Evaluating Examination
The Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE) is a four-hour, computer-based examination offered in both English and French at more than 500 centres in 80 countries worldwide. International medical graduates, international medical students in their final clinical year and U.S. osteopaths must take the MCCEE as a prerequisite for eligibility to the MCC Qualifying Examinations.
The MCCEE is a general assessment of the candidate's basic medical knowledge in the principal disciplines of medicine. It is also designed to assess the skills and knowledge required at the level of a new medical graduate who is about to enter the first year of supervised postgraduate training practice.
The computer-based MCCEE consists of 180 multiple-choice questions, each listing five possible answers of which only one is the correct or best answer. The MCCEE questions cover the following domains: Child Health, Maternal Health, Adult Health, Mental Health, and Population Health and Ethics. A number of questions in the examination will also have a focus on general practice. You can view an example of a multiple-choice question.
Examination at a glance
| Session dates* | Scheduling for these examination dates |
|---|---|
| May 7 – 25, 2012 | Scheduling for a particular examination date closes 120 hours before the examination date and time. See “Application deadline dates” and “Centres” below for more information on the scheduling of an examination date/time and centre. |
| Sept. 10 – 28, 2012 | |
| Nov. 5 – 16, 2012 |
* generally Mondays through Fridays; some sites may run on Saturdays and/or Sundays
| Fees | |
|---|---|
| First-time applicant : | C$1,615 (C$1,365 examination fee + C$250 application fee*) * The application fee is non-refundable. |
| Re-applicant: | C$1,365 examination fee only | Application deadline dates |
| Application to the MCCEE is ongoing. While there are no deadlines for applying to the MCCEE, there are deadlines for scheduling an examination date and time once your MCCEE application is accepted. | |
| Centres | |
| View the list of countries where the MCCEE is offered. The centres (i.e., test sites) are operated by Prometric, the service provider that the MCC has contracted for scheduling and administering the computer-based MCCEE. | |
When preparing for the MCCEE, candidates can use reference material and resources including the Self Administered Evaluating Examination, which is an online practive examination, and the MCCEE Online Demo.