Ottawa LMCC scores

[Zuckman]

Hey Ottawa Med students,

I was wondering if you guys could tell me how Ottawa does on the LMCC exam compared to other schools. I know that Mac in the past was doing quite poorly (but now has improved) and UofT tends to do extremely well. I have know idea how Ottawa does. Also, has Ottawa's performance changed (increased or decreased) recently? Thanks in advance.

 

Zuck

[shehpar786]

I heard 10% of Ottawa meds fail it:(

[Guest g22g]

the most important concept to realize as was eluded to by Zuckman is that the scores fluctuate, having poor scores is an eyesore on the program and also jolts the next year to study harder, either on their own or through "encouragment." More below...

 

Approximately 10 of 130 students failed their exam last year at the university of Ottawa. We were given some answers by the Dean of undergraduate education which included:1) many students for their electives solely focused on their particular field of interest. 2)unlike Toronto which has exams in their fourth year covering multiple subjects in part because their core is still taking place, Ottawa does not have this. 3) London has 5 months to study for back to basics to study for the exam, Ottawa has one month, Toronto has one weekend. 4) Ottawa and Mac does not require the MCAT exam. where at other universities there is a humongous hurdle to jump over by climbing to the 90% in each of three or four different subjects tested on MCAT. so by not having the MCAT mandatory, might actually self select for highly capable future physicians who have limited approach, practice, or success in taking standardized global exams especially ones on the computer. we now take a formative/practice computer exam in January of the year that we graduate, to help us determine if we need to get our act together.

 

It is not like in the States where you can use the USMLE step I scores to determine which is a good school versus which is not since they are required before your match. Where in Canada you only need a passing grade because you match before you test. Students in the states and (20 Americano's at McGill) desparetly try to perfect and study for this exam as their bench mark to get into the residency program of their choice. Canadian applicants are more concerned about their research (which they do during the summers) and electives because letters of recomendation and places attended matter much much more when you only have 11 schools (versus 130 programs) to match too. Ottawa also has only a pass, fail (yet there is a mysterious nominate for clincial performance which is a pseudo high honors), so our academic performance is even more obscured if we don't stay honest.

 

I would like to think that the clinical clerks in ottawa and in canada in general are more do'ers than thinkers because of the awesome responsiblities and service commitments that clinical clerks have here.

 

If you want to know what matters most, I think it would be who matches to first choice of profession if you are thinking of becoming a specialists. You'll also need a program that will help cultivate your interests, whether it be community service, international electives, or research funding and opportunities. I am extremely happy with the inherent flexibility and mentorship available in the Ottawa medical programme. Toronto by design is not flexible in their schedule so I give them credit for not failing that many on their boards.

 

I hope this helps,

knock on wood for me,

g22g

[Footyfanatic]

Some interesting facts stated above, 10 out of 130 students is a small percentage - 7.7%.

 

But one shouldn't judge the school in its entirety based on the LMCC pass percentage, there's so much more to it...