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

by Zeshan Qureshi

This book is the companion book to The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs, which has sold 8000 copies in 2 years. OSCE examinations are used worldwide as a critical part of medical student assessment, yet there is often little preparation for them provided by medical schools. The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs is intended to fill this gap. It includes 92 scenarios, covering medical history taking, clinical examination, practical skills, communication skills, plus specialties, meaning that everything for medical students is covered in one place. The book is designed to allow students to role play a real life OSCE, with each station containing a) a briefing for an actor playing 'the patient' b) a briefing for the 'student' and c) a mark scheme and questions to ask for 'the examiner.' This book has relevance beyond examinations, with the mark scheme checklists acting as a day-to-day reference for professionals.

Genres: Medical, Medicine

436 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2012

Reviews

[Naomi Chan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too simple and doesn't cover enough content. Not enough to pass OSCEs in my opinion! OSCEstop is better.

[Steven V.S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

First!

I liked this book, it's a little simplistic but it has all the relevant information required to get through histories and examinations OSCEs.

During finals we worked from this book like it was the Torah, but in reality this book will not contain everything you need to know to pass Finals. You need to be on the wards, seeing real patients with real clinical signs. After all you're about to be a doctor, it can't all be academic anymore.