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

<p>The unique and award-winning <i>Unofficial Guides</i> 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 <i>Unofficial Guide</i>.</p> <p><i>Candidate Briefings, Patient Briefings and Mark Schemes</i> 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. </p> <p>Ideal for OSCE candidates as a clear, compact revision guide, this book will also make a useful day-to-day reference guide for professionals.</p><ul> <li>Companion to <i>The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs 4e</i></li> <p> <li>Provides a step-by-step, practical guide to all OSCE exams and revision</li> <p> <li>Practice examples of examiner questions, with model answers, to minimise the risk of surprises on the day</li> <p> <li>Written and reviewed by doctors and senior medical students – practical guidance from those in the know</li> <p> <li>Facilitates practice in groups of 2-3 as if going through the real exam</li> </ul><ul> <li>References COVID regulations for exams</li> <p> <li>New matched stations around data interpretation and ophthalmology</li> <p> <li>Multiple answers to examiner questions in each scenario</li> </ul>