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AMC Clinical Exam
Eligibility
To be eligible for the clinical examination you must have passed the AMC CAT MCQ examination.
Clinical examination structure
The examination comprises 16 assessed stations and four rest stations.
During the examination, you will rotate through these stations and undertake a variety of clinical tasks.
Stations are of 10 minutes duration comprising:
two minutes reading time, and
eight minutes assessment time.
Stations may use simulated patients, or videotaped patient presentations.
Other relevant materials, such as charts, digital images and photographs may also be used in the examination.
Assessment criteria
Stations assess clinical skills relating to presentations of medical, surgical, women’s health, paediatrics and mental health.
The assessments cover both community and hospital settings.
Each station focuses on one of four predominant assessment areas, being either:
history taking
examination
diagnostic formulation
management/counselling/education.
Examples of material that could be included in the stations can be found in the Clinical Examination Specifications.
Clinical Examinations – Online
Candidate briefing video
The candidate briefing video provides information about the:
examination structure
examination stations
allowable and prohibited materials.
It is recommended that you watch this video prior to attending the clinical examination.
Must watch the AMC Clinical Video.
https://www.amc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AZM-Candidate-Briefing-Video-V3-.webm?_=1
Report time
You must be logged into the designated link by the time specified for the examination.
Use of mobile phones during the examination
For the AMC to communicate with you in the event of a technical issue, you are permitted to have your mobile phone switched to silent in the same room. You are required to show the invigilator that your phone is switched to silent, with the vibration function off. Only one phone is permitted.
Technology requirements
You must comply with the following technology requirements:
Desktop or laptop
The device used to undertake the examination must be either a desktop or laptop computer.
Tablets and mobile devices cannot be used
You need to ensure you have administrator privileges on the device to enable software installation
Windows 11 operating system
The device must be running the Windows 11 operating system.
This can be PC, or an Apple computer set up to dual-boot into Windows 10/11
OS X is not supported
Screen size
The screen size for your device must be a minimum of 14 inches.
Webcam
A webcam must be used and positioned at roughly eye level.
Headphones
Use of headphones is compulsory. These must be plug-in headphones with a microphone.
Wireless or Bluetooth headphones are not permitted due to risks of battery failure and poor-quality audio connection.
You must have a second pair of headphones ready in case there are technology issues with your first pair.
Failure to wear headphones will result in you being unable to continue with your examination.
Internet connection
There must be a reliable, high speed internet connection available in the examination location.
Room setup
You must be the only person in the examination room, and it must be free of distractions for entire examination period.
If you are unable to comply with these requirements, you will not be permitted to sit the online clinical examination.
Refer to the Clinical Examination Specifications for further information.
Clinical Examination pass requirements
The 16 assessed stations include two pilot stations. A pilot station serves as a trial or test run to evaluate the station’s instructions, materials, and the overall process. Pilot stations help identify any issues, gather feedback, and make necessary adjustments before incorporating them into the main clinical examination.
Pilot stations:
have been developed by a discipline writing group and approved by the Clinical Assessment Panel for pilot status
have no statistics from previous examinations.
Pilot stations may also be stations requiring trialling for administrative purposes including stations with special operational and technology requirements.
Your overall examination result (pass or fail) will be determined by 14 scored stations.
Usually, the scored stations will not include either of the two pilot stations, but if there is an issue with one or two of the non-pilot stations the Clinical Results Panel may determine that one or both of the pilot stations will be substituted. If this occurs the candidate’s result will still be determined on the basis of 14 stations.
Over the 14 stations candidates will be graded as pass or fail, as follows:
Pass – obtain a pass score of 10 or more of the 14 assessed stations
Fail – obtain a pass score in 9 or less of the 14 assessed stations
Clinical Examination results
You can download your clinical examination results by logging onto your AMC candidate account.
Your results will be available to download at 4.00pm on the Friday, three weeks following your clinical examination.
