OSCE Cases with Mark Schemes: A Revision Aid for Medical Finals

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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. You can then use our ‘Group Study Mode’ to assign roles (e.g. student, examiner, patient) for each station easily using a PIN. Enhance your OSCE practice with our collection of virtual patients, available as part of our OSCE Stations subscription.

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 Considering that medicine here at UCLMS is a spiral course, you are expected to recall knowledge from earlier years in your later years. Therefore, based on this information you know that you will need to revise the statistics we learnt in CPP to do well in this station. This same principle applies to Ethics and Law stations as previously learnt knowledge is required in addition to attending your dedicated CPP sessions in fourth year. This tutorial is really useful in covering the important topics you need to know for both types of stations and is available on the Clinical years Treasure Trove (which contains lots of tutorials/resources to help you prepare for exams). I would also recommend creating Use of Evidence Stations yourselves, by finding research articles, looking at the abstracts and coming up with questions to ask so that you can practise doing these stations with those in your OSCE Group. Spend time on the wards We’ve produced a brief video showing you how you can create your own OSCE stations and then organise them into circuits to share with others. 🙂 Solid state physics Quantum theory Chemical bonds SCIENCE Physics Condensed Matter Física do estado sólido Mecânica quânticaYou may also be allocated a tutor for teaching depending on the rotation you’re on, so use these tutorials to go over any topics you find difficult to understand as well as going over skills that you aren’t able to learn from a textbook e.g. prescribing, ward documentation, examination skills or just any of the skills mentioned in the list above. When you get closer to your exams, you might want to do OSCE-Practice style tutorials with your tutor/twilight tutor e.g. I went over paediatric history-taking, ABCDE stations and prescribing with my paediatrics tutor. Amnesty 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. 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 Alternatively, you can join our community chat server and coordinate a group session with some fellow Geeky Medics. 🙌 We’ll search & match you with another user

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.Examination Skills - Practical Skills - Data Interpretation - Closing Remarks Anshan Publishers is a publisher of fine medical, scientific, and technical books. We find the best titles from our worldwide publishing partners and bring them to the global marketplace. We publish in a wide range of fields, Anatomy Explain the diagnosis of schizophrenia (Mrs Banton) PDF | Word (includes guidelines for information to be imparted) 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. Sujikka Suthakaran (Year 6) runs through how you can approach preparing for your summative OSCE assessment during your clinical years. You can also use our software to study as a group easily by sharing a PIN with friends and assigning them their relevant roles (e.g. examiner, patient, student). OSCE group study practice

Geeky Medics is a great resource for learning how to interpret investigations, especially for radiology as they give a clear structure that you can follow. In addition, they have videos and a step by step guide to performing the procedures mentioned above. Another resource I’ve found useful for imaging is Radiology Masterclass . Make use of your tutors around you 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

There are several station types that you may encounter in your OSCE, however these are often integrated rather than a single type of station: The Geeky Medics bank of 900+ OSCE stations provides everything you need to practise your clinical skills and prepare for your OSCEs. Interacting with patients you meet is the best way to truly prepare for your exams, as you’ll be doing the same thing you did on the wards in an OSCE station under time pressure. Therefore, the more you speak to patients, the more prepared you’ll feel when it comes to exam day and thus, the better doctor you will be.