Course Description



IMGSOS AMC CAT (MCQ) 12 week course



This course is designed to direct your study and give you a clear "road map" to cover all the content required for the AMC exam. The AMC exams require a lot of work and study for you to succeed, but we will be there every step of the way to guide and support your progress.

Over the next 12 weeks we will cover a broad range of content that has been blueprinted to match the content and weighting of the AMC exam. You will see video content, be directed with resources and links, be challenged with quizzes and take part in class discussions on important topics. We understand the AMC exam and what it takes to be successful.

The course is detailed, fast paced and flexible; you can study anywhere in the world that you can access a computer and an internet connection. So what are you waiting for?

Enrol now and lets get started!

A/Prof Lyndal Parker-Newlyn

Medical Director IMGSOS

IMG SOS

IMG SOS is endorsed by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) as a bridging course provider. It offers personalized and online courses that address the specific needs of each student to help them achieve a great result.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module - Overview and Introduction

  • 2

    Module 1: Adult medicine - CARDIOVASCULAR

    • Overview of cardiovascular content for AMC MCQ

    • Introduction to cardiovascular disease

    • An approach to a patient with chest pain

    • Cardiovascular disease

    • Acute coronary syndrome

    • ECG hints and tips

    • Assessing absolute cardiovascular disease risk

    • Managing cardiovascular risk factors -

    • Heart failure

    • Approach to heart failure

    • Arrhythmia

    • CVS Resource: Calgary Guides Ischaemic heart disease

    • Hypertension

    • Assessment of hypertension

    • Pharmacological management of hypertension

  • 3

    Module 2: Adult medicine - RESPIRATORY

    • Overview of respiratory content for AMC MCQ

    • Introduction to respiratory disease

    • An approach to a patient with respiratory symptoms

    • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

    • Diagnosis of asthma

    • RESP VIDEO - What is the link between aspirin and asthma?

    • Bronchiectasis

    • Pneumonia

    • Clinical approach to pneumonia

    • pulmonary embolus

    • Interstitial lung disease

  • 4

    WEEK 1 - Module 3: Adult medicine - DIGESTIVE / LIVER

    • Introduction to Gastrointestinal disease

    • Overview of gastrointestinal/liver content for AMC MCQ

    • Approach to the patient with gastrointestinal symptoms

    • Viral hepatitis

    • GASTRO/LIVER video : Understanding Hepatitis B serology

    • Colorectal cancer

    • Essential knowledge re: colorectal cancer

    • Inflammatory bowel disease

    • Jaundice

    • Dyspepsia

    • Gastrointestinal bleeding

    • Dysphagia

    • Needlestick injury

  • 5

    Week 1 REVISION QUIZ

    • Week 1 QUIZ - Cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology

  • 6

    WEEK 2 - Module 1: Adult medicine - ENDOCRINOLOGY

    • Introduction to Endocrinology

    • Overview of endrocrinology for AMC MCQ

    • Obesity

    • ENDO video 1: Obesity in Australia

    • ENDO video 2: Approach to an obese patient

    • ENDO video 3: Motivational interviewing

    • Diabetes mellitus (type 1)

    • Diabetes mellitus (type 2)

