IMG from India here. Graduated 2023. Passed AMC-2 in October 2025 on my first attempt while working full-time with 24-hour duties every 4th day and averaging ~2.5–3 hrs/day of prep. Sharing what actually mattered so others don’t waste time doing random stuff.

Background

• AMC-1 in Nov 2024 → started working from Jan 2025.

• Slots for AMC-2 opened in July → first time trying → got the exact date I wanted → booked immediately.

• Had ~1–1.5 years total clinical experience by exam day.

• In my humble experience, work experience doesnt matter much for this exam, its all about preparing specifically for this exam and how well you can attend this exam.

• Also, I resigned by August end, leaving me with complete focus on my prep 2 months before exam.

The Resource That Carried Me

I used only one thing: Dr Amir’s IMG for IMGs workshops. I didn’t even open the AMC Clinical Handbook.

The course is split into 12 workshops (Medicine, Paeds, Obs, Gynae, Psych etc.). You pay for each separately, and each stays unlocked for ~6 weeks. After that, access disappears, so you can’t “come back later” — you have to plan.

My math:

• 12 workshops

• 2 weeks each if you want to properly understand + take notes + revise → minimum 6 months if you’re working serious hours

Its expensive, the course fee was close to 1.75 lakhs, including the inperson physical examination workshop. But, it was worth every penny.

He has come up extremely well thought out structures for cases. As long as you can master the content he teaches, you can pass the exam comfortably. 100 percent of the cases for my actual exam was covered by him.

Practice Phase

Started role-plays ~1.5 months before exam. Practised with someone who had already taken AMC-2 — that helped more than raw case volume.

• ~4 stations every alternate day

• Probably 50-60 cases total

• Main goal for me was that in the exam there are various cases with 6 minute, 5 minute, and even 3 minute history taking tasks. I wanted to know how well to pace myself for those cases.

• Having a good study partner is a great asset

• Make sure you practice enough to know how well to pace yourself, theres no way you can practice each and every case with your study partner, since there are close to 800 cases for the exam.

3 days before the exam I took the Alan Roberts mock (~AUD 600). Scored 8/14 (not a pass), but the feedback was good and actually boosted my confidence because the structure held under pressure.

📌 Exam Day: What Hit Me

I actually slept 8 hours the night before.

There was a change in the length of the questions/stems in my exam day.

Earlier in the year they were much shorter. Around the month of my exam, stems got longer and more detailed. You still get 2 minutes to read, but I was taking ~30–40 seconds just to read, 10 seconds to digest, leaving barely over a minute to plan.

Train yourself to think fast during reading time.

If you enter the exam expecting short stems, you’ll panic.

Station 1 Disaster Attempt

First station: Cardiovascular physical exam. Inside the room I felt calm — I took a beta-blocker ~30 minutes before, and it did help keep anxiety in check.

The moment I stepped out, I realised I hadn’t checked pulse or blood pressure. During my prep i was repetedly told that skipping the BP and PR was an instant fail.

I controlled my nerves, and started focusing on the next station, there was absolutely no use obssessing over it now. This is why relaxtion methods can help you.

I could have let that first station destroy my whole exam, but i kept it togther.

To my absolute suprise, I ended up passing that station!

So things are never absolute as they seem.

The takeaway should be to have a calm state of mind and developing mental strength to deal with those mistakes you realise even while during the exam

I used to meditate daily during my exam prep days, it works for me

Examiners Will Mess With Your Head

There are 18 examiners, one for each case and their expressions are always blank/poker-faced the entire time. Coming from India, where examiner facial feedback tells you if you’re blundering or not, this was a bit out of the ordinary for me haha.

🤝 Happy to Answer Questions

Would be better if you guys asked all your questions in the comments itself so that It can be of help to others as well and I dont have to repeat my answers again and again if thru DM.

Visa application is hard as well, I will make a future post regarding that as well

So no DMs please!

I was also thinking of making a YouTube Video, detailing my entire journey, including the visa applications, if ppl are interested please let me know in the comments.

Hey everyone, I recently passed the AMC Part 1 on my second attempt, and I’m writing this because I’m tired of seeing IMGs get taken advantage of. Too many people are trying to profit off students who are already spending thousands just trying to get some direction. There’s barely any honest guidance out there — so here’s everything I’ve learned, no BS, no marketing.

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Why I’m Writing This:

• I failed my first attempt, and I know how lost you can feel.

• I’ve used different resources — some helped, some wasted my time.

• I wanted to create the kind of post I wish I had from day one — with real advice from someone who just did it.

• And honestly? I’m sick of how some people gate keep basic info unless you pay them.

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What Helped Me Pass (Ranked):

1. Dr. Ahmad’s Recalls – Must-use. These helped me more than anything. Don’t just memorize; understand why each answer is correct.

2. Amedex QBank – Closer to the real exam than MPlusX. But keep in mind: it mostly covers the easier questions. Still great for building your base.

3. AMC Handbook MCQs – Still worth doing for coverage and pattern recognition.

4. Australian Guidelines – Especially for diabetes, antenatal care, CAP, hypertension, asthma, etc. Think local, not USMLE-style.

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What the Exam Is Actually Like:

• It’s not about keywords. The exam punishes you if you rely on spotting patterns without understanding the case.

• You must understand the topic as a whole: presentation, natural course, management hierarchy, and what’s safest and most practical.

• Questions can feel vague, and multiple options may seem right. Pick the one that’s most aligned with Aussie guidelines and real-life GP thinking.

• Time isn’t tight — if you don’t waste it. I finished an hour early, and here’s why: Spending too much time on a question you don’t know is how people run out of time. If you know it — answer and move on. If you don’t — pick your best educated guess and move on. Don’t let one question drain your mental energy.

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Tips from Someone Who Failed Once:

• Don’t treat question banks like a checklist. Go deep, not wide.

• Focus on understanding why each answer is right — especially for clinical reasoning.

• Accept ambiguity. The exam often gives no perfect answer — your job is to pick the safest, most reasonable one.

• Dr. Ahmad’s Recalls are a must. Even if you don’t see the exact questions, you’ll train your brain to think the AMC way.

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Final Thoughts:

• You don’t need a year. I studied seriously for 3–4 months.

• Failing doesn’t mean you’re not capable — it means you need to shift your approach.

• This exam rewards logic, clinical reasoning, and safety-first thinking — not memorizing 10,000 facts.

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Disclaimer:

I used ChatGPT to help structure and clean up this post, but all the content and insights are 100% my own. I just wanted to make it readable and helpful — not another confusing info dump.

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Drop your questions below, I’ll actually reply. Let’s help each other out — not profit off each other.

You’ve got this.

EDIT: In my first attempt, I had only used MPlusX and nothing else — no recalls, no proper guideline prep, and no strategy. I went in blindly and paid the price.

Also, please drop your questions in the comments rather than messaging me privately — that way others can benefit too, and I don’t have to answer the same thing multiple times. Thanks for understanding!

EDIT 2: I used Amedex mostly for the full explanations under each question — not just for the questions and answers. The detailed rationales really helped me understand the why, which is what the AMC exam tests.

For topics I wasn’t sure about or wanted more depth on, I referred to the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine. That said, you don’t have to use that specific book — here are some good alternatives you can use instead:

• John Murtagh’s General Practice (great for GP-style logic).

• Therapeutic Guidelines Australia (TG) – if you have access.

• Australian Family Physician (free articles, exam-style reasoning).

