The Australian Medical Council CAT exam is a computer-based 3.5-hour multiple choice exam consisting of 150 questions that can be taken in authorized centers worldwide.
AMC assesses your ability of understanding and evaluating clinical scenario.
The pass mark for your AMC exam is 250.
The 150 type-A questions are focused on 30% Adult Health medicine, 20% adult health surgery, 12.5% womenโs health (OBY and GYN), 12.5% child health, 12.5% mental health, and 12.5% population health
RESOURCES to USE
Kaplan Step 2 set, John Murtagh’s Clinical practice, Annotated MCQ’s, AMC Handbook of MCQ’s, Kaplan’s 100 cases of ethics most likely to come in exam, and Made Easy series for CXR, ECG’s and Cross sectional Imaging Studies
Online Qbank
You can choose AMEDEX MPLUSX or other online Qbanks available
We will be sharing information on pathways, app processes, detailed posts on resources to use below.
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AMC exam is compulsory for IMGs those who want pursue career in australia
The AMC examination consists of two parts:
โข a multiple choice question (MCQ) examination to test medical knowledge in a one three and a half hour(120min roughly 84 sec/Qs) session containing 150 questions. The AMC MCQ examination is a computer-administered examination.
โข a clinical examination, testing clinical and communication skills, of three to four hours duration, which is administered on a single afternoon or morning. A clinical re-test examination, duration of one to two hours, will be administered if required.
โข AMC MCQS examination is a pass/fail exam with passing marks of 250 on a scale of 0-500
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The eligibility criteria to appear in the AMC MCQ exam are a primary medical qualification i.e. MBBS, MD, etc
the medical school should be listed on world directory of medical schools
to check your medical school visit
https://search.wdoms.org/
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MCQs distribution
This is mcqs distribution
Number of questions: 150
Number of questions from each subject:
1. Medicine -45
2. Surgery Questions-30
3. Obstetrics and Gynecology Questions-19
4. Pediatrics Questions-19
5. Psychiatry Questions-18
6. General Practice and Public Healthย Questions-19
AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL PART 2# PATHWAYS:
There are three pathways
1.Standard pathway
2.specialist pathway
3.Competent Authority pathway
Standard pathway:
1.IMGs who have a primary qualification in medicine and surgery awarded by aTraining institution recognized by the AMC are eligible to apply for assessment under This pathway.
2.The Standard pathway is for IMGs seeking general registration with the Board. This pathway applies to IMGs who are not eligible for the Competent Authority pathway or the Specialist Pathway.
3. IMGs who have a primary qualifications in Medicine And surgery awarded by a training institution recognized by both the Australian Medical Council and the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS) can apply for Assessment under this pathway. 4.IMGs applying for the Standard pathway should apply Directly to the Australian Medical Council (AMC).
5. IMGs must pass the AMC CAT MCQ Examination before they can apply to the Board for registration.
6.IMGs who have a Primary qualification in medicine and surgery awarded by a training institution Recognized by both the Australian Medical Council and the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS) and who have satisfied all the training and examination Requirements to practice in their field of specialty in their country of training, can Apply for assessment under this pathway (specialist recognition or area of need). IMGs applying for the Specialist pathway should apply directly to the relevant Specialist medical college for assessment.
Specialist Pathway
This pathway is for overseas trained specialists who have satisfied all the training and Examination requirements to practice in a specialty in another country. This process Includes verification of your qualifications and interviews.
It cost around 5000-10000 AUD. My general advice to specialists is to pursue this pathway only if you have Western experience as a specialist or have significant non-Western experience after The completion of your specialization. People who have just completed their Fellowships recently may be better suited to the standard pathway. There are different Possible outcomes of specialist pathway assessment. It is highly unlikely that you will Be given complete equivalence and thus be allowed to work as a specialist straight Away. Usually, they will accept part of your training and ask you to train further in Australia in the same field and pass the remaining exams. E.g. they may approve two Years of FCPS training and ask you to do the remaining two-three years in Australia And pass the exams. The assessment and job finding are two separate processes, you Will need to find a job for yourself once your assessment result is given. Some Specialties are easier than others to get into like psychiatry etc. Surgery is almost next To impossible. For people who wish to pursue the Australian dream but canโt find a job In their specialty, another option is to go through the standard pathway and change Their specialty. Concerning IMGs who hold a specialist degree in any field awarded by A body outside Australia wishing to practice that field of Specialty in Australia.
