Results

Notification of results

Examination results are confirmed by the National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) Examination Committee and are released by the Medical Council of Canada (MCC). For reasons of confidentiality, results cannot be given verbally, by fax or by email.

Validity period of a pass standing on the NAC OSCE

A candidate's most recent result remains valid indefinitely (no longer expires). If a candidate takes the NAC Examination more than once, the most recent result will be the only valid result.

Retaking the examination

The NAC examination can be attempted once per calendar year and can be taken a maximum of three times (effective from 2011). Eligible candidates who have a pass standing (most recent result) on the NAC examination will only be able to retake the examination until 2014. After the September 2014 session, candidates who have a pass standing (most recent result) will not be eligible to retake the examination.

Complaints

If candidates believe that issues related to the administration of the examination and/or any issues encountered during the course of the examination may significantly affect their results, they must:

  • Immediately communicate such concerns to the Chief Examiner on site at the time of the examination session in question.
  • Submit a written report detailing the incident to the MCC Executive Director within one week following the examination. The report can be mailed or sent by courier to the NAC Associate Manager.

MCC review is possible only if candidates provide notification of the concern/problem in this manner.

Rescore requests

Scores are verified several times before results are released. Candidates who fail the examination and who nevertheless wish to have their examination rescored must:

  • Submit a written request to the MCC’s Executive Director within one month of the results release date indicated on the Statement of Results. The request should include an explanation for the rescore request, the candidate's name, MCC candidate code, address and phone number. The request can be mailed or sent by courier to the Executive Director. Accompany the written request with payment of the applicable fee of $214 by credit card (Visa or MasterCard). Fees are subject to change. Fees are refunded if a rescore procedure leads to a score or status change.

A rescore includes the following steps:

  • All of the candidate's original raw data (examiner rating sheets and examination booklets with original examiner scoring and ratings) are collated.
  • Two staff members verify all of the candidate's electronic data against the raw data sources.
  • A software program recalculates the electronic data to ensure that all calculations are accurate and that no rounding errors have occurred. Please note that such errors are highly unlikely since all of the calculation steps are tested and verified at multiple points in the scoring process.

A rescore does NOT include a re-evaluation of the candidate's performance by additional examiners.

Rescores are processed within four to six weeks. Please note that the new score could be higher, lower or the same as the original score received.