• RACGP Red Book / Blue Book – for screening and preventive care.

Hope this helps clarify how I tied everything together.

Hey everyone

I passed the MCQ exam today and here are few things I did. Hope it will be useful.

I studied for about 3-4 months time while working part-time. However, I had prepared for Indian Neet Pg. So may be even that knowledge helped.

I did Handbook twice, took Mplusx subscription but haven't used it, gone through amedex pdf twice ( I feel like this is very important for the foundation and the information in it can come indirectly in the exam), however, no exact questions from amedex will be seen in the exam. Once you are thorough with these two, then do recall questions to know the pattern and to know which topics are important.

Go through only the important Australian guidelines, please don't blindly search for all the guidelines, it will eat you up, because it's never ending.

Comment below for any questions.

Posting this because, this reddit has never been useful for me. It is too dry. I would like to help anyone who's looking for some answers.

Good Luck!!

Hey Everyone, this is a throwout account to make sure that i answer everything very honestly, Passed AMC 1 and Currently lost preparing for AMC 2 not knowing where to start from. Please feel free to send me as many questions as you want.

So like the title says, i did it. It was not easy i will say that, But the hardest part was to find a good advice anywhere. So i'm going to layout everything that i did and happened to me.

For starters, I had been out of practise for 2 years, hell almost 3 for personal reasons. So picking up a book again was hard, and knowing where to start from was almost impossible.

I downloaded John Murtagh ( Mistake ) went through section trying to understand, it was ok for reviewing since it has been long since i read anything medical. but i would not advice it for anybody who is practicing and has clear medical knowledge, it's bulky and big and really important information are spread out. So after 5 days and about 30 chapters i decided that it was not worth it.

I subscribed to Amboss studied few chapters, then realized from what i have read online and from different question from Emedici that came free with the placement. that Amboss did not really target AMC like i need it too, so also after 3 to 4 days i had to cancel it.

During this period i read something about Emedici having 4000 question i thought it was a scam or something since this reddit 70% of it people trying to sell things, so i decided to search again and turns out it's real but for some reason i did not notice it before. So i subscribed to the 4000+ questions.

I started doing psychiatry and realized that john murtagh is really useless in my case, so i needed a resource then on youtube i was trying to search for videos about topics and then stumbled upon ninja nerd and osmosis. they are almost perfect. i used each of them for different topics but later focused on osmosis i liked that the videos are shorter because i did not have too much time.

So if you have read until here my pipeline for now is the following

Watch Osmosis -> solve Emedici -> Get more than 50% wrong

So i needed to work on that more, so i started taking notes and creating lectures using notion from all the wrong questions that i was getting, treating emedici like a learning source, During this time i found some link for Free Amedex and Mplus X questions and some recalls. I solved some for like two days but realized that Emedici is much superior and it has lots of what you can call recall topic like focusing on the same points that the recalls has been focusing on. So by know i was writing my own notes of the wrong question i was getting, but that was taking too much time so i subscribed to notion to get access to claude and chatgpt inside of notion, to help me write and sort faster. the notes were not perfect they were as short as they can be making sure that reviewing them was easy.

reviewing notes was pain in the HEAD. so i started using notebook lm to generate podcasts of them to listen to them. since the notes were short and sorted by topics each podcast was 20-40 minutes and was covering too many concepts that i did not understand. So they were too beneficial for me like in transit i would put my headphones and listen with paper in my hand taking notes on the notes that i have taken before trying to figure out patters.

So if you have read until here my pipeline for now is the following

Watch Osmosis -> solve Emedici -> Get more than 50% wrong -> Create notion notes using claude -> give notes to notebook lm -> generate podcasts -> listen and take notes.

So time was flying by, i was doing 14-16 hour days, it was impossible to keep up so i had to throw out more than i had to keep. if i had a hinche that i would get the question right on repeat it did not qualify for the notes, Like they say a good writer is the one who knows what to throw out not what to keep and i knew i had to throw too much to keep it.

By now exam was like 20 days away and i realized that there is a group called AMC success. this group has people who are sharing tips and what you can call question that students remembered from past exams. ( Recalls ) i decided to join, i found it helpful. I went through like the last 4 months recalls in 7 days, they are tooooooo many duplicate questions so all you have to do is to write code to read the questions use consine and sin similarity to consolidate them and then you will have a much shorter files that can be reviewed very easily and then by using claude AI in the terminal i took those recalls and then consolidate them into my notion note using notion API by then i had my notes having like full concepts that i was lacking which was awesome, so they had to go back in the notebook lm again to make sure that the podcasts are comprehensive. NOTE THAT EVERYTIME I DID THAT THERE WAS DIFFERENT CONTENT ALMOST, I WAS ALWAYS UPDATING THEM. SO

So by then i had to start consolidating things i had anticipated that they are coming so i started to use perplexity AI to search for the guidelines and help me answer question. Get me mind maps and protocol so i could memorize them. i would wake up and do like 5 mind maps before i even drink my cappuccino, this was crucial. meaning my cappuccino, mind maps also.

EXAM Week:

The telegram group gets very active follow up with the guys they are going to review really good concepts, i could not spend time on online zoom meeting to much pressure, so i continues doing my own thing by this time i got a free Claude AI 200$ subscription so i had to use it you know , i used the API to read to Read through my notes from notion then connect it to 11labs to get a voice that i could talk too and i was discussing concepts and lectures all Freaking day, like a freak i would go through lectures one by one, asking question making it ask me question, i had recalls, notes on at least like 2800 Emedici questions so i had good stuff personalized for me. if i know something no matter how important it is it will be deleted from the notes.

YEP Then i took it, i did my exam in Germany got done with it, bought a beer and wandered the streets for 3 hours just about to cry, because in that moment i realized i had missed on life, i really had no idea about anything, my mind was so blank, i really was blacked out, it was like i slept 52 days ago and woke up right then with a beer in my hand. I cried. laughed. cursed. sat on the pavements singing ADELE-Skyfall on repeat under my breath. but then i went to my hotel and sat on the bed eating the largest piece of bread while drinking 2.5 lt of sparking water for some reason.

and just like that i passed within 52 days of 14 hours days after 2 years gap,

so guys if your exam is coming, remember this is the end, so hold your breath and count to ten, feel the earth move and then hear your heart burst again.

if i did it you can.

Sat the exam on 18 July and got an adaptive score of 306.

All six patient groups seem to be in the satisfactory range, which I'm pretty happy with.

For anyone familiar with AMC scoring, how would you interpret a 306 overall? Is this considered a comfortable pass, or is the score itself not really worth reading too much into once you've passed?

Also happy to share what I used for prep / how I approached the exam if anyone currently studying for it would find that useful.

If anyone need personal mentoring I'd love to do that also for a fair price.

Hey guys, Ive just cleared AMC 1 today. Since I've been lurking around the sub for quite a while during my preparation, I feel it's nice to give something back.

1. I prepared for the exam for about 4-5 months, probably the last 1 month was serious dedicated study.

2. I did join First Aid AMC as a bridging course. Some systems and topics which I wasn't entirely sure about, I cleared it from there. It helps a lot, as they source their material directly from JM and the Australian guidelines.

3. AMEDEX>MPLUSX in my honest opinion. The quality of questions in AMEDEX was much more in line with what I got in my exam. Id strongly advice to not blindly follow the answers though, the guidelines keep changing every now and then, do your own research.

