AussieIMG AMC 2

AMC 2

Duration: About 3.5 hours

Pattern: 16 stations (14 score+ 2 non scored or pilot stations) and 4 rest stations, each 10 min duration

Location: National Test Centre, Melbourne (note that during COVID times, it was held online)

Passing score:

PassObtain a pass score 10 or more of the 14 assessed stations
FailObtain a pass score in 9 or less of the 14 assessed stations
AussieIMG AMC 2, Basics

Work Place Based Assessment Pathway

Work place based assessment pathway or simply the WBA provides an alternative route for standard pathway applicants to gain General registration with AHPRA.

Instead of taking your AMC 2 or the clinical exam, candidates can enrol themselves into the WBA program, in which your daily performance in everyday clinical practice in Australian healthcare system is analyzed using tools like case- based discussions, multisource feedback etc, to ensure that you are clinically safe, make effective clinical judgements and can work prductively in a team

Eligibility

  • Successfully passed AMC 1 exam
  • Able to secure a WBA job in an accredited hospital

The list of AMC accredited WBA hospital can be found here.

Advantages:

  • Not required to take the AMC 2 exam (notorious for a low pass rate)

Disadvantages:

  • It costs a lot more financially to be on the WBA program
  • Finding a WBA job in an accredited hospital is difficult/ competitive