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The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs: Candidate Briefings, Patient Briefings and Mark Schemes, 2nd Edition

Author :
By Emily Hotton, MBChB (Dist), BSc (Hons) PhD, MRCOG, Sammie Mak, MBChB and Zeshan Qureshi, BM, BSc (Hons), MSc, MRCPCH, FAcadMEd, MRCPS(Glasg)
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 & ...view more

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.

ISBN :
9780323931885
Publication Date :
17-05-2023
Stock Status :
IN STOCK
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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.


New to this edition
  • References COVID regulations for exams
  • New matched stations around data interpretation and ophthalmology
  • Multiple answers to examiner questions in each scenario

Key Features
  • 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

Author Information
By Emily Hotton, MBChB (Dist), BSc (Hons) PhD, MRCOG, Women’s and Children’s Research, Southmead Hospital; Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; Sammie Mak, MBChB, Junior Doctor, NHS England, Manchester, UK and Zeshan Qureshi, BM, BSc (Hons), MSc, MRCPCH, FAcadMEd, MRCPS(Glasg), Paediatric Registrar, London Deanery, UK