Competent Authority Pathway
The Competent Authority pathway is for overseas-trained non- specialists but is also Available to specialists, including general practitioners. This pathway leads to general Registration. IMGs who have passed recognized examinations or have completed Training through a Board-approved competent authority can apply for assessment Under this pathway. IMGs applying for the Competent Authority pathway should Apply directly to the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) for provisional Registration Competent authority pathway is for people who have worked in Comparable health care systems to Australia. These include the USA, UK, Canada, NZ, and Ireland. You wouldnโt need to give AMC exams through this pathway. Once you Have successfully applied through this pathway, you are given provisional Registration which will progress to general registration after one year of working in Australia. Conditions:
1) Graduates of Medical schools in the United Kingdom with GMC Registration and 1 year of FY1 experience in the United Kingdom or internship experience in the United Kingdom or a country approved by the United Kingdom
2)IMGs who passed the PLAB 1 and 2 with GMC Registration, and hold 1 year of FY1 experience or 1 year of internship experience in the United Kingdom or a Country approved by the United Kingdom
2) Graduates of Medical Schools in Canada or IMGs who completed all parts of the LMCC and hold 1 year of Residency Training experience in Canada or 1 year of Training experience in a country approved by Canada
3) Graduates of Medical Schools in the United States and IMGs who hold USMLE Step 1, 2CK, 2CS, and 3 or NBMEโs 1, 2, and 3 and hold two years of Residency Training Experience in the US
4) Graduates of Medical Schools in New Zealand who have completed the NZ Registration Examination and hold two runs of the Internship that is approved by The MCNZ
5) Graduates of Medical Schools in Ireland who hold Internship experience in Ireland or a country approved by Ireland and are registered in the Irish Medical Council For Further Information Kindly Refer To:
http://www.medicalboard.gov.au/Registration/International-Medical-Graduates/Compatent-Authority-Pathway.aspx
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AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL Part#3ย EXAM FORMAT:
AMC MCQ Examination
The AMC CAT MCQ Examination tests knowledge of the principles and practice of medicine in the fields of general practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology
Some questions in the MCQ examination will test basic or essential knowledge and understanding of topics covered by the examination. Other questions will require more insight and will test the candidateโs capacity to distinguish between the correct diagnosis and plausible alternatives. Questions may contain images of X-rays, electrocardiograms (ECGs), scans, clinical photographs and other visual material.
At least half of the questions are taken from a pool of previously calibrated questions. The remainder of the questions are new questions โ that is questions that have not previously been used in an AMC MCQ examination
The content of the AMC CAT MCQ examination consists of 150 Type A MCQs [one correct response from five options] โ. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER ALL 150 ITEMS.
TIME 3.5 HOURS TOTAL
THE AMC CAT FORMAT MCQ EXAMINATION
In the CAT MCQ format examination, for each candidate the first question is randomly selected from the item pool. If the answer to the question is incorrect, the next question chosen is a less difficult question; if correct, the next question is a more difficult question
NO REVIEW Of ITEMS
YOU CANT REVIEW QUESTIONS ONCE YOU ATTEMPT AS OF THE LATEST POLICY
IMPORTANT POINTS
MCQ questions in the AMC CAT MCQ format are the same as those used in the current AMC MCQ examinations and published in the AMC Handbook of Multiple Choice Questions
All MCQs in the CAT MCQ examination are selected from the current AMC MCQ bank.
All MCQs are Type A format โ one correct response from five. In Type A questions,each question or incomplete statement is followed by five suggested answers, or completions, labelled A, B, C, D and E. The candidate must decide which ONE response is the BEST choice.
Each question in the MCQ examination has a correct response.
Marks will not be deducted for incorrect answers. 150 MCQs are administered over one session of 3 1โ2 hours.
A timer-clock is included in the examination platform for each individual candidate
The results to candidates will be forwarded four to six weeks afterย theย examination
AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL PART#4 AMC MCQs EXAM PREPARATION:
IN THIS SECTION WE WILL COVER A GUIDE TO PREPARING FOR AMC CAT MCQS EXAMINATION
BOOKS
There are many different books available some people prefer certain books other people would prefer some other,it all depends on your approach to the preparation you may study one book and pass or study all books and still fail, don’t get confused in choosing the books
THE BEST APPROACH IS YOU JUST NEED A SMART STUDY PLAN SO THAT YOU DON’T MISS EVEN A PRETTY CONCISE DETAILS THAT FITS IN YOUR ROUTINES INSTEAD OF STUDYING EXTRA THINGS THAT AREN’T RELEVANT TO THE EXAM
1. HANDBOOK OF MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
The AMC Handbook of Multiple Choice Questions is a major publication designed to assist IMGs prepare for the AMCโs Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Examination.It contains almost 600 Multiple Choice Questions drawn from the AMC Examination banks. The handbook covers all disciplines and clinical categories and contains a complete multidisciplinary 150 question MCQ paper.