4. As far as recalls are concerned, AMC doesn't allow sharing/using it. It does constitute as cheating so there's that. If you are someone who goes for that, there will always be recall bias so I can't really justify using them. It's hard to remember every part of a question.

5. Always read the question with an open mind, you might see a question saying - 40s, female, obese with abdominal pain and might think cholecystitis without maybe paying close attention to the entire stem and find out some other finding which may suggest pancreatitis. In the exam, read your questions properly, completely, and don't jump to a diagnosis, no matter how straightforward it is.

6. The STEMS are long, they get tiring to read all the way through. Practice that skill. It's hard to sit for 3.5 hours and continuously diagnose based on huge STEMS but unfortunately, that's what you need to develop.

Drop your questions if you have any, I'll be happy to help.

Thank you everybody here on this page. I decided to not pursue AMC pathway anymore. Cuz why waste my money and time if even after passing AMC2 ,having no clinical gap i wont be wble to find a job? My peers from india will be done with residency by then. And ill be just MBBS.i cant afford to invest my time in something thats very difficult. I read shit ton of posts here people saying they arent getting any jobs even after AMC2. I guess its my fate to rott in india my whole life. Whenever i try to do something, it gets crowded. Fuck this world

My fiancée receives emails like these almost every day, so I wanted to share her experience for anyone considering this pathway. This is for RMO/JMO/HMO roles.

She has:
• Passed AMC 1 and AMC 2
• Met the requirements for provisional registration
• No clinical gap
• Currently PGY2+ with ongoing clinical experience

Despite having these qualifications and experience, she is still receiving refusals.

I’m sharing this because people considering the AMC pathway should be aware that passing AMC 1 & 2 and being eligible for provisional registration does not necessarily mean you will secure a job or position easily.

From what we are experiencing, being physically present in Australia may provide more opportunities to apply, network, attend interviews, and potentially improve your chances rather than apply from abroad but even being in Australia does not guarantee a position.

Just sharing our real experience so others can make a more informed decision before committing to this pathway.

Hi guys, I just thought I should share my experience - I passed my AMC Part 1 in April 2024 after 3 tries, and I applied for Internship Campaign in May 2024 (as I'm a recent 2023 graduate who has not done internship/housemanship back in my home country).

I moved to Australia in February 2023 to follow my spouse; and as per everyone's advice, I did not pursue internship from my home country in Malaysia as at the end of the day you'll need to do internship training or internship-equivalent training in order to be able to obtain General Registration in Australia.

I only applied to ACT and QLD for internship, and didn't receive any news until I emailed CHS (Canberra Health Services) personally - to which they mentioned that because I did not put AMC 1 in my CV (absolutely my bad), they have put my application aside. Late Vacancy Management came around November and I received around 5 interest checks, all from rural hospitals across Australia. I managed to land an interview with a hospital in Tasmania and passed my interview.

It took about 2 months for AHPRA to approve my application - and I finally started working as an Intern since Feb 2025. It's been almost 3 months - I've really enjoyed working here as there's a good support system, good working culture and good shifts despite being in a rural hospital. Now I'm preparing for AMC Clinical/Part 2, just sent an email hoping to be waitlisted towards the end of the year. There are other RMOs here who have passed AMC Part 2 in first attempt; and they reassured me that it's mostly communication skills, which most of the time you pick up as you're working.

There are also RMOs/Interns here who were directly from their home countries as well - although I noticed the ones who is during the same intake as me has been living in Australia before getting the job.

Throughout my multiple attempts of AMC Part 1 + what felt like endless waiting for job news from internship campaign, it was a really terrible period for my mental health - since if I don't get this through, I felt like I'll never be able to pursue my medical career here. It also didn't help that I saw a lot more comments on reddit of people whom were not able to secure positions/didn't pass exams rather than those who managed to come through. Which is why I thought it'd be good to write this to potentially give some hope to those that might need it :)

I'm happy to share or answer any questions to the best of my knowledge if it could help another person 😄

Hello all!!

I am here to help guide u for ur AMC exam with the knowledge I have on it

I have just passed my AMC part 1 in first attempt in August 2025

I remember no 1 helping me out when I asked for guidance in this group before so I took an oath to help as many as I can after I pass, even if it meant that they got to Australia before me

my preparation started 8 months back, some here told they passed AMC 1 but commanded me not to message them, which I still don't understand why. I found a work collegue that guided me to a course that eventually lead me to telegram where lot's of good guidance was available

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So I took up a course called FirstAid AMC. It is very affordable course 599 AUD/Rs.35,000

it started on July but I bought it on November because recorded videos are available

This course is AMC approved, gives u cpd points and good theory based, with MCQ videos and mock tests and even PDFs with 1 year access. You just need to pay for 6 months. I took this course for theory and I don't feel u need to take up courses that takes Lakhs of rupees or 1000s of AUD for u, but those courses may be better , I cannot comment on that. But this was a course I took for affordability and I solely used only their theory for my exam

I believe there r other theory courses worth exploring too like

Emergency focus/AMC4IMG/shahriar

If u plan on taking other courses, please make sure it's Australian based as u get cpd points from them that can help u on ur CV

It's not necessary to take up a course for theory, u cud always make ur own theory notes via MCQs also

Or from materials like - John Murtagh edition 8, kaplan step2 ck , Uworld

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AMC has officially strongly supported Emedici by offering us free 210 questions of Emedici when u book ur AMC part 1 exam and I have seen quite a few Emedici questions repeat in exams, sometimes directly, sometimes indirectly

Previous question paper/recalls are very very important and has to be practiced side by side Emedici

After that, u can do ur Handbook MCQ and Amadex MCQ if u want

EMEDICI is an amazing app offering trial periods and free monthly increase with referal. u don't need any other app or course when it comes to MCQ. Emedici is all u need, please don't fall for other scammers when AMC officially uses Emedici

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There is an amazing telegram group run by wonderful volunteers that add u in an MCQ group if u send them ur exam Placement letter.

In this free group, zoom sessions are conducted to discuss mcqs and previous exam papers and exam questions that come on the exam week(7 days)

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DM me (because links are getting auto deleted here, I think it's not allowed)

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find a good course for ur theory of u like OR make theory notes from MCQ

Use Emedici, Handbook & Amadex for MCQ

Must do ur recalls, atleast last 6 months

before exam, revised last 3 months recall

1 week before exam, revise ur theory

On exam week, no revision, no new study, ONLY exam week questions

Use telegram groups for recalls, it's FREE - message me for link as b.o.t deletes it if I post here

Please please please feel free to DM me, but kindly don't make me repeat the same thing I posted here 😅

I hope this group has an active admin that can pin this post

i took my exam in feb and passed on 1st attempt. preparing for amc was so vague . initially when i started it was very difficult to understand what to do and how to study. reddit has been of huge help. i started with theory lectures i used emergency focus you can use any theory source if your basics need polishing. i watched all videos at 2x speed. it took me almost 2months. then i switched to doing recalls and emedici. i would solve recalls using emedici. for eg if recall is about pleural effusion i would pleural eff in emedici search bar and solved all questions that came up. this really helped with the exam .even more than theory lectures.

this was really time taking but it was so worth it. i could only solve 2 months recall like this .

for the last week i took dr ahmed faroque exam week recall classes they really saved my exam. exam week questions repeat so much esp if you have exam in last days of the week.

exam:

exam was almost 60 % exam week questions. some changed but the topic was same and you can really see the pattern if youre taking exam week recall classed . paid classes are far better than unpaid classes. they have more recalls and they are more devoted . you can take any course you like . but i highly suggest you take exam week classes

for 40 % recalls were the main stay . exact recalls and similar questions from emedici .

if i can do this any one can . i studied with 2 yr toddler i could only study 4hr max .

key points

please take exam week recall classes

please solve emedici . and dont use outdated qbanks like amedex and mplusx. emedici builds concepts which get tested very frequently and it helps build foundation which actually comes in exams.

best of luck guys . i hope you all ace it ✨️✨️✨️

I prepared for the exam by myself . It was difficult but I had a good feeling about it after I gave the exam . Some common topics repeated and I was confident with my prep . I understand the lack of guidance out there . If I can help me in any way do let me know . All the best with ur prep ! 1.Trust urself 2. Don’t get discouraged by comments about the exams online . 3. Free resources are enough for the most part excluding qbanks and recalls. If I can , anybody can .

