The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice - as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.
Candidate Briefings, Patient Briefings and Mark Schemes allows you to role play a real life OSCE exam. It walks you through each station you will encounter- complete with a briefing for the actor playing the patient, a briefing for the student, and a mark scheme and questions to ask for the examiner.
Ideal for OSCE candidates as a clear, compact revision guide, this book will also make a useful day-to-day reference guide for professionals.
- Companion to The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs 4e
- Provides a step-by-step, practical guide to all OSCE exams and revision
- Practice examples of examiner questions, with model answers, to minimise the risk of surprises on the day
- Written and reviewed by doctors and senior medical students - practical guidance from those in the know
- Facilitates practice in groups of 2-3 as if going through the real exam
- References COVID regulations for exams
- New matched stations around data interpretation and ophthalmology
- Multiple answers to examiner questions in each scenario
Table of Contents
Introduction1�History Taking - 23 stations
2�Clinical Examination - 23 stations
3�Orthopaedic Examinations - 9 stations
4�Communication Skills - 17 stations
5�Data Interpretation - 17 stations
6�Practical Skills - 8 stations
7�Obstetrics and Gynaecology - 17 stations
8�Psychiatry - 10 stations
9�Paediatrics - 15 stations
10�Ophthalmology - 8 stations
11�Prescribing - 12 stations
12�Hospital Documentation - 4 stations