The Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Exam (MCCQE) Part II aims to protect societal interests through examining recently graduated physicians using clinical scenarios with standardized patients. This position paper debates the role of the MCCQE Part II in the national licensing of physicians in Canada by focusing on the consequential validity evidence of this exam and considering future directions through discussing contemporary developments in high stakes examinations. Specifically, this paper compares both MCCQE Part I and Part II in their ability to predict future practice patterns of physicians and generalizability across specialties. In weighing up the evidence this paper considers commonly used counterarguments as well as the finan...
The purpose of this paper is to stimulate discussion on the current physician regulatory licensure s...
blues Iam now a fourth-year resident ininternal medicine and have just completed the Medical Council...
DECADES OF RESEARCH HAVEconfirmed that poor skills inpatient communication areassociated with lower ...
The purpose of medical licensing examinations is to protect the public from practitioners who do not...
The purpose of medical licensing examinations is to protect the public from practitioners who do not...
The transition from undergraduate medical education (UGME) to postgraduate medical education (PGME) ...
Background: Research on the predictive validity of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) on lic...
Assessment drives learning. However, when it comes to high-stakes examinations (e.g., for licensure ...
Assessment drives learning. However, when it comes to high-stakes examinations (e.g., for licensure ...
Abstract Background Medical specialty certification exams are high-stakes summative assessments used...
In 2020 the Medical Council of Canada created a task force to make recommendations on the modernizat...
Performance on medical licensing examinations has been previously shown to be predictive of performa...
BACKGROUND Medical specialty certification exams are high-stakes summative assessments used to de...
This paper about Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) was solicited to support the discussion ...
National licensing examinations are typically large-scale examinations taken early in a career or ne...
The purpose of this paper is to stimulate discussion on the current physician regulatory licensure s...
blues Iam now a fourth-year resident ininternal medicine and have just completed the Medical Council...
DECADES OF RESEARCH HAVEconfirmed that poor skills inpatient communication areassociated with lower ...
The purpose of medical licensing examinations is to protect the public from practitioners who do not...
The purpose of medical licensing examinations is to protect the public from practitioners who do not...
The transition from undergraduate medical education (UGME) to postgraduate medical education (PGME) ...
Background: Research on the predictive validity of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) on lic...
Assessment drives learning. However, when it comes to high-stakes examinations (e.g., for licensure ...
Assessment drives learning. However, when it comes to high-stakes examinations (e.g., for licensure ...
Abstract Background Medical specialty certification exams are high-stakes summative assessments used...
In 2020 the Medical Council of Canada created a task force to make recommendations on the modernizat...
Performance on medical licensing examinations has been previously shown to be predictive of performa...
BACKGROUND Medical specialty certification exams are high-stakes summative assessments used to de...
This paper about Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) was solicited to support the discussion ...
National licensing examinations are typically large-scale examinations taken early in a career or ne...
The purpose of this paper is to stimulate discussion on the current physician regulatory licensure s...
blues Iam now a fourth-year resident ininternal medicine and have just completed the Medical Council...
DECADES OF RESEARCH HAVEconfirmed that poor skills inpatient communication areassociated with lower ...