    • Hyperthyroidism

    • Hypothyroidism

    • Pituitary disorders

    • Adrenal disorders

  • 7

    WEEK 2 - Module 2: Adult medicine - RHEUMATOLOGY / IMMUNOLOGY

    • Overview of rheumatology / immunology content for AMC MCQ

    • Osteoporosis

    • An approach to the patient with joint pain

    • Osteoarthritis

    • Rheumatoid arthritis

    • Crystal arthropathy

    • SLE & antiphospholipid syndrome

    • Spondyloarthropathies

    • Scleroderma, CREST syndrome and Sjogrens

    • Vasculitides

  • 8

    WEEK 2 - Module 3: Adult medicine - HAEMATOLOGY

    • Overview of haemtology content for AMC MCQ

    • Abnormalities of white blood cells

    • Lymphomas

    • Leukaemias

    • Multiple myeloma

    • Abnormalities of red cells

    • Disorders of coagulation

    • Abnormalities of platelets

  • 9

    WEEK 2 REVISION QUIZ

    • Week 2 QUIZ - endocrine, rheumatology and haematology

  • 10

    3.1 Adult medicine - NERVOUS SYSTEM

    • Overview of nervous system content for the AMC

    • Coma / impaired consciousness

    • Parkinson's disease

    • CVA and TIA

    • Multiple sclerosis

    • Epilepsy

    • Dizziness and vertigo

    • Headache

    • Assessment approach to headaches

  • 11

    3.2 Adult medicine - RENAL & URINARY TRACT

    • Overview of renal content for the AMC

    • Acute kidney injury

    • Chronic kidney disease

    • Urinary tract infection

    • Urinary calculi

    • Urinary tract malignancy

  • 12

    3.3 Adult medicine - AGED CARE & PALLIATIVE CARE

    • Overview of aged care and palliative care

    • Dementia

    • Falls and falls prevention

    • Elder abuse

    • The dying patient

    • Advanced care directives

    • Symptom control and pain management

    • Comments re: dementia in Australia

  • 13

    WEEK 3 REVISION QUIZ

    • Week 3 QUIZ - Neurology, renal, aged and palliative care

  • 14

    4.1 Adult medicine/surgery - ELCETROLYTES

    • Overview of electrolyte disturbance content for AMC MCQ

    • Disorders of sodium concentration

    • Disorders of potassium concentration

    • Disorders of calcium concentration

    • Acid-base disorders

  • 15

    4.2 Adult surgery - TRAUMA & INJURIES

    • Overview of trauma/injury content for AMC MCQ

    • Burns

    • Electrical injury

    • Limb fractures and dislocations

    • Fractures of the spine and thoracic cage

    • Head injury and facial fractures

    • Back / neck pain

    • Knee injury

    • Ankle injury

    • Medicine Today: Ankle and Knee injuries to Xray or not?

