Decoding Canada's MCC Annual Report

Exam reform, IMG pathways, and the data behind Canada's 2025–2026 physician licensing system.

In this monologue episode, I break down the Medical Council of Canada's 2025–2026 Annual Report — one of the most transparent, data-rich looks at how a national medical licensing body is trying to modernize under real workforce pressure.

We cover the redesign and renaming of the MCCQE, the surge in demand from international medical graduates, how Workplace-Based Assessment and Practice-Ready Assessment pathways are getting internationally trained physicians into practice faster, the new navigation resources built specifically for IMGs/ITPs — and the harder truth behind the numbers: pass rates for first-time IMG candidates dropped from 57% to 48% this year.

Whether you're an international medical graduate exploring Canada, a medical educator, or simply curious about how licensing systems evolve, this episode gives you the full picture — the wins and the tensions.

🔗 Full MCC 2025–2026 Annual Report: https://mcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025-2026-MCC-Annual-Report.pdf

🔗 Free eBook — Physician Licensing in Canada: https://mcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/Physician-licensing-in-Canada.pdf

In this episode, I tried to walk through the basics of Work-based learning(WBL), its advantages and disadvantages alongside my own point of view as an internal medicine resident.

For reading more about this topic, I highly recommend you to read the book "Essential Skills for a Medical Teacher" by Ronald Harden and Jennifer Laidlaw.

A crisis responsive curriculum from a learner's point of view

In this episode of the MEET Podcast Series, we speak with Laura Adams, Senior Advisor at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). We explore the principles behind the recently published NEJM article on NAM’s AI Code of Conduct, a comprehensive framework guiding the responsible design, deployment, and governance of AI in health,and medicine.

We discuss key commitments—including transparency, safety, equity, data-quality standards, privacy, accountability, and human oversight—and what they mean for clinicians, educators, and leaders navigating the future of AI in healthcare.

Read the NEJM article