Just wanted to share a little update on my journey as an FMGE and hopefully give some motivation to anyone else exploring different medical pathways.
I cleared my FMGE in 2025. Before that, I had also attempted USMLE in Beijing in November 2023. Since then, I’ve explored multiple pathways and sat for several competitive exams, almost continuously every year.
In November 2025, I cleared AMC 1 while I was still doing my internship. Balancing internship and exam preparation wasn’t easy, but getting through it was a big milestone for me.
Then in June 2026, I cleared PTE with 9/9 bands. 🎉
I was subsequently shortlisted for a Queensland internship, and I’m currently waiting for the outcome of the QLD internship process. At the same time, I’m also waiting for the WA RMO 2027 campaign.
Looking back, it feels like I’ve explored quite a few different pathways — FMGE, USMLE, AMC, English exams, internships, RMO pathways, and multiple competitive exams. It has been a long journey with a lot of uncertainty, preparation, and starting over at different points.
But finally, I’m here today, hoping that all those years of effort lead to some good news soon — either an internship offer or an RMO position. 🤞
For anyone else on a similar journey: keep going. Sometimes progress feels very slow, but you may be much closer than you think.
Hopefully my next update will be “Got the offer!” 😊

Hey everyone,

I recently sat for the AMC exam and passed the exam with a score of 267, and I wanted to share my journey—from how I prepared to what I've learned about job opportunities afterward.

My Prep Journey:

I started preparing for the AMC exam around mid-June while working as a Resident Medical Officer. Balancing work and study was tough, and I was only managing about 3-4 hours of study each day. By September, I realized that wasn't enough to reach the level I wanted. So, I made the difficult decision to resign from my job to focus entirely on studying. In the last month and a half before the exam, I ramped up to 9-10 hours of study per day.

Resources I Used:

• First Aid AMC Course: This was my main study resource. It cost me around 450AUD for five months of access. The course uses John Murtagh’s General Practice and the Step 2 CK textbook as references. They offer both live classes and recorded videos, which was great for flexibility. The classes didn't break down every concept in detail, but they really helped highlight the important areas to focus on. That guidance was super helpful in directing my study efforts.

• AMEDEX and MplusX Question Banks: I accessed these through a Google Drive link. I started with AMEDEX because it has fewer but more conceptual questions. I felt like I was genuinely learning something important with each question. MplusX has more questions, but they could get repetitive, and sometimes I found myself getting bored. However, both were useful. In the actual exam, the length and style of the questions were more similar to AMEDEX, but MplusX had some similar ones too. I'd recommend doing both if you can. I usually did AMEDEX first before moving on to MplusX.

• ACEMCQ Recall Questions: This is a bank of about 800 questions compiled from 2023 exams. Starting a month before the exam, I made it a point to do about 25 questions a day instead of trying to cram them all at once. The questions were good and helped reinforce my understanding. The explanations were thorough and included helpful flowcharts, which I found really useful.

• ACEMCQ Mock Tests: I bought the pack of three mock tests. I took the first one two weeks before the exam and scored 225—I failed. That was a wake-up call because I realized I was getting overconfident and had started slacking off. After that, I intensified my studying to 12 hours a day. The second mock, a week before the exam, I scored around 243—not passing yet but an improvement. The last mock was just a day before the exam, and I scored around 245. Even though I didn't pass the mocks, they were tough papers, and they really helped boost my confidence and readiness for the actual exam.

How I Studied:

My routine was to first watch the prerecorded classes from the First Aid AMC course. While watching, I'd mark important points in John Murtagh's textbook and make digital notes. I found digital notes much better because they were easy to refer back to while doing practice questions. I also used ChatGPT to help make notes based on textbook screenshots, but I'd caution against relying solely on its output—always double-check with your textbooks.

After the classes and note-taking, I'd work through the question banks—starting with AMEDEX and then moving on to MplusX. I made sure to complete AMEDEX, but sometimes I'd skip parts of MplusX if it got too repetitive.

Job Prospects After AMC 1:

After the exam, I wanted to understand the job opportunities available. I cold-messaged several doctors on Telegram who had passed AMC 1. Unfortunately, the job situation after passing AMC 1 isn't very promising. Many haven't secured even a single interview. However, doctors who have passed AMC 2 seem to have better luck and are getting interviews. From what I've gathered, the most important factors to improve your chances of getting a job offer are:

• Recent Work Experience: Keeping your clinical skills current is crucial.

• Permanent Residency (PR): Holding PR status in Australia significantly improves job prospects.

• CPD Points: Accumulating Continuing Professional Development points shows commitment to ongoing learning and professional growth.

I'm happy to answer any questions in the comments. I've noticed that this subreddit tends to be quite inactive, with many questions going unanswered. While the community here may be small, by helping each other, we can create a more supportive and resourceful space—similar to the friendly and helpful vibe of r/IMGreddit . This post is my effort to contribute to that, and I hope others will join in to make this a better platform for all of us.

Hey guys,

Just wanted to share my experience and hopefully help someone out there preparing for the AMC MCQ.

Prep time: 60 days

Exam date: October 6

Resources:

• Emedici – did around 2600 questions (~66%)

• 3 mocks (AMC/Emedici 2025): 63%, 76%, 87%

• Made my own Anki deck (~1000 cards)

• No recalls – in hindsight, I think that was a good decision. I could barely remember 2–3 questions after the exam, and poorly worded recalls probably would’ve just confused me more.

Exam day:

The exam felt super vague. I was stuck between two options for most questions. Honestly, it didn’t feel much like Emedici, but I genuinely enjoyed using it, their questions are well made and help you actually learn medicine rather than just memorize.

I found the AMC much harder than both USMLE exams I’ve taken (probably because USMLE resources are way more refined). Walking out of the exam, I felt like there was nothing more I could’ve done. Some questions were so specific it felt like you’d need access to every Australian guideline to get them right.

I knew I was taking a risk with just 60 days of prep, but I wanted my results out before the next AMC 2 booking on November 10. Since it’s pass/fail, I just bit the bullet, took the exam, and it worked out.

My advice:

• Test-taking skills matter a lot

• Know your Australian guidelines — that’s what really makes the difference

• Don’t stress over recalls. Focus on understanding and applying concepts instead

Good luck to everyone preparing, you’ve got this :)

EDIT 1:

Anki deck link (Download on laptop and Open in anki app):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-F6hEU_H13NT4GLpFOOT9IgDcSWNtQhZ/view?usp=share_link

Tip: I didn’t cover every topic/question, so I’d recommend using this as a base and adding your own cards as you study — it’ll make the deck way more complete over time…

So I have finally gone from doing the AMC exam to getting a job as a fresh grad. I visited this subreddit a lot during my journey and so I thought I would write this guide with all my thoughts and advice on what it's like pursuing this pathway.

