AMC-MCQ Exam Information and Outline
Australian Medical Council CAT AMC MCQ (Non-Australia)
Syllabus Update Checked on: October 28, 2026
AMC-MCQ Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
AMC.
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- Exam Format
- Computer-adaptive test: 150 A-type (single best answer) MCQs, of which 120 are scored
- Duration: 3.5 hours
- Version delivered at international (non-Australia) test centres
- Adult Health – Medicine
- Cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and endocrine disorders
- Neurology, haematology, oncology, infectious diseases, rheumatology, dermatology
- Emergency medicine, clinical pharmacology and geriatric medicine
- Adult Health – Surgery
- General surgery, trauma and orthopaedics
- Urology, vascular, ENT, ophthalmology and anaesthetics
- Perioperative care
- Womens Health – Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care
- Gynaecological disorders, contraception, fertility and menopause
- Child Health – Paediatrics
- Neonatal care, growth and development, immunisation
- Common childhood illnesses and paediatric emergencies
- Mental Health – Psychiatry
- Mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders; substance use
- Child, adolescent and old-age psychiatry; mental health legislation
- Population Health and Ethics
- Epidemiology, screening and preventive medicine
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- Medical ethics, law and professional practice in Australia
- Clinical Tasks Assessed
- Data gathering and interpretation
- Diagnosis and clinical reasoning
- Management and therapeutic decision making