Australia · Licensing examThe AMC’s own material and paid options
| Option | Price | Free to use | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
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AMC MCQ Preparation App (with eMedici)Official practice questions (web, iOS and Android)Written by AMC contributors to align with the MCQ exam and refreshed every year. Access lasts 12 months from activation, through a link in your AMC acknowledgement email. | Free with an MCQ authorisation | All 210 questions, with feedback on every answer | |
AMC MCQ Examination SpecificationsOfficial exam guide with sample questions (PDF)Version 8, September 2025. Sets out the blueprint, scoring, exam rules and the graduate outcomes, with sample questions in Appendix B. | No fee listed | The whole document | |
Australian Medicine in ContextOfficial AMC book (PDF)105 patient presentations and 56 professional practice topics, building on the AMC’s Anthology of Medical Conditions. | Free download | The whole book | |
Good Medical Practice: Professionalism, Ethics and LawOfficial AMC book, fifth editionSold in print and as an eBook through retailers; the AMC notes prices vary. Covers the ethics and law side of practice in Australia. | AUD $109.99 recommended retail price | Table of contents on the AMC site | |
AMC Tips from Examiners and clinical specificationsOfficial clinical exam guidance (PDF)Examiners’ observations for each of the four assessment areas (October 2024), and the Clinical Examination Specifications (June 2026). | No fee listed | Both documents | |
AMC list of bridging course providersOfficial list of private course providersGiven as an information service. The AMC doesn’t endorse or accredit any bridging program and suggests questions to ask before you pay. | Set by each provider | The list itself | |
| Apps and websites | |||
AMEDEXAMC MCQ question bank (website)Full Package plans of 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 days and 12 months. Its site shows these as sale prices beside crossed-out prices of 180 to 690 USD. It states a no-refund policy. | $126 for 30 days to $517.50 for 12 months | A free demo package after sign-up | |
| In person and online courses | |||
IMG SOSAMC CAT MCQ course (online)A 12-week guided self-study course with weekly quizzes and a question bank, plus tutoring options. It’s on the AMC’s bridging course list, which the AMC says isn’t an endorsement. | Not listed on its page | A study guide after you sign up | |
Prices and ratings checked November 2026.
Is there an official AMC question bank?
Yes, the MCQ Preparation App. The AMC and eMedici made it to help IMGs prepare for the AMC MCQ, and the AMC says it aligns with the exam. You get immediate feedback on every answer, on a computer or on iOS and Android phones, and the questions are refreshed every year.
Access comes with your authorisation. The AMC’s acknowledgement email has a link to set up your eMedici account, and that link is yours alone. The app page says access lasts 12 months from when you activate it, you don’t have to finish every question, and there’s nothing to renew or pay.
eMedici sells other products, but the AMC’s deal covers only the AMC MCQ questions. The AMC hasn’t written clinical exam questions for eMedici.
Sample questions and recalls
Appendix B of the AMC’s MCQ Examination Specifications has sample questions in the exam’s format, including image questions. The same document sets out the blueprint and how scoring works.
Be careful with recalls and reconstructed papers. The AMC says it has seen copies of papers shared online as accurate reproductions of its exams and found many question stems and answers to be wrong. Studying from them can give you a distorted idea of the real questions. Sharing exam content can also stop you sitting future AMC exams.
Books, journals and the AMC’s reading list
The AMC’s resource list for IMGs covers websites, short texts and long textbooks in each discipline. It says the list isn’t a curriculum or prescribed reading. For the MCQ, the AMC suggests review articles in medical journals on common conditions in Australia, and taking care with big reference textbooks, because questions lean towards common clinical problems.
The AMC’s own free book, Australian Medicine in Context, is written for IMGs preparing for AMC exams among others. The handbook page describes it and the AMC’s other publications.
AMC courses and bridging programs
Paid AMC courses are called bridging courses. The AMC keeps a list of known providers as a service, but it doesn’t endorse or accredit any of them and won’t answer questions about them. It suggests you ask a provider how its content lines up with the AMC specifications and graduate outcomes, how familiar its trainers are with the AMC assessments, and what its candidates’ results have been.
A study path built on the AMC’s material
- Read the MCQ Examination Specifications, including the blueprint and the sample questions.
- Plan your revision around the six patient groups, with adult medicine, at 30%, as the largest share.
- Use review articles on common Australian conditions as your main reading, and textbooks for reference.
- Once you’ve bought your authorisation, work through the 210 questions in the AMC’s app and read the feedback on each.
- Practise answering without going back, because the real exam doesn’t let you review or skip questions.
The clinical exam needs different preparation. The clinical exam page covers the AMC’s briefing video and Tips from Examiners.
Sources: AMC · eMedici · AMEDEX and 6 more. Checked November 2026.
- AMC: MCQ Preparation App ↗
- AMC: MCQ Examination Specifications, V8, September 2025 (PDF) ↗
- AMC: Resources for international medical graduates ↗
- AMC: Australian Medicine in Context ↗
- AMC: Bridging course providers ↗
- AMC: CAT MCQ examination ↗
- eMedici: home page ↗
- AMEDEX: AMC MCQ Qbank ↗
- IMG SOS: AMC CAT MCQ course ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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