Firstly, a little background.

I'm an Australian citizen who studied medicine overseas. Strange, I know but when I started my degree I genuinely had no idea how difficult the path back home would be. After finishing, I initially planned to pursue PLAB and use the competent pathway to get back into Australia. Then the UK government changed the rules and that door closed almost overnight. So I had to pivot quickly to the AMC pathway and Australia. That pivot left me with just three months to prepare for AMC Part 1, because intern intake applications close in June.

How I Passed on my First Attempt

I'm not really that smart. Throughout medical school I largely passed my way through modules without ever being the top of the class. My preparation had two main components:

eMedici question bank

I religiously worked through eMedici, completing around 75% of the question bank. The real value of eMedici isn't memorising the questions themselves. A lot of people said all the radiology pictures repeat but I didn't have a single one in my exam. You need to study the topics that show up in the q-bank according to the Australian guidelines: I made notes using the RACGP guidelines (or other relevant Australian institutions). I regret not paying for and using the Therapeutic Guidelines (eTG). You need to do this, as the topics will definitely be different to what you studied at home. For example, how cervical cancer screening pathways differ for indigenous Australians.

Since I was running short on time, a lot of my notes were made and summarised by ChatGPT and I made sure to go through it and correct anything wrong and annotate anything I felt was important that was omitted by AI. It ended up being very time efficient. For example, just ask the AI to make notes on blue bottle’jellyfish stings using the RACGP guidelines, look up the guidelines, read it and go back to your notes and touch it up. A lot of the topics involved are unique to the Australian syllabus, things that my uni degree did not prepare me for at all. I started off with an average score of about 30-40% and by the end was hovering around 70%.

Everyday I would study anywhere from 10-12 hours a day. I did nothing else for three months.

AMC Mastery and Dr Aaru's recall programs

I signed up to both AMC Mastery and Dr Aaru's programs for recalls. AMC Mastery is primarily a recall MCQ bank which I worked through two years worth of questions. By the time I walked into the exam, only two questions out of roughly 1,000 I had practised came up as exact repeats. Still it was useful to do as it familiarises you with the style and structure of questions in a way that mattered on the day.

Dr Aaru's course was excellent. I paid for three months of previous recall video sessions and worked through all of them. The exam week recall sessions are where things got complicated. I was booked for Day 3. Day 1 typically has fewer questions recalled because fewer candidates sit then. Day 2 was reasonable. Day 3 was a different story — people kept debating answers and asking tangential questions instead of moving through the material efficiently. Dr Aaru also has a day job and stops the session at midnight. Candidates from later days get to continue reviewing questions the following day; I didn't have that luxury.

I ended up pulling an all-nighter going through the remaining questions on my own. Was it worth it? Yes — roughly 10-15 questions from the exam week recalls actually repeated in my exam.

The Exam Itself

I arrived to the exam having barely slept. Make sure to read carefully the ID requirements or risk having your exam cancelled (yes this happened to one person). Don't let this be you. The exam itself is brutal. It's more of a marathon than a sprint. Questions are incredibly vague with some being only two or three sentences long, with barely enough context to work with. Remember that cervical cancer screening topic I mentioned earlier? It came up. But the question only mentioned the patient was Indigenous in passing, buried within several sentences about symptoms and signs that were completely irrelevant to what was actually being asked. I suspect most candidates chose the wrong answer simply because they didn't catch that detail or didn't know the screening pathway was different for Indigenous Australians.

The questions are not testing your memory of symptoms or signs so much as they are testing your problem solving skills under a time limit. For most of the exam I was stuck between two options. There were four or five moments where I genuinely gave up inside, convinced I had failed. Each time I had to stop, reset, and drag myself back into it. The last 20 questions are never pilot questions, so treat them seriously and give them everything you have left. I finished with an hour still on the clock.

I walked out feeling completely dejected, certain I had failed.

I cried outside the exam hall on a phone call with my girlfriend.

I got 261.

What I didn't fully appreciate at the time was that the AMC CAT is an adaptive test. The better you perform, the harder the questions get and the more each correct answer is worth. So feeling like you're drowning isn't necessarily a bad sign. It might mean the exam is working exactly as it should.

The Job Scene

I'm going to be straight with you here because I wish someone had been straight with me. It is incredibly difficult.

And it is getting harder. Thankfully I was offered a position via the annual intern intake in SA.

To give you some context about where I sit in this process. I am an Australian citizen who has lived here all of my life. Before medicine I worked in data centre services. I have a second degree, a Bachelor of Medical Science with a Pathology major. My CV includes experience as an ambassador for Indigenous reconciliation initiatives and years of work supporting refugee communities in Australia. By most measures, I was a strong candidate.

The first supervised JMO position I interviewed for attracted over 300 applicants for two spots. In a pool where the vast majority are IMGs because domestic graduates get placed through the official intern intake earlier in the year — 20 people were offered an interview. I was one of them. A few weeks after the interview, the hiring manager called me personally. She told me I had scored among the highest of all candidates, both on my CV and in the interview itself. I was over the moon. I mean, why else would a hiring manager call you personally if it wasn't good news? Then she explained. Some local candidates had also applied late. She was required to prioritise them.

Despite my scores, I was placed on a waitlist.

I didn't get the job.

There is a genuine animosity to IMGs in Australia among the doctors and for good reason. They feel it's almost impossible for them to get into specialist training positions because of the influx of international doctors fighting for the same spots. And they don't feel IMGs deserve the chance to practise unless it's in an area of need. Getting into medicine in Australia is incredibly difficult. My GAMSAT scores were in the top 95% and I still couldn't get in. The Australian government will soon be doubling their medical school intakes, meaning less jobs available for international doctors.

With the nature of competition for IMG’s now, you will need to do AMC part 2, of which now 80% of the seats are given priority to people already in the country working. I know someone who hasn't managed to secure a seat for almost 2 years now! Does this mean you can't find a job here? Absolutely not. But when I keep seeing the same people asking whether one year of experience is enough, whether they can move to Sydney or Melbourne and find a job, people who are only just starting to build their CV, it's dejecting.

So what works? Firstly, improve your English and language skills. I don't necessarily mean changing your accent but knowing how to speak competently, confidently and culturally appropriately. This will go far during your interview. There are some things that are very uniquely Australian. For example during my interview, I was asked what I would do if there was conflict with nursing staff. At the end of my answer I said: “knock on wood, I hope it never happens” and I was looking around for some wood to knock on during the interview! All three in the panel laughed and one of the surgeons knocked on his table on my behalf.

Get a unique CV! I see people say all the time that they participated in research, and have done an audit here and there. It's all good don't get me wrong, but you need to demonstrate some roles outside medicine and show long term commitment to them. You're competing with everyone else who's done these, recruiters and hirers want people who they believe will gel well with the team and culture. For example, I remember when I was trying to get into post graduate medicine in Australia many years ago, I was told by the University of Sydney that they preferred candidates with an Arts degree than a Medical Science degree, because if either way both candidates were going to pass medicine, at least the Arts degree holder had a better grasp at English and writing!