    • OTTAWA RULES

  • 16

    4.3 Adult surgery - ABDOMINAL DISTENSION, MASSES & PAIN

    • Overview of surgical abdomen content for AMC MCQ

    • The acute abdomen

    • Hernias

    • Abdominal pain

    • Ascites

    • Medicine Today- current approaches to acute and chronic pancreatitis

    • Medicine Today - the ins and outs of diverticular disease

  • 17

    WEEK 4 REVISION QUIZ

    • Week 4 QUIZ

  • 18

    5.1 Adult surgery - ENT

    • Overview of ENT content for AMC MCQ

    • Hearing loss / tinnitus

    • Cholesteatoma

    • Otitis externa

    • Otitis media

    • Key learning: otitis media

    • Acoustic neuroma

    • Audiograms

    • Understanding audiograms

    • Nasal disorders

  • 19

    5.2 Adult surgery - OPHTHALMOLOGY

    • Overview of ophthalmology content for AMC MCQ

    • Visual loss

    • Amblyopia / strabismus

    • Refractive error

    • Cataracts

    • Glaucoma

    • Diplopia

    • Sore red eye

    • EYE Lesson 8 - eye infections

    • EYE lesson 9 - Injury to the eye

  • 20

    5.3 Adult surgery - DISORDERS OF BREAST AND TESTIS

    • Overview of breast and testicular surgical content for AMC MCQ

    • BREAST/TESTIS Lesson 1 Gynaecomastia

    • BREAST/TESTIS Lesson 2 Breast pain

    • BREAST/TESTIS Lesson 3 Breast lump

    • BREAST/TESTIS Lesson 4 Testicular mass

    • BREAST/TESTIS Lesson 5 Testicular pain

  • 21

    WEEK 5 REVISION QUIZ

    • WEEK 5 QUIZ

  • 22

    6.1 Adult surgery - SKIN, HAIR & NAILS

    • Overview of skin, hair and nails content for AMC MCQ

    • Melanoma

    • Non-melanoma skin cancer

    • Dermatitis/eczema

    • Psoriasis

    • Acne, rosacea and other facial rashes

    • Skin infections

    • Hair disorders

    • Nail disorders

    • Skin ulcers

  • 23

    6.2 Adult medicine and surgery - EMERGENCIES

    • Overview of adult emergency medicine content for AMC MCQ

    • EMERGENCY Lesson 1 Basic life support

    • EMERGENCY LESSON 2 - Advanced adult life support

    • EMERGENCY lesson 3 - Fluid resuscitation

    • EMERGENCY lesson 4 - Drowning

    • EMERGENCY lesson 5 - Anaphylaxis and allergy

    • RESOURCE Anaphylaxis guidelines

  • 24

    6.3 Adult surgery - BITES / STINGS

    • Overview of bites and stings for AMC MCQ

    • BITES/STINGS - Snakebite

    • Discussion re: snakebites

    • BITES/STINGS - Spider bites and other insects

    • RESOURCE - AFP Marine envenomations

    • RESOURCE - AFP Management of mammalian bites

  • 25

    WEEK 6 REVISION QUIZ

    • Week 6 QUIZ

  • 26

    7.1 Child health - GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

    • Overview of growth and development content for AMC MCQ

    • GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - disorders of puberty

    • GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT - Adolescent health

    • GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - poor growth

    • GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - short stature

    • GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - tall stature

    • GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - Developmental delay and disability

    • RESOURCE - AFP Is my child normal?

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    7.2 Child health - CONGENITAL DISORDERS

    • Overview of congenital disorders content for AMC MCQ

    • CONGENITAL DISORDERS - congenital heart disease

    • CONGENITAL DISORDERS - neural tube defects

    • CONGENITAL DISORDERS - cranio facial abnormalities

    • CONGENITAL DIOSRDERS - Chromosomal anomalies

    • CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES - Musculoskeletal abnormalities

  • 28

    7.3 Child health - CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS

    • Overview of childhood infectious diseases content for AMC MCQ

    • RESOURCE - National Immunisation Schedule 2016

    • CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS - Croup

    • CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS - Meningococcal disease

    • CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS - viral illnesses

    • CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS - bronchiolitis

    • CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS - epiglottitis

  • 29

    WEEK 7 REVISION QUIZ

    • Week 7 QUIZ

  • 30

    8.1 Child health - LEARNING & BEHAVIOUR

    • Overview of paediatric learning and behaviour content for AMC MCQ

    • RESOURCE - AFP Struggling at school

    • LEARNING - Autism spectrum disorder

    • LEARNING - Attention deficit / learning disability

    • RESOURCE - AFP Autism spectrum disorder

    • LEARNING - Other learning and behavioural problems

    • RESOURCE - AFP - Problem behaviour in children

  • 31

    8.2 Child health - PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES

    • Overview of paediatric emergency content for AMC MCQ

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Resuscitation

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Drowning

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Anaphylaxis/allergy

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Asthma

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Febrile child and sepsis

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Paediatric trauma

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Child abuse

    • PAEDS EMERGENCY - Burns

    • PAEDS EMERGENCY - Consent and competence in children

    • PAEDS EMERGENCY - poisoning

  • 32

    8.3 Maternal health PREGNANCY & CONTRACEPTION

    • Overview of pregnancy and contraception content for AMC MCQ

    • O&G - Routine antenatal care

    • RESOURCE - Antenatal care for Indigenous women

    • O&G - Contraception

    • O&G - Subfertility

    • UKMEC SUMMARY TABLE HORMONAL AND INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTION

  • 33

    Week 8 REVISION QUIZ

    • Week 8 QUIZ

  • 34

    9.1 Maternal health - PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS

    • Overview of pregnancy content for AMC MCQ

    • O&G - Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

    • O&G - Anaemia

    • O&G - Gestational diabetes

    • O&G - Bleeding

    • O&G - Blood group isoimmunisation

    • O&G - Intrauterine growth disorders

    • O&G - Malpresentations

    • O&G - Infections in pregnancy

    • O&G - Other complications

  • 35

    9.2 Maternal health - SEXUAL HEALTH, SEXUAL PROBLEMS & INFERTILITY

    • Overview of sexual health content for AMC MCQ

    • SEXUAL HEALTH - Sexual orientation and gender identity

    • SEXUAL HEALTH - Sexual dysfunction

    • SEXUAL HEALTH - Sexually transmissible infections

    • RESOURCE Chlamydia - Australian STI Management Guidelines

    • RESOURCE Gonorrhoea - Australian STI Management Guidelines

    • RESOURCE Syphilis - Australian STI Management Guidelines

    • RESOURCE - GP2017-april-transgender-patients-journey-to-care

    • RESOURCE Gender dysphoria

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    9.3 Maternal health - VAGINAL BLEEDING & DISCHARGE

