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It can be difficult to know where to begin with preparing for the OSCEs, but the first thing you should do is to form OSCE groups, if you haven’t already. Whether it be your friends, flatmates or those in your firm, having a group of people you can meet up with on a weekly basis either in person or remotely to practise doing OSCE stations is really beneficial. You’ll get the opportunity to run through multiple stations from various resources testing lots of different skills. As such, this should help prepare you for how you approach each particular station when it comes to your OSCE. The thought of completing practical assessments at the end of the year can be very daunting, especially considering the large variety of skills and knowledge you will be tested on. However, the reason why OSCEs form part of our summative exams is to ensure that we become good and safe doctors by testing the important competencies that are required of one. It’s very normal to feel nervous about this exam but hopefully, by covering some of the different methods and resources you can use to prepare for your OSCEs in this article, this will alleviate some of the stress. Whenever you go into placement, set a goal in your mind about what you want to gain out of attending based on the skills required of you as a junior doctor. Ask your supervising clinician which patients would be good to clerk/examine and speak to them about your differential diagnosis as well as coming up with a management plan. Offer to document in the notes during ward rounds (remember to get this countersigned by a doctor), as this will be your bread and butter when you become a Foundation Year 1 doctor. Look up any investigations the patients may have had e.g. blood test results, ABG analysis, ECG, chest x-ray and try to interpret these results yourself before discussing with your doctor. Especially with imaging, it’s not only good practice to interpret what you see but also to present your findings as this could also be asked of you in the OSCE. Seek out opportunities to practise procedures such as cannulation, ABG’s, catheterisation as you are required to be confident in performing these when you become a doctor plus, you get a sign off for your procedures list so it’s a win-win situation. Explain the diagnosis of schizophrenia (Mrs Banton) PDF | Word (includes guidelines for information to be imparted)

The key to OSCE preparation is practice! Our OSCE stations make that easy by providing everything you need, including student, patient and examiner instructions and the answers to commonly asked viva questions. Student instructions For Year 5 students, you will have numerous workshops dotted throughout each module; some of which involve actors and tutors for supervision. These are really useful sessions which test your consultation skills as done in the OSCE. Presenting Complaints - Psychiatry History Taking - Pediatrics History Taking - Obstetrics History Taking - Gynaecology History Taking - Medical Ethics - Difficult Communication Scenarios - Pharmacology - Consenting - Explanation of Management and Results SECTION TWO, PERFORMANCE STATIONS Therefore, practising these common skills whilst you’re on placement or with your OSCE groups will stand you in good stead when it comes to your exams. Again, you can use the previous station titles to come up with stations of your own or find similar stations online. A Use of Evidence Station usually entails a patient coming in to see you about a research article they’ve read online; about a particular drug they’re taking or have heard about. You will be shown the abstract of the article and will be asked questions by the patient regarding what the conclusion of the article is, what certain words mean (e.g. sensitivity, number needed to treat) and whether you would recommend the patient taking the medication based on their history.

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Before I apologize, here I am not offering it for free, but you have to join our service, and get a trial period of 14–30 days, you can cancel it if it is uncomfortable. Thank you so much .. Hope you are pleased to join our service, and you can read all the books you want .. You can then use our ‘Group Study Mode’ to assign roles (e.g. student, examiner, patient) for each station easily using a PIN. Each OSCE station comes with relevant questions covering key learning points such as further investigations, differential diagnosis, management and complications. Ideal for students of all stages Clinical Years’ Treasure Trove – https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Bf2BH3kiYIV8ogwMFmkLAsu6fFM3ZbLxAs the aim of these assessments are to test your competency of doing tasks required of a junior doctor, there are several skills that are tested each year which form part of the assessment criteria for your year group. For example, I’ve attached the previous Year 4 OSCE stations where you’re able to see the common skills that you are expected to know: