Examination reference and materials

The Medical Council of Canada offers three different examinations and the following links can be helpful in obtaining resources and reference materials to prepare for each examination:

These links will provide you with information that addresses examination objectives, sample questions, scoring, suggested reference books, and examination instructions.

All of the MCC examinations are based on the Objectives of the Qualifying Examination.

For information on objective and item development:

CPSI Safety Competencies

Patient safety, defined as the reduction and mitigation of unsafe acts within the health care system, as well as through the use of best practices shown to lead to optimal patient outcomes, is a critical aspect of quality health care.

The Safety Competencies, created by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), provide a framework of six core domains of abilities that are shared by all health care professionals. By contributing to the patient safety education of health care professionals, the Safety Competencies can contribute to safer patient care.

CPSI Safety Competencies

CLEO and C²LEO Objectives

The CLEO (Considerations of Legal, Ethical and Organizational Aspects of the Practice of Medicine) Objectives and the C²LEO (Considerations of the Cultural-Communication, Legal, Ethical and Organizational Aspects of the Practice of Medicine) Objectives have been incorporated into the updated Medical Council of Canada Objectives for the Qualifying Examination.

Print version of CLEO (1999) (PDF)
Print version of C²LEO (PDF)