What is the AMC Examination system like?

A multiple choice question (MCQ) examination to test medical knowledge in two parts, each of three and a half hours duration, and each containing 150 questions. The AMC MCQ examination is a computer-administered examination.

A clinical examination, testing clinical and communication skills, of three to four hours duration, which is administered on a single afternoon or morning. A clinical re-test examination, duration of one to two hours, will be administered if required

The majority of the multiple choice questions reflect common clinical conditions in the Australian community. In order to achieve a satisfactory level of performance, a candidate will require a knowledge of:

pathogenesis

clinical features

investigative findings

differential diagnosis

Management and treatment.

Some questions in the MCQ examination will test basic or essential knowledge and understanding of topics covered by the examination. Other questions will require more insight and will test the candidate’s capacity to distinguish between the correct diagnosis and plausible alternatives. Questions may contain illustrations of X-rays, electrocardiograms (ECGs), scans, clinical photographs and other visual material.

Question Of The Week:

Q: What documents are needed to enter Australia?

Answer:

Australia is a sovereign country and has the right to decide who can enter and stay on its territory. Only Australian citizens have the unrestricted right to travel freely in and out of the country. All other people must have an authority, in the form of a visa, to enter and stay in Australia. With the exception of New Zealand citizens, travelling on New Zealand passports, all foreign nationals must obtain a visa or Electronic Travel Authority before travelling to Australia. Anyone who arrives without a visa, authority for re-entry or an Australian or New Zealand passport will be refused entry to Australia or delayed until their identity and claims to enter Australia have been checked. Australian citizens, who have automatic right of entry to Australia, need only present a current Australian passport on arrival. Australian citizens, who hold dual or multiple nationalities, must use an Australian passport to enter or leave Australia, even if they use a foreign passport overseas. The only exception is where they have been issued an Australian Declaratory Visa (ADV). New Zealand citizens, travelling on New Zealand passports, receive electronic visas on arrival, entitling them to stay in Australia. All other non-citizens, including people who migrated and now live in Australia permanently, must hold a valid visa or authority for re-entry to Australia. New migrants are issued with a multiple re-entry visa when their immigration to Australia is approved. These visas last up to five years from the date of grant. After the initial visa has expired, if the holder wishes to continue to travel to and from Australia as a permanent resident, they must obtain a Resident Return Visa (RRV). A permanent resident (migrant) cannot travel on their migrant visa once they have been granted Australian citizenship. This is because the migrant visa ceases by law when Australian citizenship is acquired, even though it may not yet have reached its expiry date or been physically cancelled.

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