Core Clinical Skills for OSCEs in Medicine

Core Clinical Skills for OSCEs in Medicine by O'Neill BSc(Hons) MBChB FRCP (Lon) MD FAcadMed FHEA, Paul A.. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780443101649.

Highly Commended - BMA Awards 2007 "I inetended to buy this book having used its previous edition on many occasions. Thankfully the BMA must have read my mind and provided me with this truly invaluable resource." This is highly-praised book contains 90 OSCE stations grouped under the type of skill being tested, but also indexed by body system. The stations all have detailed answers, underlining the nature of the question, the aims of the examiners, and a commentary on how best to answer the question. The questions cover how to take a history from a patient and how to present it to the examiner, communication skills, patient examination, interpretation of data, carrying out some basic practical procedures, and exploring attitudes to certain situations. Provides a primer in the core skills that every junior doctor needs to acquire, and which are likely be tested in an OSCE Explains the possible format of OSCEs in all main clinical systems Gives examples of situations which might confront the candidate, advice about how best to handle each one, and hints as to what the examiner will be looking for Provides advice on how to develop core skills and prepare for the examination Increased emphasis on emergency management New evidence-based clinical assessment stations