    • Overview of vaginal bleeding / discharge content for AMC MCQ

    • O&G - Abnormal uterine bleeding

    • O&G - Amenorrhoea and dysmenorrhoea

    • O&G - Vaginal infection

    • RESOURCE Candidiasis - Australian STI Management Guidelines

    • RESOURCE Bacterial vaginosis - Australian STI Management Guidelines

  • 37

    Week 9 REVISION QUIZ

    • Week 9 QUIZ

  • 38

    10.1 Mental Health - PSYCHOSIS

    • Tips for studying psychiatry

    • Overview of psychosis content for AMC MCQ

    • PSYCH - The acutely psychotic patient

    • RESOURCE: AFP - Psychological triage

    • PSYCH - Schizophrenia and related disorders

    • PSYCH - Schizoaffective disorder

    • PSYCH - Drug induced psychosis

  • 39

    10.2 Mental health - MOOD DISORDER

    • Overview of mood disorder content for AMC MCQ

    • PSYCH - Depressive disorders

    • PSYCH - Bipolar disorder

    • RESOURCE: AAFP bipolar disorders - a review

  • 40

    10.3 Mental health - ANXIETY, EATING DISORDERS, PERSONALITY DISORDERS

    • Overview of anxiety, eating disorders, personality disorders content for AMC MCQ

    • PSYCH - Anorexia nervosa

    • PSYCH - Bulimia nervosa

    • PSYCH - Binge eating disorder

    • PSYCH - Other eating disorders

    • PSYCH - Personality disorders

    • PSYCH - Anxiety disorders

    • RESOURCE: Mental health risk assessment

    • PSYCH Suicide risk assessment

  • 41

    Week 10 REVISION QUIZ

    • Week 10 QUIZ

  • 42

    11.1 Mental health - CONFUSION / DELIRIUM

    • Overview of confusion / delirium content for AMC MCQ

    • PSYCH - Delirium / acute brain syndrome

    • RACGP Delirium guidelines - silver book

  • 43

    11.2 Mental health - VIOLENCE / AGGRESSION / ADDICTION

    • Overview of violence / aggression / addiction content for AMC MCQ

    • Mental Health Act and involuntary admission

    • Domestic and family violence

    • Suicide and Parasuicide

    • Alcohol misuse

    • Illicit drugs

    • Tobacco use and smoking cessation

  • 44

    11.3 Population health - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SCREENING

    • Overview of public health and screening content for AMC MCQ

    • Breast cancer screening

    • Prostate cancer screening

    • Cervical cancer screening

    • Screening for children

    • Australian notifiable diseases

    • Travel medicine

    • RESOURCE - GP2016July-Travel-Medicine

    • RESOURCE - Travel vaccinations for Australian children

    • Cervical cancer screening tests

  • 45

    12.1 Population health - INDIGENOUS HEALTH

    • Overview of Indigenous health content for AMC MCQ

    • Indigenous health principles

    • Indigenous culture and the doctor patient relationship

    • Common problems in children

    • RESOURCE - GP2017 Indigenous health - fighting disadvantage

    • RESOURCE - Mental health in Indigenous settings

    • RESOURCE - Managing skin infections in Indigenous children

  • 46

    12.2 Population health RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH

    • Overview of rural and remote health content for AMC MCQ

    • Determinants of health in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Smoking in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Obesity in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Alcohol in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Cardiovascular disease in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Illicit drug use in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Mental health in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Cancer in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Diabetes in rural Australia

  • 47

    12.3 Law ethics - LEGAL & ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN MEDICINE

    • Overview of legal and ethical content for AMC MCQ

    • Introduction: Medical Board of Australia; Code of conduct

    • GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE - Medical Board of Australia code of conduct

    • Sexual boundaries guidelines for doctors

    • Death certification

    • RESOURCE: AFP - Child abuse mandatory reporting requirements

  • 48

    Week 12 COURSE REVISION QUIZ

    • Week 12 QUIZ

  • 49

    COURSE EVALUATION & SUMMARY

    • Course evaluation survey

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