Passing both parts of the AMC exams is an unavoidable hurdle for all IMGs wanting to obtain General Registration through Standard Pathway.
AMC exams are well known for the level of difficulty and the failure rate is often high. AMC MCQ Exam is no exception. The key specialties covered by AMC MCQ Exams are Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry and one miscellaneous section. It is essential to understand that all multiple-choice questions must be answered for all specialties in order for the computer to determine a pass or fail for you. You as a candidate must prepare for all specialties. To make matters more challenging the many answers you need to choose from in the same question often seem right at the same time. Therefore how best to apply clinical logic to select the best answers from a pool of confusing answers, and what are the efficient ways to acquire the clinical knowledge to do so becomes important in the limited time you have to study for the MCQ exam.
It can be overwhelming looking at the wide range of specialties you need to study for in order to pass the MCQ exam. Candidates often try to compensate by studying from complex textbooks for each specialty. Alternatively, large volume textbooks like General Practice by John Murtagh are often considered essential to study from. Is this really an efficient way to study? Common questions you need to ask are: "What do I use to study? In what depth do I study them? What type of questions tends to be more important? What is the expected level of knowledge required to pass the exam? What is the direction I would take right from the start? How do I make my studying efficient? We are here to guide you through your study journey through our AMC MCQ exam course.
From the Outset - Exam Strategies, Techniques and our Recommended Books
Our AMC MCQ exam course is taught through a combination of online material and online teaching through Videoconferencing. The course will start with an introduction to AMC MCQ exam - specialties assessed, type of questions, textbooks to use, assessment format, assessment environment etc. We teach you exactly what you need to know from the outset. We want you to focus on studying from the recommended books with highly organised and efficient method. We don’t want you to waste time moving from one book to another only to discover they are not suitable. As part of our method, we will recommend books designed for undergraduate medical licensing exams like AMC. We will guide you on how to use it, which one to start, which ones to use next, how to study them individually and with each other to give you the optimal chance to passing the exam.
Coaching Model and Road Mapping
Our MCQ course is based our Coaching Model. We create an individualised road map for you based on your personal clinical competency and we guide you and coach you along this journey. Unlike many other MCQ courses they teach you the clinical conditions from textbooks, we believe we should rather spend the time teaching you and guiding you on what books to study from, what are the efficient ways to study them, how that differs between some of the specialties, how you should be making your own notes, how to do that efficiently. We will set goals and targets on regular basis and we will monitor you along the way through our teaching and coaching sessions. We utilise clinical questions, constructive feedback based on assessment of your answers, examine the progress and structure of your study methods and notes as you work through each of our recommended books. You are expected to do most of the studying your own from our recommended books and with our methods as you progress along the road map under our guidance.
Unlike other MCQ course where they focus on teaching you clinical conditions which you can easily study on your own from textbooks. We will give you the tools and methods and guide along the way. If you are not moving in the right direction, or not making adequate progress we will inform you and work with you to improve or correct the direction you are on. We believe this is optimal way to prepare and study for MCQ exam.
Duration of our MCQ Course
We recommend at least 6 months to study with our course before you sit the MCQ exam. The end date of our course if normally few weeks before your exam date and the start date is at least 6 months before that. We can adjust the exact duration to your requirement but this would be our recommendation to optimise your preparation for the MCQ exam.
Our Medical Director
Our Medical Director who designed this course will personally guide you through the entire course. He will be the key person guiding you through the entire program if you choose to enrol. He was an IMG once, like you he had to sit AMC exams and PESCI. He has gone through the difficult periods of studying and knows how to prepare for them in order to pass the exams. He has held several director positions in Australian public hospitals and ran large medical services. He teaches in 2 Australian medical schools. He has a wide range of experience related to managing recruitment, supervision and AHPRA registration of IMG doctors in Australia. All his experience and expertise will be available to you throughout the course.
Training Needs Assessment (TNA)
If you are interested next step is to undergo Training Needs Assessment with us. We will need to assess the level of your clinical knowledge to determine your suitability for the program. We have a better idea of the level of your clinical knowledge after TNA. After which we will assign either standard or premium package to you. Standard package is normally reserved for candidates with good clinical performance at TNA.
At TNA session we will be testing your clinical knowledge with common clinical presentations you are expected to know for the MCQ exam. The questions will be set in fluctuating levels of difficulty which simulate the computer administered MCQ exam. We will provide you feedback on your performance at TNA and answer questions you have on the MCQ exam. There is a fee of $256 (Australian dollar) for TNA and it is not refundable.
Online Enrolment Form
Please complete our online enrolment form and we will be in touch regarding the next steps.
ACOCE Unique Model and Approach
At ACOCE, we believe there is no substitute for hard work. Candidates must be prepared to study hard for at least 6 months ahead of MCQ exam. Candidates must dedicate a significant part of their lives studying for each of the AMC exams. The intensity must be ramped up accordingly leading up to the actual exam date.