2. ANTHOLOGY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS
The publication lists over 130 Clinical Presentations of clinical conditions and classifies them to assist in a problem-solving approach todiagnosis and management.
most people won’t study this book but if you get time do read the clinical cases
3. John Murtagh’s General Practice, 8e
JM has been used by almost all candidates and is the best book for amc preparation as its in accordance with the Australian settings
Study it carefully, don’t miss any point, use it as a study resource and reference book. Most of the questions from the online qbanks have references from JM so if you feel insufficient on a topic, you can always refer to this book
NOTE
DON’T STUDY IT FROM COVER TO COVER NOT ALL THE CHAPTERS ARE IMPORTANT , ONLY DO THE RELEVENT CHAPTERS
YOU CAN ALSO Get JM companion handbook A summary of the content of the major medical text ‘General Practice’, too AS A REVIEW BOOK. Itโs a pretty concise book with topics in index that you can easily browse NAVIGATE AND review important points tables etc that you can study anywhere anytime.
ONLINE QBANKS
Practicing questions are the most important part of the AMC Part 1 CAT MCQ Examination preparation, I cannot emphasize that enough. Since the AMC Part 1 CAT MCQ Examination is a
multiple-choice examination, it is important to practice applying your knowledge by utilizing question banks, or QBanks in short.START PRACTICING QBANKS FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY OF YOUR PREPARATION. ALL THESE EXAMS JUST TESTS YOUR ABILITY HOW YOU APPROACH A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION.BY DOING MORE AND MORE QUESTIONS YOU CAN POLISH YOUR SKILLS OF APPROACHING MCQs.
RECOMMENED QBANKS
AMEDEX
MPLUSX
๐AMEDEX CONTAINS AROUND 1400 QUESTIONS. THEY ARE CATEGORISED IN DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES. YOU CAN PRACTICE DISCIPLINEWISE TOPICWISE RANDOMLY TIMED MODE TUTOR MODE ETC..
The vignettes are close to the length of the ACTUAL AMC EXAM and questions are also similar in difficulty.PROS are they have beautiful explanation but there are only 1400 questions
MPLUSX QBANK
MPLUSX QBANK CONTAINS AROUND 4500 QUESTIONS. THEY ARE CATEGORISED DISCIPLINE WISE TOPICWISE
EACH QUESTION HAS COMPREHENSIVE EXPLANATIONS. WITH REFERECES GIVEN IN THE END THAT YOU CAN REVIEW FOR FURTHER STUDY. MPLUSX IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS WELL
I WOULD PERSONALLY PREFER DOING MPLUSX..
How To Use Your Question Banks Effectively?
MAKE THE MOST OUT OF QBANKS USE THEM AS A LEARNING TOOL ON YOUR FIRST PASS
TRY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE STEM FIRST THEN THE EXPLANATION
QBANKS HAVE PRETTY CONSISE AND SIMPLE EXPLANATION WITH HY POINTS TRY TO PICK THEM NOTE IT DOWN ON YOUR BOOK
IF YOU FEEL INSUFFICIENT ON A TOPIC DO READ IT FROM YOUR REFERNCE TOOL LIKE JM UPTODATE RACGP DO READ THE GUIDELINES EACH QBANK HAS REFERENCE LINK GIVEN AT THE END
FLAG THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU DONโT UNDERSTAND READ THEM AND COME BACK AND TRY TO ANSWER THEM
USE THE QBANK AT A LATER STAGE OF YOUR PREPARATION IN TIMED MODE THAT WOULD MAKE YOU READY FOR THE EXAM DAY AND YOU WILL FEEL CONFIDANT WITH TIME MANAGEMENT. AGAIN TIME MANAGEMENT IS VERY IMPOARTANT THATโS WHERE YOU NEED TO PRACRICE MORE AND MORE MCQS.
HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANT POINTS IN QBANKS SO WHEN COME BACK AGAIN YOU PICK THEM RIGHT AWAY
QBANKS WILL NOT BE ENOUGH ALONE DO THEM ALONG WITH JM UPTODATE RACGP eTG ETC
SO THIS IS ALL FOR TODAY AS THE POST IS GETTING LONGER, IN THE NEXT POST WILL COVER THE STUDY PLAN HOW CAN YOU START AND WHAT RESOURCES SHOULD YOU STUDY IN WHAT ORDER..
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