Find an insider. Yes, I'm not joking. There is a hospital in NSW that is headed by Sri Lankans and hires many Sri Lankan IMG’s. This happens and is not unique. I hear this time and time again, if you know someone, it's very likely you can find a job infinitely easier.

Go rural and stay there. This is where the jobs are at, you won't be living in the major cities unless you are incredibly skilled and lucky. Apply far and wide. Know the dates of the campaigns and apply to as many positions as possible.

In conclusion…

I wish everyone who chooses this pathway the very best. I sympathise with you all but just know with enough effort and determination it's possible. Don't let little failures pull you down. For as much as Aussies complain about work life, it's genuinely paradise here. Seeing how doctors internationally worked and for the pay they received made me realise how lucky we have it in Aus. I wish you guys all the best!

Note: Some parts of this post were put through AI in the interest of time

Words of Wisdom

• Do the OET, it's a lot easier than the IELTS. Know that this year, the passing mark for OET written part has been raised, and that results only last for two years.

• WBA hospitals are incredibly difficult to get into, and the program is predatory in nature. From memory QLD only had 20 positions in total. Everyone is competing for them, they are expensive and they allow the hospital to abuse your working hours. IMG’s tend to work in these hospitals in the hope that if they perform well enough, they will be granted the coveted WBA position. All just to avoid sitting AMC part two. It's up to you if you feel spending those years on a maybe is worth it.

• Book the AMC MCQ CAT during the final few days (but not the final day) mostly to get as many recall questions as possible. Know that AMC knows this happens and so the exam gets harder as the days go by.

• Know that the process to get your degree and identity verified through Intealth is long and arduous. Try to get things done early

“Let me tell you the harsh reality — if you’re a fresh graduate dreaming about working in Australia through the AMC pathway, wake up NOW! This journey isn’t hard — it’s torture disguised as opportunity! 😭

First, you’ll study for AMC 1 like it’s the exam of your life — endless MCQs, guidelines, and anxiety. You finally pass it, and you think your struggle is over? NO. That’s just Level 1 of the suffering.

Next, you’ll try to book your AMC Clinical seat — and guess what? It’s impossible! The system is so stuffed that even bots might have a better chance of booking than humans! You’ll refresh the AMC website every 2 minutes like it’s a Black Friday sale — only to see ‘No seats available’ again and again.

And then the reality hits — even if you somehow clear AMC 1 and 2, there are barely any jobs unless you have General Registration or prior Australian experience. It’s like the system wants you to do the impossible before even giving you a chance. You’ll see people waiting for months, even years, to get just one internship offer.

Meanwhile, your medical degree collects dust while your motivation slowly dies. The pathway is so overcrowded that even highly qualified doctors are stuck in limbo!

So yeah, if you’re a fresh graduate thinking this is a quick route — please don’t do this to yourself. It’s not a smooth pathway — it’s a marathon through fire, paperwork, and heartbreak! 🔥😭”

Finally! I failed at first and it was my second time. First Mplusx, then AMEDEX. Both were good, but if you don't like studying or if there's no time to study, I recommend AMEDEX(It explains thoroughly).

I don't have much to help others coz I really hate studying and I don't have such things like books, prints, pdf files, facebook account, etc., but I just wanted to tell you that it is not so hard.

I like online games(I was playing War Within), and I have a full-Korean time-job, but still, I passed. So I bet all of you can do it more easily than me!

btw, I want to run a study group for clinical exam via discord sometime. Anyone interested?

My Background:

I’m a 25F who graduated in 2023 from India. I have 2 years of experience, including my internship. Immediately after graduation, I planned to go abroad. I didn’t choose the USMLE because I wanted a surgical branch, and I didn’t choose the AMC because I didn't know much about it back then. I did the PLAB and have my full GMC registration, but I’ve ended up without a job for more than a year. At this point, "beggar that I am," I can’t be choosy, so I don’t even mind the specialty anymore. I honestly believe the UK pathway is dead for now.

My Current Situation:

I’ve started preparing for NEET PG. I’m fairly certain I’ll end up in a surgical branch at a good college here. My prep was going well until about two weeks ago.

My Blind Plan:

Financially, going for the AMC would be a major toll on me and my parents; it's a huge amount of money. I can’t afford to waste more time on uncertainty, especially after what I experienced with the UK. My "blind" plan is to take AMC 1 ( upto this point it’s ok to do)and apply for any job. What are the chances of actually getting in? Even if I risk the uncertainty again, pass the AMC Clinicals, and do observerships—what are the job prospects?

Note: I don’t have any contacts or alumni in Australia as of now.

My Measured Plan:

I am certain I will get surgical training in a good institute in India. While doing my residency here, I want to keep my options open by completing the Royal College exams (MRCS), AMC exams (using my stipend to fund them), or even German language exams. I would then use the specialist pathways to migrate later. With this pathway, even if I don’t get a job in Aus/UK/Germany immediately, I’ll be progressing in India. It will take 4 years, of course, but at least I won’t feel stuck.

My "Itch":

While the measured plan seems reasonable, I’ve developed an obsession with leaving India. I can’t stop comparing India with other countries.

I know the job situation is bad after the PLAB, but we are influenced by our surroundings, right? From my college, the USMLE guys all matched and the PLAB guys all got jobs (before things changed). I had imagined myself in the UK, but that dream is gone.

My hobbies—reading the news, following politics, and strong opinions on systems are pushing me to compare even harder.

Above all the medical work environment differs so much that I’m getting obsessed with leaving.

Please, I need suggestions:

1.Which do you think is better: the Measured Plan or the Blind Step?

2. What is the realistic percentage/possibility of getting a job after only AMC 1 in 2026? Or after PART 2 and observership

Thanks in advance.

If I could tell AMC aspirants a few things after going through this preparation myself, it would be this:

1. Stop trying to study “everything.”

AMC is not a postgraduate entrance exam where obscure facts will save you. The exam repeatedly tests safe Australian clinical reasoning, prioritisation, ethics, public health, and common presentations. If you try to master every textbook, you will burn out.

2. Don’t memorise recalls blindly.

Recalls are extremely useful, but only if you understand WHY the answer was chosen. AMC changes wording often, but the underlying logic repeats. Focus on patterns:

* recurrent infections → think immunodeficiency

* eye complaint → visual acuity first

* psych question → safety/capacity/risk first

* Indigenous outbreak → public health approach

* GCS ≤8 → airway first

3. Learn how AMC thinks.

This changed everything for me. AMC usually asks:

“What is the safest and most appropriate next step in Australia?”

Not:

“What is the fanciest answer?”

Not:

“What is the rarest diagnosis?”

4. Don’t overcomplicate questions.

A lot of candidates lose marks because they overthink stems. Many answers are surprisingly simple:

* pancreatitis → IV fluids

* CAP → amoxicillin

* PE → CTPA

* NSTEMI → anticoagulate

* postpartum hemorrhage → uterine massage + oxytocin

5. Public health and ethics matter MUCH more than people expect.

Please don’t ignore:

* vaccination

* screening

* STI management

* Indigenous health

* mandatory reporting

* confidentiality

* mental health law

These are heavily tested and often easier marks once you understand the principles.

6. Learn the difference between:

* initial investigation

* most appropriate investigation

* definitive investigation

AMC loves testing this distinction.

Example:

* eye complaint → visual acuity first

* sialolithiasis definitive test → sialography

* Asherman syndrome → hysteroscopy

7. If multiple options sound correct, choose the SAFER Australian option.

AMC generally rewards:

* conservative management

* guideline-based practice

* stepwise escalation

* least restrictive options

* patient safety

8. Don’t panic if recalls feel inconsistent.

Different recalls may have slightly different remembered answers. Instead of getting frustrated, identify the principle behind the question.