However, hard work and dedication are not all there is to it. Clinical Medicine is a vast subject matter and we need to be smart in how we approach the MCQ exam. We believe at ACOCE that an intelligent approach and dedicated hard work will maximise your chance of success.
Developed by our Medical Director, ACOCE recommends our unique approach to preparing and studying for MCQ exams for all candidates taking our MCQ course. This approach is based on Coaching Model and the use of roadmap and milestones to achieve the required level of knowledge to enable you to pass the MCQ Exam.
Through this approach, we will tailor your individual training needs based on your strength and weakness in the context of passing the MCQ exams. We will identify the volume of work required to adequately prepare you for success with the MCQ Exam. We will create a roadmap individualised for you with milestones to achieve within a set time line. We will teach and coach you along the way to achieve the learning outcomes.
ACOCE High Calibre Staff
All of our courses and program are delivered by highly qualified registered senior medical practitioners in Australia. All our teaching staff have or had held director positions in Australia and currently working in Australian public hospitals. All of them currently teach in at least one Australian medical school. Most of all, our teaching clinicians have successfully been through AMC exams, obtained General Registration and went onto hold director roles in Australian public hospitals. They know how you feel, the difficulties you face, they have been in your position, and they triumphed through the challenges. These are rare and highly valuable combinations of excellence and they will deliver our Genera Registration Program and teach/coach you along the way.
Our Medical Director
Our Medical Director who developed our MCQ exam course has held several director titles in Australian public hospitals with significant experience managing large medical services. He is an experienced Director who has managed recruitment, supervision and AHPRA registration of IMG doctors. He has also successfully guided and coached IMG doctors through their AMC Clinical exams as well as AHPRA related registration difficulties. He has a wealth of knowledge of the Australian healthcare system and medical jobs market in Australia. He understands the challenges you face as IMG in both getting through AMC exams, obtaining relevant AHPRA registration, entry into Australian jobs market and ultimately General Registration. He was an IMG once, like you he had to sit AMC exams and PESCI. He has gone through the difficult periods of studying and knows how to prepare for them in order to pass the exams. He will be the key person guiding you through the entire program if you choose to enrol.
Course Details & Fees
At ACOCE, we believe candidates must be prepared to study hard for at least 6 months ahead of either MCQ exam. Candidates must dedicate a significant part of their daily schedules towards their AMC MCQ exam preparations. The intensity must be ramped up accordingly leading up to the actual exam date. We recommend our unique approach in preparing and studying for AMC exams for all candidates taking our preparation courses. This approach is based on our Coaching Model making use of roadmap and milestones to achieve the required level of knowledge to enable you to pass the MCQ Exam. We will tailor your individual training needs based on your strength/weakness in the context of passing MCQ exams. We will identify the volume of work required to adequately prepare you for success with the MCQ Exam. We will create a roadmap individualised for you with milestones to achieve within the set timeline. We will guide and coach you along the way to achieve the learning outcomes.
From the outset - Exam Strategies, Techniques and our Recommended Books
Our AMC MCQ exam course are taught through a combination of online material and online teaching through Videoconferencing. Course will start with introduction to AMC MCQ exam- specialties assessed, type of questions, textbooks to use, assessment format, assessment environment etc. We teach you exactly what you need know from the outset. We want you to focus on studying from the recommended books with highly organised and efficient method. We don’t want you to waste time moving from one book to another only to discover they are not suitable. As part of our method we will recommend books designed for undergraduate medical licensing exams like AMC. We will guide you on how to use it, which one to start, which ones to use next, how to study them individually and with each other to give you the optimal chance to passing the exam.
Training Needs Assessment (TNA)
If you are interested next step is to undergo Training Needs Assessment with us. We will need to assess the level of your clinical knowledge to determine your suitability for the program. We have a better idea of the level of your clinical knowledge after TNA. After which we will assign either standard or premium package to you. Standard package is normally reserved for candidates with good clinical performance at TNA.
At TNA session we will be testing your clinical knowledge with common clinical presentations you are expected to know for the MCQ exam. The questions will be set in fluctuating levels of difficulty which simulate the computer administered MCQ exam. We will provide you feedback on your performance at TNA and answer questions you have on the MCQ exam. There is a fee of $256 (Australian dollar) for TNA and it is not refundable.
Based on how strong your level of competency after TNA we will recommend a package for you
- Premium Package is recommended for candidates needing more time/teaching/support with the exam preparations
- Standard Package is recommended for stronger candidates who require less teaching/support with the exam preparations
We take this initial assessment seriously and we will not recommend the premium packages unless we believe you require it. We take pride in our professional integrity and strive to uphold this at every level. We want you to have the best chance to pass the exam.
Premium Package (P1-4)
- This package caters for Online Face to Face teaching and online learning materials. All prices are quoted in Australian dollars (AUD)
Standard Package (P5)
- This package caters for Online Face to Face teaching and online learning materials. All prices are quoted in Australian dollars (AUD)
