The CCX (Clinical Competency Examination) is a clinical skills/reasoning exam that uses standardized patient encounters followed by computer-based documentation and clinical reasoning exams. CCX exams are held throughout the curriculum:

• at the middle and end of each Unit in Year 1,
• at the end of each Unit in Year 2,
• at the end of each Clerkship (except Surgery and Internal Medicine*) in Year 3, and
• in the Senior Clinical Competency Examination (SCCX), early in Year 4.

Materials that are pertinent to all curricular years can be found in the General Section of this webpage.  Year specific information can be found in the Year sections.

A sample case (J_Keller) that can be used for orientation and practice is available to Y2 and Y3 students in the OEC Computer Lab at 801-3. This website contains additional instructions and materials that will be helpful to you in preparing to take CCX exams.

*Internal Medicine and Surgery have End-of-Clerkship standardized patient exams, but they do not include the CCX post-encounter.