Exam preparation
The following curated materials may be of interest to international medical graduates studying for the qualifying or certification examinations of the Medical Council of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Note: Any third-party links are provided for general reference only and no endorsement of their content by the College is implied.
Ebooks and print books
| Resource | Topic | Media type | Resource access |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFMC Primer on Population Health | Population health | Textbook | Access available to everyone |
| Canadian Medical Protective Association Handbooks | Ethics | Textbook | Access available to everyone |
| The big picture: gross anatomy | Anatomy | Textbook | |
| Ethics books | Ethics | Reading list | Access reading list |
| Communication and physician-patient relations | Communications | Reading list | Access reading list |
| Anesthesia OSCE review | Anesthesia | Exam review questions | |
| Current medical diagnosis and treatment 2021 | Diagnosis | Textbook | |
| Evidence-based physical diagnosis | Diagnosis | Textbook | |
| Urgent care medicine secrets | Emergency medicine | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| Tintinalli's emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide | Emergency medicine | Textbook | |
| Graber and Wilbur’s family medicine examination and board review | Family practice and internal medicine | Exam review questions | |
| Harrison's principles of internal medicine | Family practice and internal medicine | Exam review questions | |
| Swanson's family medicine review: a problem-oriented approach | Family medicine | Exam review questions | |
| The color atlas and synopsis of family medicine | Family practice and internal medicine | Textbook | |
| Current practice guidelines in primary care 2020 | Family practice and internal medicine | Textbook | |
| The easy guide to OSCEs for clinical specialties: a step-by-step guide to success | OSCE | Exam review questions | |
| Macleod's clinical OSCEs | OSCE | Exam review | |
| Macleod's clinical examination | Physical examination and medical history taking | Textbook | Request print book |
| Smith’s patient-centered interviewing: an evidence-based method | Physical examination and medical history taking | Textbook | Log in for ebook |
| Study guide to geriatric psychiatry: a companion to the American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of geriatric psychiatry, fifth edition | Psychiatry | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| Study guide to psychiatry: a companion to the American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of psychiatry, sixth edition | Psychiatry | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| Study guide to substance abuse treatment: a companion to the American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of substance abuse treatment, fifth edition | Psychiatry | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of psychiatry | Psychiatry | Textbook | Log in for ebook |
| Radiology secrets plus | Radiology | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| Abernathy's surgical secrets | Surgery | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| Anesthesia review: 1000 questions and answers to blast the basics and ace the advanced | Anesthesia | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Miller's anesthesia review | Anesthesia | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Fast facts for the family medicine board review | Family practice | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Guide to the Canadian family medicine examination | Family practice | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Differential diagnosis and treatment in primary care | Family practice | Textbook | Request print book |
| Code of medical ethics of the American Medical Association | Ethics | Textbook | Request print book |
| Doing right: a practical guide to ethics for physicians and medical trainees | Ethics | Textbook | Request print book |
| Good medicine: the art of ethical care in Canada | Ethics | Textbook | Request print book |
| Essentials for the Canadian medical licensing exam: review and prep for MCCQE part I | MCCQE | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| The Toronto notes 2021: a comprehensive medical reference and a review for the Medical Council of Canada qualifying exam (MCCQE) | MCCQE | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Edmonton manual: approach to the OSCE | OSCE | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Health and health care delivery in Canada | OSCE | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Master the NAC | OSCE | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking | Physical examination and medical history taking | Textbook | Request print book |
| Mosby's comprehensive review of radiography: the complete study guide and career planner | Radiology | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Radiology review manual | Radiology | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Master the boards: USMLE Step 3 | USMLE | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Crush step 3 CCS: the ultimate USMLE 3 CCS review | USMLE | Exam review | Log in for ebook |
| USMLE images for the boards: a comprehensive image-based review | USMLE | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| USMLE step 1 secrets: questions you will be asked | USMLE | Exam review | Log in for ebook |
| USMLE step 2 secrets: questions you will be asked | USMLE | Exam review | Log in for ebook |
| USMLE step 1 lecture notes 2021 | USMLE | Exam review | Request print book |
| First aid for the USMLE step 1: 2021 | USMLE | Exam review | Log in for ebook |
| IM essentials: a medical knowledge self-assessment program (MKSAP) for students | Internal medicine | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| OSCEs for medical finals | OSCE | Exam review | Log in for ebook |
| Self-assessment color review: adult emergency medicine | Emergency medicine | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| Self-assessment colour review: dermatology | Dermatology | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| Tarascon clinical review series: internal medicine | Internal medicine | Exam review | Log in for ebook |
| MGH cardiology board review | Cardiology | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| The Brigham intensive review of internal medicine question & answer companion | Internal medicine | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| ACAAI review for the allergy & immunology boards | Allergy and immunology | Exam review | Request print book |
| The Johns Hopkins high-yield review for orthopaedic surgery | Orthopedics | Exam review | Request print book |
| Nelson pediatrics board review: certification and recertification | Pediatrics | Exam review and questions | Request print book |
| Family medicine: pretest self-assessment and review | Family medicine | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| DeGowin's diagnostic examination | Physical examination and medical history taking | Textbook | |
| Symptom to diagnosis: an evidence-based guide | Diagnosis | Textbook | Log in for ebook |
| Sapira's art & science of bedside diagnosis | Physical examination and medical history taking | Textbook | Request print book |
| Clinical examination: a systematic guide to physical diagnosis | Physical examination and medical history taking | Textbook | Request print book |
| Macleod's clinical diagnosis | Diagnosis | Textbook | Request print book |
| Rosen's emergency medicine: concepts and clinical practice | Emergency medicine | Textbook | Log in for ebook |
| Complete OSCE skills for medical and surgical finals | OSCE | Exam review | Request print book |
| Medical secrets | Family practice and internal medicine | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| The objective structured clinical examination review | OSCE | Exam review | Log in for ebook |
| Strategies for the MCCQE part II: mastering the clinical skills exam in Canada | MCCQE | Exam review | Request print book |
| USMLE step 2 CS lecture notes 2019: patient cases + proven strategies | USMLE | Exam review | Request print book |
| Boards and wards for USMLE step 2 | USMLE | Exam review and questions | Request print book |
| Top score for the radiology boards: Q&A review for the core and certifying exams | Radiology | Exam review questions | Request print book |
| Dermatology: illustrated study guide and comprehensive board review | Dermatology | Exam review | Log in for ebook |
| Essential radiology review: a question and answer guide | Radiology | Exam review questions | Log in for ebook |
| Absolute rheumatology review | Rheumatology | Exam review and questions | Log in for ebook |
| The family medicine board review book | Family medicine | Exam review and questions | Request print book |
| Mayo Clinic internal medicine board review | Internal medicine | Exam review and questions | Request print book |
| Mayo Clinic critical and neurocritical care board review | Critical care | Exam review | Request print book |
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