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Introduction: Previous articles have highlighted the laborious process of acquiring disability accommodations in medical education. We endeavoured to characterize the trends of test accommodations on the MCCQE Part I.
Methods: Data was obtained from the Medical Council of Canada on the number of applicants who attained test accommodations on the MCCQE Part I between 2013 and 2021. The number of test takers for the same period was obtained from the Medical Council of Canada’s Annual Technical Reports; this data was not publicly available for 2013, 2014, or 2021. Prevalence rates and graphs were produced.
Results: The number of test takers who attained test accommodations ranged from 35 to 126 between 2013 and 2021. The percentage of test takers who attained test accommodations ranged from 0.89% to 2.01% between 2015 and 2020. Per correspondence with the Medical Council of Canada, no applicant who provided all required documentation was denied test accommodations during this period.
Discussion: The number and rate of test takers attaining test accommodations on the MCCQE Part I have increased substantially during this period. It is unclear whether this increase is due to greater rates of students with disabilities, or a reduction in stigma around using test accommodations.
Résumé
Introduction : Des articles publiés antérieurement ont montré à quel point le processus d’obtention d’accommodements pour les personnes handicapées dans le cadre de la formation médicale peut être laborieux. Nous avons voulu explorer les tendances en matière d’accommodements pour l’examen d’aptitude du Conseil médical du Canada (EACMC), partie I.
Méthodes : Le Conseil médical du Canada nous a communiqué le nombre de candidats qui ont obtenu des accommodements pour l’EACMC, partie I, entre 2013 et 2021. Le nombre de candidats ayant passé l’examen au cours de la même période a été obtenu en consultant les rapports techniques annuels du Conseil médical du Canada; les données pour 2013, 2014 et 2021 n’étaient pas accessibles au public. Nous présentons des taux de prévalence et des graphiques.
Résultats : Le nombre de candidats ayant bénéficié d’accommodements a varié de 35 à 126 entre 2013 et 2021. Le pourcentage de ces candidats a varié de 0,89 % à 2,01 % entre 2015 et 2020. Selon la correspondance du Conseil médical du Canada, aucun candidat ayant fourni les documents requis ne s’est vu refuser un accommodement d’examen au cours de cette période.
Discussion : Le nombre et le taux de candidats bénéficiant d’accommodements pour l’EACMC, partie I, ont considérablement augmenté au cours de la période visée. On ne sait pas si cette hausse est due à une augmentation du nombre d’étudiants handicapés ou à une réduction de la stigmatisation liée au recours aux accommodements d’examen.
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