![]() Kate Niethammer, National University of Ireland Galway, Nui Galway, Irelandġ. Simple modifications to the current timeline are warranted to reduce unnecessary disadvantage for this cohort of students applying to postgraduate training. Conclusion: The new Medical Council of Canada examination timeline has had an impact on the examination experience of Canadians studying in Ireland. In the cohort who took the examination after the timeline change, 61.5% of participants expressed discontent with their examination results 84.6% ‘strongly agreed’ or ‘agreed’ to feeling disadvantaged due to the change. Participants who attended the examination prior to the change achieved higher results (353.8 ± 56.5) than participants who attended the examination after the change (342.3 ± 35.1), although not statistically significant (p=0.56). Results: Of 24 respondents, 13 had completed the examination after the timeline change. Statistical analysis was conducted with independent t-tests and Pearson’s Chi-Square tests using SPSS version 21. The survey aimed to elicit differences in the Medical Council of Canada Entrance Examination experience between two cohorts of Canadians studying abroad in Ireland: those who completed the examination before and after the new timeline. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was sent via an online survey tool to members of the North American Irish Medical Student Association. In order to facilitate this additional examination, the Medical Council of Canada has altered the suggested examination timeline and examination eligibility criteria. Students, Medica, Education, Educational Measurement, Emigration and Immigration Abstractīackground: The Medical Council of Canada and most Canadian residency programs require international medical graduates seeking training in Canada to pass the Medical Council of Canada Entrance Examination, in addition to the newly established National Collaborative Assessment. ![]() of Paediatrics, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Nui Galway, Ireland MB, BCH, BAO, LRCPI, LRCSI, DCH, MRCPI, Senior Lecturer, Dept. Past-Chairperson of the Association of Medical Students in Ireland, Student Editor of IJMS. National University of Ireland Galway, Nui Galway, Irelandįinal Year Medical Student, National University of Ireland Galway, Nui Galway, Ireland.
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