Medical Council of Canada (MCC) (French: Le Conseil médical du Canada) is an organization that is charged with assessing medical candidates, evaluation of physicians through exams and granting a qualification called Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada

Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada

Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, commonly abbreviated as LMCC, is a physician that has either:* Before 1 January 1992: Passed Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 1 and has completed successfully one year of postgraduate training or the MCCQE Part 2* After 1 January...

 (LMCC) to those who wish to practice medicine in Canada.

MCC is governed by a 51-member Executive Board of Council, who meets once a year to discuss budgets, policies and assets. The day-to-day operation is carried out by the Executive Director, currently Dr. M. Ian Bowmer.

History

Founded by the Canada Medical Act in 1912 through the effort of Sir Thomas Roddick

Thomas George Roddick

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, a physician and Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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, who have been pursuing a standardized licensing scheme in Canada for over 18 years.

Beginning April 1912, MCC gave the right to practice throughout Canada, to be admitted to the British Medical Register (BMR) to serve in the medical forces of the army and navy. The practice for registering physicians into the BMR eventually ceased but those who wish to practice in the UK can register themselves with the General Medical Council

General Medical Council

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.

Mission, Goals and Values

• Mission :
  • Maintains a national registry of physicians and their qualifications
  • Develops, validates and implements tools and strategies to evaluate physicians’ competence

• Vision:
  • Striving for the highest level of medical care for Canadians through excellence in evaluation of physicians

• Goals:
  • Establish and promote LMCC,
  • Maintain the Canada Medical Register
  • Maintain and liaise with regulatory bodies
  • Initiate and promote innovation, research and development in assessment and evaluation
  • Initiate and promote a national integrated assessment strategy of physicians
  • Be an open, transparent, responsive and accountable organization

Examinations

Exam	Candidates	Assessment areas	Costs
Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE)	"international medical graduates, international medical students in their final clinical year and U.S. osteopaths" who wish to take the MCCQE Part I & II and further pursue LMCC in Canada.	General assessment of the candidate's basic medical knowledge in the principal disciplines of medicine Assesses the skills and knowledge required at the level of a new medical graduate who is about to enter the first year of supervised PGY	$1,250 CDN
Qualifying Examination Part I (QE Part I)	Canadian medical graduates and those who passed MCCEE	Computer-based test Assesses the competence of candidates who have obtained their medical degree A must for entry into supervised clinical practice in PGY programs	$700 CDN
Qualifying Examination Part II (QE Part II)	Candidates who passed QE Part I	3 hours Objective-Structured Clinical Examination Assesses knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for medical licensure in Canada prior to entry into independent clinical practice.	$1,650 CDN

A pass standing is required on both the QE Part I and the QE Part II in order to be awarded Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada

Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada

Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, commonly abbreviated as LMCC, is a physician that has either:* Before 1 January 1992: Passed Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 1 and has completed successfully one year of postgraduate training or the MCCQE Part 2* After 1 January...

. LMCC is recognized by the 12 medical licensing authorities in Canada, and is one of the requirements for the issuance of a license to practice medicine in Canada.

Licentiate

Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, commonly abbreviated as LMCC, is a physician

Physician

A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

 that, according to the bylaws of MCC:

• Before 1 January 1992: Passed Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination
  Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination
  The Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination is a two part professional exam sponsored by the Medical Council of Canada. It is an essential part of becoming a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada ....
  
   (MCCQE) Part 1 and has completed successfully one year of postgraduate training or the MCCQE Part 2
• After 1 January 1992: Passed the MCCQE Part 1 and Part 2

Canadian Medical Register

MCC also maintains the Canadian Medical Register, a list of physicians who have completed or exempted from the LMCC requirement. This is the first step for medical graduates who wish to obtain license to practice prior to applying to their own regulatory body in their home province or territory.

External links

• Medical Council of Canada Home Page
• Description of LMCC - Association of International Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.