interviewthrowaway Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 I've heard some inconsistent things about which question bank is best for studying for the MCCQE Part 1. Wondering if anyone who has experience with any of these banks (or others) can talk a bit about the pros/cons of whichever one(s) you used. Would you recommend them? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shikimate Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Used UWorld and did CK a few days before LMCC and passed both (albeit seems like I suck at USMLE). LMCC was a breeze compared to CK, score was wayyyy above passing. The med/surg/ knowledge you gain from UWorld will be way more than enough, actually somewhat too much for the Canadian exam as they have a lot of in-depth cardio/ICU/GI questions. Biggest difference is USMLE is 2 step thinking (eg. given a case you have to come up with a diagnosis but the question asks the correct prognosis instead; difficult to master tbh), the LMCC is mostly 1 step thinking or rote memorization, like which of the following is a side effect of this medication. You just need to spend a few extra days on ped/gyne/psych/biostat as they are focused more on LMCC, UWorld has plenty of those questions. The only downside is the CAD exchange rate sucks and your mind is kinda stuck thinking in US units a while (eg. BG of 70 is good diabetes control lol) There are some social/ethical/bureaucratic kind of questions on LMCC which are probably best studied using your own notes on Canadian healthcare system and laws (eg. laws in US regarding emancipation of minors and insurance/payment policies may be different) I've seen some QBank questions, frankly I think they are awful and explanations are lacking or make no sense. The explanations for UWorld answers are fantastic and better than the questions themselves, really take your knowledge and judgement to a junior resident level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeping_sickness Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I used mostly Uworld and wrote the LMCC and step 2 CK within a few days of each other. Did pretty well on both. I started studying with the canada qbank and lost interest almost immediately. a lot of the questions are terrible and they seem to repeat themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACHQ Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Hows the "practice" exam offered by the MCCQE site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeping_sickness Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 i never did a practice exam nor did i know one existed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenarbitor Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 I didn't use the Canada q bank and used Uworld instead. I also found uworld to be excellent review and prep you well for LMCC1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACHQ Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 http://mcc.ca/examinations/self-administered-exam/ is what I am asking about i never did a practice exam nor did i know one existed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Healyourheart Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 USMD grad here. I was wondering, what do you use to study for the "population health, ethical, legal and organizational" section of the exam? Also, any suggestions on how to prep for the CDM section of the exam, as someone coming from the US medical system? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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