AMC Clinical · station practice

Practise the AMC Clinical out loud, with a patient who answers.

Two minutes to read the stem, eight minutes with a simulated patient or parent, and an examiner who gives you findings only when you ask for them. Then the station rated the way the AMC rates it: a seven-point global rating, 4 or more to pass, written to Australian practice.

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How the real exam runs

From the AMC's Clinical Examination Specifications (June 2026). Check the AMC before you book; formats change.

assessed stations

plus four rest stations; two of the sixteen are pilots, so fourteen count

2 + 8

minutes each

two to read the stem and its tasks, eight with the patient

1–7

global rating

the examiner's global rating alone decides the station: 4 or more passes

of 14 to pass

nine or more of the fourteen scored stations

16 stations, across the AMC's disciplines

History, described examination, diagnostic formulation, and counselling stations in adult medicine, surgery, women's health, child health and mental health — written fresh for practice to current Australian guidelines, never recalls.

Adult medicine

Chest pain that is settling →A 58-year-old tiler has had central chest pain for forty minutes, and it is easing now.Three months of breathlessness →A 70-year-old smoker has been getting more breathless for three months.A new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes →A truck driver comes back for his blood test results.

Adult surgery

Right iliac fossa pain in the ED →A 24-year-old woman in the emergency department has pain low on the right side of her abdomen.Consent for gallbladder removal →A woman with gallstones comes to talk about her operation before she signs the consent form.Calf pain on walking →A retired builder gets pain in his calf when he walks.

Women's health

A glucose tolerance test result at 28 weeks →Twenty-eight weeks pregnant, she has come back for the result of her glucose tolerance test.Headache at 33 weeks →Thirty-three weeks pregnant, she has come in with a headache that paracetamol has not touched.A 16-year-old asks for the pill →A 16-year-old has come in on her own after school and would like to start the pill.

Child health

A 15-month-old with a fever for two days →A father brings his 15-month-old daughter in after two days of high temperatures.A mother unsure about the six-week vaccines →At her son's six-week check, a mother says she is not sure about his vaccines.A toddler who will not stand →A father brings in his 2-year-old son, who has not wanted to stand since a fall last night.

Mental health

A high EPDS score at six weeks →Six weeks after her first baby, a new mother's screening questionnaire has come back high.A 16-year-old after a night in hospital →A 16-year-old is brought in by his mother two days after he was taken to hospital drunk from a party.

Ethics and patient safety

A double dose of enoxaparin →A patient's daughter has asked to speak to a doctor about her father's medication last night.Driving after a first seizure →A courier comes in after a seizure at home last week.

How each station is rated

Three areas and a global rating, each out of 7, then our estimate: likely pass (5 and above), borderline pass (4, the AMC's line) or likely fail. Double-barrelled questions, textbook lists of differentials, non-specific plans and “refer to a specialist” cost marks, as they do with AMC examiners.

History and examination

Did they take a focused history (one question at a time, no double-barrelled questions) or describe a focused, relevant examination — asking for the specific findings they needed, in a sensible order, and not describing irrelevant systems? Did they cover the tasks on the stem within the suggested times?

Diagnosis and management

Did they reach a specific, safe working diagnosis with a short, prioritised differential (not a textbook list), name specific investigations and drugs, and give a concrete management plan in line with Australian practice (eTG, RACGP, the Australian Immunisation Handbook, state law) — not just 'refer to a specialist'?

Approach to the patient and counselling

Did they introduce themselves, build rapport, use plain language without euphemisms or unexplained jargon, respond to the patient's concerns, check understanding, involve the patient in decisions and show cultural safety, and stay professional and ethical — consent, confidentiality, mandatory reporting where it applies?

Practice, not an AMC result, and not medical advice. MockLive is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Australian Medical Council. Pronunciation and accent are never marked.

Questions

How is the AMC Clinical Examination marked?

Each station has key steps and three to five domains rated on a seven-point scale, but the examiner's seven-point global rating alone decides the station: 4 or more passes. Two of the sixteen assessed stations are pilots, and you pass with 9 or more of the 14 that count. Here each station gets three area ratings and a global rating out of 7, and the result is our estimate from the global rating.

How long is each station?

Two minutes to read the stem and its tasks, then eight minutes. Practice stations here run the same way, one at a time, with the tasks and their suggested timings on screen.

Can I practise examination stations?

Yes, the way the AMC's online exam runs them: you describe the examination and ask the examiner for the findings you need, and the examiner gives only what you specifically asked for. Hands-on technique cannot be judged by voice and is not marked here.

Is this affiliated with the AMC?

No. MockLive is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Australian Medical Council. The stations are written for practice, never recalls, and the ratings are an AI examiner's estimate — not an AMC result, and not medical advice.

Do I need a separate pass for AMC and PLAB 2?

No. One clinical stations pass covers both. Your first station is free, the full eight minutes.

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