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Clinical Decision Making
The clinical decision-making (CDM) section of the MCCQE part 1 exam consists of 38 clinical cases followed by one or more questions; the total number of questions is approximately 60-70. Eight of the 38 clinical cases are pilot cases, but they are not labeled in any way, and their scores do not count. The CDM is intended to assess your clinical decision-making and problem-solving abilities, so you should expect questions ranging from clinical ethics and clinical diagnosis to appropriate management and treatment. Clinical scenario questions will be presented in two formats: write-in and short menu. You have 3.5 hours to complete this section of the exam.
- Short-Menu Question: Short-menu questions will usually contain multiple answer possibilities. Therefore, it is crucial to read the question instruction carefully. Follow the instructions, and choose an appropriate number of options based on the questions and clinical scenarios presented.
- Write-in Question: You are expected to type in the correct answer to write-in questions. When answering a question about medications, avoid typing the brand name; instead, use generic names. If you are asked about the route of medication administration is posed, be specific and avoid abbreviations. Medication doses are not required for the MCCQE part 1 exam.
CDM score: The CDM scoring system is significantly different from MCQs. Every question has a single score; however, selecting too many answers or options that are deemed harmful or dangerous to patient health will result in a zero score.
Clinical decision-making process
The key to providing patients with high-quality healthcare is good decision-making. As a result, the CDM attempts to assess individuals’ abilities to apply their knowledge to make the decisions needed to provide high-quality patient care. Your decisions can be evaluated at each critical stage of the diagnostic and management process. Clinical decision-making consists of three interconnected phases: diagnosis, severity assessment, and management.
The best approach to clinical decision making (CDM) is an analytical methodology that can assist you in applying evidence-based medicine principles and clinical guidelines to rule out potential disease mimics and confirm the diagnosis.
At Ace Qbank, we understand how difficult the MCCQE part 1 exam can be, so we take all key aspects of clinical decision-making into account and develop CDM cases based on the MCC objectives to facilitate and speed up necessary preparations for the MCCQE1 examination.
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Contain over 140 high yield realistic clinical scenarios with a marked emphasis on patient management. The case-based approach was preferred to accurately simulate a real situation on the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) part 1 exam. The active-learning question-and-answer format following the patient presentation was selected to ensure the rapid comprehension of essential material needed to do well on the second part of the MCCQE 1 exam, based on recent evidence-based guidelines. Our objective is to reproduce the clinical decisions that a physician is required to make daily. Ace Qbank’s aim is to dramatically increase your confidence in practical features of diagnosis, best initial treatment, most accurate treatment, and best management in a concise form for each clinical vignette to ensure mastery of the Clinical Decision Making (CDM).
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Tips to pass the CDM component of the MCCQE1 exam
Time management
The afternoon CDM component of the MCCQE1 exam is more relaxing than the morning MCQs part, and you seem to have plenty of time, but it doesn’t mean you should lower your guard. People tend to underestimate the CDM section since it lasts 3.5 hours and only contains 70 questions. To succeed, you’ll want to focus on managing your time through 70 questions, which each has between 10 and 30 options, and it is best to avoid re-reading questions, and if you find yourself spending too much time on one, flag it, and move on
Instructions
To succeed on the MCCQE1 exam, you need to follow the instructions when you are selecting the correct answer. Each question of the clinical case has followed by specific instructions, and you need to pay attention to instructions. Whether it’s a multiple-choice menu question, or one requiring a written answer, there will be specific instructions on how to answer each individual question. These instructions must be followed exactly. Your final score will reflect both tested knowledge and how well you followed the question instructions.
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Patient history
Everything in the clinical case and questions is important, and you should pay close attention to the facts. Because clinical decision-making is a constant and dynamic process, the CDM part of the MCCQE1 exam evaluates candidates’ clinical skills in a contiguous set of questions based on the clinical scenario given. Each question will contain additional information that you must comprehend and assess in order to choose the correct answer from the options provided.
Score
It is also very important to understand how the examination will be scored. Negative marks are not given; you either get one point for being correct or zero if you’re not. Partial marks are also sometimes awarded when more than one answer is being scored. Additionally, there are two other situations in which you could receive a zero. Assume the number of responses you provide in your answer exceeds the number specified in the question. In addition to this, if you select or list an item that could hurt or injure a patient, you will receive a zero.
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