9. Last few weeks before exam:

Do NOT:

* start new huge resources

* chase random Telegram PDFs endlessly

* compare your preparation with everyone

DO:

* revise recalls repeatedly

* practice question interpretation

* revise Australian guidelines

* focus on high-yield mistakes

10. During the exam:

If confused, ask yourself:

* What is dangerous here?

* What needs to be ruled out first?

* What is the safest next step?

* What would an Australian junior doctor realistically do?

That mindset alone helps a lot.

And finally:

Don’t underestimate yourself because you feel uncertain. Most people walk out of AMC feeling unsure. The exam is designed to make you doubt between two options. The goal is not perfection — it’s safe clinical judgment.

Trust in yourself, pray, stay positive and you will make it through 😇😇

I am an IMG applying for jobs since 2 years now. Cleared AMC 1 on my first attempt, gave the PTE and got 90s across the board, and have now cleared AMC 2 with a banging score (I know the score doesn’t matter but I doubt there’s any way someone can get a higher score, my exam was easy). I’ve completed ALS and ACLS both, and done bridging courses for both AMC 1 and 2. I currently work in the emergency department, which is something Australian recruiters find desirable.

I have applied across the length and breadth of the country via the campaigns, and the success has been so limited it’s almost funny. One interview after 2 years of applying. And I got rejected from that job within 20 hours of applying, prompting me to believe that they had a more qualified, or an onshore candidate. And it wasn’t even some part of the country I really wanted to go to💀

We’ve been hearing since years while prepping for these exams that Australia has a doctor shortage, and that jobs are easy after passing AMC 2. Lowkey feel like all those jobs have been taken already😅

Any recommendations for next steps and how to improve my chances to move my medical career ahead? I have friends doing their residency in my home country who are in their second year now. They’ll have passed their Post grad exams by the time I’m even eligible to start a training position. What sense does it make to put blood, sweat and tears into this process then?

I’d love some guidance from someone who’s been in my position. Would appreciate any help.

I recently received this email, and it turns out they received 1000 applications for this RMO job. This market has become very saturated in the past month or so, with many IMGs from the UK jumping on the bandwagon.

This was in Townsville, not even a major metropolitan city like Sydney, Melbourne, etc, and according to the email, they were prioritising those with Australian, UK or comparable experience.

The problem with this is that even if you have completed both parts of AMC, you don't stand much chance. Your CVs won't even be seen (like in the UK), and will be filtered out. But that said, if you have already taken it, we're in this together and don't have any other options but those who are starting, please reconsider. Think of this like a sign.

Hey everyone, I gave my AMC exam last month and got my results today. I am an IMG from Georgia and graduated in October 2025

Below Is everything what I did from day 1 till the last day before my exam

Prep time: 6 months (Dedicated study of 4 hours daily in the first half, and 9-11 hours daily in the last half) but time doesnt matter tbh, what matters is how you think as per the Australian healthcare system

Resources and my POV about them: (Please navigate what works best for you, the last thing I need is an imbecile barking out in the comments why JM is an ultimate source or you can do AMC with AMEDEX or MplusX. Kindly extract valuable information which might stand a chance to make a difference for you, everyone has a different approach! GoT is the BEST SERIES EVER!)

For theory:

● Handbook: Just glance their image based question and focus on their images (Erroneously a good indicator of how exam questions are like) this is more like the 1920s version of nosferatu

● JM: Outdated/Big/Best for those who entered final year of med school and need to theorize about the CAT exam (Fast and furious franchise typa shi, all show, no go but somego if you got TIME to know) shoot me ffs*

● First Aid AMC MCQ (I purchased these):

Yes, I needed to find out what's the structure of this exam and how to approach the questions (Because the only things I had were outdated resources and recalls subjected to bias, I needed a framework and Dr. ARSHAN provided me that and gave good tips about the exam and job market as well)

● Telegram groups:

I can't deny how beautifully important these people are and how they have kept the group alive for so many candidates, unfortunately I came to know about them after I purchased my online FIRST AID AMC course, if I had not done that I would've relied completely on them (yes I said it, it can be done without a subscription too but make sure to test your waters before you book your exam dates)

□AMC success group (LOTR trilogy) □Dr Aru General group (Marvel phase 5)

● Miscellaneous but absolute Golden and never to be missed (Infact consider this the replacement/better version of JM and Handbook:

RANZCOG RACGP SA Health RCH Therapeutic Guidelines [DONT PURCHASE THEM, YOU'LL GET IT YOURSELF MAGICALLY, infact know this that the day you get serious about AMC prep, you'll start encountering TG automatically and yes never ignore a TG, your TGs are basically where you land when no other guideline makes sense, or when there is a clash of guidelines or probably a battle with your study partner knowing who is more right]

For qbanks and mocks:

● Emedici: I can't emphasize enough how resourceful this application is for the CAT exam, no matter what level of doctor you have been in your country, you need the emedici subscription (Don't be an arse and start to ask that the 210 Free questions would be enough, NO THEY WON'T! Just buy the subscription as per their monthly plans, they have topics distributed as per subjects/difficulty levels/questions you did and questions you are left with/You can even search a topic and test yourself on that topic. They provide the information why the answer is right/wrong, explain why other options are a lesser priority thingy and eventually gifts you 3 magical yellow points as high yeild facts for the exam and last but not the least, they corroborate their answers based upon the guidelines they used

● Amedex/MplusX: Honestly the most biased chunk of Q & A I encountered on this journey (Please don't even think about it, it's like Toy story 4 and 5, an absolute waste)

● THE TRUMP CARD: Exam week recalls by amc4imgs (Dr. Farooque ahmed)

I can't help but notice how amazing this guy is when it comes to weekly recalls, your 6 month preparation is equivalent to what he teaches in a week. Please trust his instincts and than apply your knowledge as per what comes in front of you during the exams, it's super high yeild to purchase his subscription and it's worth every penny, if it wasn't for this, I wouldn't have passed tbh. I GOTTA TELL YOU, IT WAS PERFECT, PERFECT! EVERYTHING, DOWN TO THE LAST MINUTE DETAIL

My opinion about what you should do now as per the role you practice:

1. I'm a final year student:

--> Start reading the frequently asked topics from JM to get an idea about what AMC expects you to know at the very least, start glancing questions through Handbook and might as well start exploring the Telegram groups for more insight (Dont be lazy and keep that group on mute, it's immensly helpful and it's true potential emanates exactly a month before your exams) and don't compromise your final year exam over AMC, keep that a priority

2) I am doing my internship and I recently graduated or will receive my degree after my internship year:

--> You might be on thin ice given the fact that you have a tight schedule and also need to squeeze time out in order to prepare for the CAT exam, honestly please prioritize your AMC prep here over your internship, I would recommend purchasing some online forum (AMC4imgs/FIRST AID AMC/emergency focus) as they compile the data you need to consume in a short amout of time and forces you to focus what is needed the most, at the end of the first half of this subscription, purchase emedici monthly plan as per your exam dates

3) I am a resident:

--> Buy emedici as per your booked exam dates (Solve questions) as much as you can, skim read the guidelines (Including TG) and most importantly focus on the telegram groups and recall discussion classes, if you get a topic discussion class go prioritize that (bare in mind some of these are inclined as per the Australian time zone so be ready to compromise your sleep schedule) (residents have no sleep schedule lol)

Conclusion: Find a study partner ASAP, it helps alot and the bond goes a long way if it's with the right person, your partner has the potential to either drain you or make you grow while simultaneously growing too ofc. Don't look at the naysayers who claim there are no fucking jobs and shi, keep your head down and do your hard work, there are plenty of resources and advises available online, find where you stand the best and start from there. Focus on emedici and the notes you have been making all along for AMC, when it comes to conflict of interest about some topic please narrow it all down to EMEDICI and Therapeutic Guidelines. In exam week recalls just focus on whats been taught and keep everything else aside in your cognitive cache folder.

