans: A Realist Inquiry Into What Works, for Whom, Under What Circumstances

Roy, M., Lockyer, J., & Touchie, C. (2022)

Cancel culture: exploring the unintended consequences of cancelling the Canadian national licensing clinical examination

Touchie, C., & Pugh, D. (2022)