Clinical examination specifications

The Clinical Examination Specifications booklet contains guidelines and specifications to assist candidates for the AMC Clinical Examination.

The guidelines contain information about:

• the format and content of the examination
• the levels of clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes required to satisfy the requirements of the examination
• the areas and topics covered in the examination
• preparing for the examination
• suggested reading lists for the examination.

The Clinical Examination Specifications booklet is currently being reviewed. It is expected this review will be completed prior to the end of 2012.

Download the Clinical examination specifications booklet (PDF 1.2MB).

Suggested textbooks

You can purchase AMC textbooks from our online store and view other helpful publications in the suggested reading list.

Bridging courses

We provide this information about bridging courses providers as a service to candidates. We do not endorse the providers whose information appears here. It is the candidate’s responsibility to check that the information is correct, and that the aims of the course match the candidate’s requirements.

National

Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Australian Government Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP)
General Practice Education Australia Limited
RACGP AMC Bridging Program

Victoria

Victorian Medical Postgraduate Foundation
MCQ and Clinical Bridging Courses
Level 8, 27 Victoria Parade
Fitzroy VIC 3065
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Phone: +61 (3) 9415 1177
Fax: +61 (3) 9416 2624
Website: www.vmpf.org.au

Monash University
Clinical Bridging Course only
Clinical Education and Professional Development Unit
Building 1, 270 Ferntree Gully Road
Notting Hill, Victoria 3168
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Phone: +61 (3) 9902 4498
Fax: +61 (3) 8575 2233
Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/sphc/cepdu/img-course

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
ABN 34 000 223 807
1 Palmerston Cr
South Melbourne VIC 3205
Ph : +61 (3) 8699 0414
Fax : +61 (3) 8699 0400
AMC MCQ and Clinical Bridging Course provider
Website: http://www.racgp.org.au/protd/amc

Queensland

Centre for International Medical Graduates (available only for international medical graduates employed as medical practitioners within Queensland Health and Mater Misericordiae public hospitals)
Manager
Centre for International Medical Graduates
Queensland Health
PO Box 470
Herston QLD 4029
Fax: +61 (7) 3636 6501
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Tasmania

Postgraduate Medical Education Council of Tasmania
Sandy McManus
Program Co-ordinator
GPO Box 1916
Hobart TAS 7001
Website: http://www.pmct.org.au
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Telephone: +61 3 6222 8098
Fax: +61 3 6222 7548

Northern Territory

Northern Territory General Practice Education
International Medical Graduates Clinical Bridging Course for AMC Part II
Leisa Masters
Program Coordinator – International Medical Graduates
PO Box u179
CDU NT 0815
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Telephone: +61 8 8946 7205
Fax: +61 8 8946 7077