How MCCQE Part I total scores and subscores are calculated
Your total score is calculated by combining MCQs and CDMs. For both MCQs and CDM questions, each correct answer is scored 1 point and each incorrect answer is scored 0. Some CDM questions, such as a question whose answer includes multiple correct elements, allow candidates to receive more than 1 point. For example, for a question with four correct elements, you can receive up to 4 points. The total score is calculated using both the questions’ individual scores and their level of difficulty.
Your total MCCQE Part I score is reported on a scale from 100 to 400 with a pass score of 226.
The MCCQE Part I assesses your performance with exam questions classified across two broad categories:
Dimensions of care, covering the spectrum of medical care; and
Physician activities, reflecting a physician’s scope of practice.
Each category has four domains:
