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The answer lies in an academic construct called the Angoff Method.
Put simply, from the moment your exam is set there are four key processes:
- The answer grid proposed by the authors of the exam is tweaked to make sure that it works in real life.
- The examiners then set a mark against any...
There are lots of free recall papers available. However should you use them?
According to the AMC, the AMC has found the question stems and responses to be incorrect. Candidates who base their preparation on such reconstructed papers may have a distorted impression of the format...
According to the AMC, the marks are assigned according to the following weightings:
- Adult health - Medicine [30% of scored items]
- Adult health - Surgery [20% of scored items]
- Women’s health [12.5% of scored items]
- Child health [12.5% of scored items]
- Mental health [12.5% of...
According to the AMC, the standard of the AMC examinations is formally defined as the level of attainment of medical knowledge, clinical skills and attitudes which is required of newly qualified graduates of Australian medical schools, who are about to commence intern training.
The...