Thread: Osce

Any tips/advice on how best to prepare?

Originally Posted by Buttons

Any tips/advice on how best to prepare?

Just wait till the morning of your OSCE to find out what else the clinical tutors werent telling us about, by thursday i wouldnt be surprised if we have to do a OBGYN, a psych patient or peds, (maybe we will have to give a gynecological exam to a 13 year old schizo.)

I love how they tell us we dont need to know CNS and then I find out T minus 4 hours that we have to know CNS. I Have my exam at 1 and will post later about how the OSCE went.

-T-

Go to the review that the tutors do, esp baby R's, and write down the topics they tell you. There will be enough topics for each day. They don't repeat any of the topics (so if the RA Hx has been done, then you won't get it)- find out what has been covered the days before you are scheduled(if you are schedule for the 1st day- well you're SOL I'm afraid) so you can eliminate them.
They don't change during the day, so if you are later in the day- you can know what is for that day.

Really Dr. Ro****, is right - it is fun- and not that hard- the tutors reviews were very helpful!!

Originally Posted by Toddaa1

Just wait till the morning of your OSCE to find out what else the clinical tutors werent telling us about, by thursday i wouldnt be surprised if we have to do a OBGYN, a psych patient or peds, (maybe we will have to give a gynecological exam to a 13 year old schizo.)

I love how they tell us we dont need to know CNS and then I find out T minus 4 hours that we have to know CNS. I Have my exam at 1 and will post later about how the OSCE went.

-T-

Overall, today was pretty relaxed, nothing to stress about. The chest xray was kinda tricky so u may wanna review that stuff, the ekg was pretty easy, had to do a cardiovascular exam, 2 full histories (no exam) and the last one was a case of sciatica. you dotn need to bring a lab coat or any tools, they have them available for you.

good luck

-T-