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Available to watch: the MCC’s webinar Preparing for practice in Canada – Ethical and cultural perspectives for IMGs and ITPs

March 5, 2026

The Medical Council of Canada (MCC)’s webinar, Preparing for practice in Canada – Ethical and cultural perspectives for...

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September 2026 NAC Examination application is now open

March 4, 2026

We are pleased to confirm that, beginning today, March 4, 2026, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) has...

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WEBINAR: Preparing for practice in Canada – Ethical and cultural perspectives for IMGs and ITPs

February 4, 2026

A practical conversation on Canadian competencies beyond clinical knowledge. Tuesday, February 24, 2026 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern...

ECHO newsletter

Read the most recent issue of the MCC’s newsletter for a curated selection of the biggest updates. Currently released twice each year.

Latest publications

MCCQE Part I Annual Technical Report 2024

A summary of the fundamental psychometric characteristics and test development activities of the MCCQE Part I in 2024.

Technical report on the 2025 Standard Setting Exercise for the MCCQE Part I

Summary of processes, procedures and results of a standard-setting exercise for the MCCQE Part I in 2025.

2024-2025 MCC Annual Report

The report highlights the MCC’s projects and achievements from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Research

Multi-source feedback in undergraduate medical education: a pilot study

Bartman, I., St-Onge, C., Roy, M., Gingerich, A., Katsoulas, E., Chahine, S., Gagnon, N. (2025)

Expanding health care capacity in Canada: the potential of internationally trained physicians

Leiva Tobelem, L. F., Ynoe de Moraes, F., Caparica Santos, N. F. (2025)

Do Canadian medical licensing exam scores correlate with physicians’ future performance in practice? A cohort study of Alberta family physicians

Bartman, I., Kain, N., Ashworth, N., Hernandez-Ceron, N., Hurava, I., Hamayeli-Mehrabani, H., Kumar, K., Nie, R., & Morin, M. (2024)

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