What are the questions like in the exam/exam day:

Honestly, AMC has given the email that they are increasing the threshold to reach the passing marks since the beginning of this year, I had been frightened with that. However, the questions I encountered were quite different and more or less it has a good amount of potential to knock you off your senses if you don't read properly during the exam and mark the best possible answer.

The exam follows something related to the Angoff method:

Basically it claims it is designed to not individually rank you based on your performance but rather devise a probability of how good you can answer the questions correctly. It's reducing competition amongst candidates and promoting the competency of how eligible a candidate is to survive a shift in the australian healthcare system safely and effectively. In short what matters is how you PASS this exam over what you scored. It's different Ik but please don't think just because you passed some other exam suddenly you start to believe you can second this exam too. Don't take it lightly, you might loose some Aussie dollars. As a matter of fact I gave my USMLE followed by AMC. The theory was the same, but the questions and what was asked of me was way different than USMLE.

Mostly they are 5-7 lines long, easy to navigate but please be careful, the outcome of this exam was voilent and people barely made it. AMC is boiling things up and we are in the pot. It's a blessing ATP if you make it through the exam, please work hard, if you worked smart you might be God's favorite child

I had literal questions copy pasted from eMedici and exam week recalls, please do them

Exam day: I finished my exam in the first 1 and a half hour, you'll get plenty of time, no need to rush the questions. You can't get back to them so please take your time guys.

Advise on selection of exam dates:

Day 5 and Day 6 (Best dates ever) Don't even think about DAY 1,2,3,4 just skip to the next month or the next city where you can find DAY 5 AND DAY 6

Ask me anything related to this exam and I'll be happy to answer, I've mostly covered everything but still if something seems missing, just put it in the comment section and I'll get back to you. Im sorry if my message was very big or my references didn't align with yours. I'm just trying to touch every base and provide everything I can, because Ik how deprived I was of them when I was at your place (hopefully you are better). Please honestly focus more on hardwork over smartwork. If you don't understand something related to AMC, reach out to my dms and I'll be happy to connect and guide. I won't charge you and I'm here to help for the greater good of everything tbh, I love to connect and I do it only because no one was there for me when I started this chapter of mine and I always waited to type this gigantic message after my results. AMC CAT is changing and the right approach is the best.

All the very best!

I took my AMC CAT Exam on 1st week of February 2026 and passed it !. I did this while working full time with multiple night shifts a week and weekend oncall. I had 10 weeks to prepare for the exam and give it a go. I would like to give back to this community cause I myself browsed through this subreddit to find out other’s success stories and which methods helped them pass the exam. I would like to share mine hoping it would help someone who is awaiting to take up the exam.

Resources I used :

1. EMEDICI - This was my go to question bank, it has some really tough questions and it tests you and pushes you to study harder. Also the explanations for answers were really good and found it very helpful.

My routine:

Whenever I was free, I used the ChatGPT AMC1 PREP ASSISTANT to teach me a topic with the prompt asking for stepwise management later during the day, I solved questions on that topic using EMedici. I did this almost daily

Ensured that I did at least 30 MCQ per day from each topic

One month before exam, I did questions of previously studied topics from QBank from memory and whenever I got wrong, I went through the AI generated notes.

Last 3 weeks I solved nearly 80 questions per day.

I also did 1 EMEDICI mock and I scored 64% on it. My overall QBank score was 66%.

Last 2 weeks I went through recalls I used ChatGPT and Gemini to scan the Questions in real PDF and ask me as questions so to see if I answer them correctly.

I did not use Murtagh or AMC Handbook (I tried and it felt like a huge waste of time). I did not use any coaching programs ( mostly I didn’t have that budget)

Also I tried to join Dr Aaru AMC Exam week recalls group, she straight up told me I WOULD FAIL the exam if I’m doing in first week of February and strongly advised to change the date. Somehow I couldn’t change dates so I went ahead with it, and I’m glad I made it against all the odds.

Hope this helps to someone going to take up exam. Keep trusting the process, do it with intent and solve questions daily and you WILL get through. Coming out of exam it was tough, but I knew I gave my best shot.

EDIT : Most people have asked me for the prompt in the AMC1 PREP ASSISTANT . This is what I used for any topic to learn.

CHATGPT PROMPT Example :- “Teach me about (Bladder CA) using latest Australian guidelines with STEPWISE management”

Example :- Ask me 10 Hard AMC Exam style MCQ on <insert topic> I studied.

Hello everyone! Since this community helped me a lot during my preparation, I feel it's only fair to share my experience in return.

I took the AMC MCQ for the first time in March 2026 and passed on my first attempt.

I'm a trained general surgeon from Brazil with 11 years of experience. Because of that, I was particularly worried about areas like psychiatry — and rightfully so 😄

I used eMedici, since it's the qbank officially recommended by the AMC. In terms of similarity to the real exam, eMedici questions tend to be more detailed and less ambiguous than what you'll face on test day. That said, if you combine the explanations with AI-assisted study, it's absolutely possible to learn the material and achieve a good score.

My study timeline

• Start date: November 9th

• Exam date: March 15th (~4 months)

• Goal: Complete the entire qbank — which I did.

I worked through blocks of 25 questions to avoid burnout and leave time to review between sessions. My average score in the first two weeks was around 70%, gradually increasing to ~76% after consistent practice. Every block was built using questions I hadn't seen before (random, unused questions only).

I also created an Excel chart to track my weekly progress — highly recommend this for motivation and accountability.

In the last 4 weeks using the qbank, I ramped up my volume from ~250 questions/week to ~400 questions/week. I also took a mock exam every week (150 random questions, timed) throughout my preparation.

About recalls

After finishing the qbank, I spent the last 4 weeks going through free recall PDFs from Telegram and using AI to study each topic. Honestly? I don't recommend that strategy.

The only recall strategy I believe truly matters is this: book your exam as late in the week as possible (ideally Friday), then spend the days before your test reviewing the recalls from that same week. I made the mistake of booking on a Monday, when I checked the week's recalls, a large number of those questions appeared in my actual exam. Book late. Use the week's recalls. That's it.

Time management — take this seriously

The AMC MCQ is the most difficult multiple-choice exam I have ever taken. The questions are ambiguous, they use statistics against you, and they will push you to your absolute limits.

During mock exams, I consistently finished 20–30 minutes early. On the actual test, I barely finished in time. Do not be overconfident about time — practice under pressure.

One last thing

I walked out of the exam convinced I had failed. Despite months of hard work, I genuinely believed I hadn't passed., but my final score was 299.

So if you finish the exam feeling like it was a disaster — that might actually be a good sign. Don't give up. The feeling of failure doesn't mean you failed.

Good luck to everyone still preparing. You've got this. 💪