Pocket Guide to OSCE. for the MRCOG

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1 Pocket Guide to OSCE for the MRCOG

2 Pocket Guide to OSCE for the MRCOG Khaled M Khaled, Roopa Nair and Barry Whitlow 2006

3 University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Information on this title: / First published 2006 Reprinted 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the Publisher (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists). Registered names: The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: Drugs and their doses are mentioned in this text. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within this publication, neither the authors nor the publisher can accept liability for errors or omissions. The final responsibility for delivery of the correct dose remains with the physician prescribing and administering the drug. In every individual case the respective user must check current indications and accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature and following the guidelines laid down by the manufacturers of specific products and the relevant authorities in the country in which they are practising. The rights of have been asserted. ISBN Mixed Media ISBN Paperback ISBN DVD-ROM Published by the RCOG Press at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 27 Sussex Place, Regent s Park London NW1 4RG Registered Charity No Printed in United Kingdom by Print on Demand, World Wide DVD produced by The Lynic Group

4 Contents About the authors Foreword vi vii Difficult OSCE stations 1 How to use the DVD 3 OSCE stations Index 71

5 About the authors Khaled M Khaled LMSSA, FRCOG, PhD Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Essex Rivers Health Care Trust Constable Wing Turner Road Colchester CO4 5JL Roopa Nair MRCOG Specialist Registrar Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Essex Rivers Health Care Trust Constable Wing Turner Road Colchester CO4 5JL Barry Whitlow MD, MRCOG Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Essex Rivers Health Care Trust Constable Wing Turner Road Colchester CO4 5JL vi

6 Foreword By passing the written section of the MRCOG Part Two examination, candidates demonstrate their theoretical knowledge of obstetrics and gynaecology. A large number of candidates will fail the practical (OSCE) part of the examination because they cannot apply this knowledge to clinical practice in the UK. The purpose of this book and accompanying DVD is to provide crucial tips on how to pass the Part Two OSCE section of the MRCOG examination. We have carefully selected topics that are commonly asked in the examination and have included a section on how to deal with difficult generic OSCE questions that can often throw many a good candidate. As for any examination, it is not only important to have an in-depth knowledge of your subject and have this knowledge up-to-date by careful revision, in the OSCE examination it is also important that you can impart to the examiner and the patient (actor) the information you already know. The best practice for this is obviously clinical experience with patients and obtaining tips on how to impart such information from senior colleagues and well-run courses. It is important that preparation for the OSCE examination is meticulous and comprehensive. The Part Two syllabus for the examination is published by the RCOG and each candidate should be fully acquainted with this syllabus. Just as for the written examination, it is vital that the candidate reads the question not just once but twice or three times before attempting to answer the question, to make sure that they follow the instructions to the letter. Some questions may involve actors and may involve difficult clinical scenarios and this can sometimes result in the candidate being distracted from subsequent questions on the OSCE circuit. It is crucial that the candidate makes a fresh start on each OSCE question, even if a previous station has been difficult, and to this end we have included a section on how to deal with such difficult OSCE stations. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and sincere gratitude to all those who have given advice, help and support in the making of this pocket book and DVD. This includes our consultant colleagues at Colchester, Colin Hughes from the Computer Aided Learning Department, administrative Pocket Guide to OSCE for the MRCOG vii

7 support staff and specialist registrars who have passed the MRCOG recently (especially our gold-medal winning specialist registrar, Roopa Nair). Good luck! Khaled Khaled Barry Whitlow January 2006 viii