In-depth, exam-focused guides written for UK medical students — covering every major OSCE station type.
A structured 4-week OSCE revision schedule for UK medical students. Week-by-week breakdown covering frameworks, clinical stations, difficult conversations, and exam-week strategy.
Master the OSCE case presentation. Learn the exact structure, what to include and leave out, how to handle examiner questions, and example presentation scripts.
A complete guide to psychiatric history taking for OSCEs. Covers depression, anxiety, psychosis, MSE components, and the risk assessment — with exact phrases to use.
A systematic guide to neurological history taking for OSCEs. Covers headache, weakness, seizures, sensory symptoms, and dizziness — with red flags you must never miss.
A systematic guide to abdominal history taking for OSCEs. Covers pain, nausea, bowel habits, jaundice, weight loss, and key differentials from appendicitis to IBD.
A complete breakdown of how OSCE marking works — the specific checklist items, global ratings, common misses, and strategies to maximise your mark on every station.
A complete guide to breaking bad news OSCE stations. Step-by-step SPIKES protocol, exact phrases to use, how to handle anger, denial and tears, and what examiners score.
Break down the 5 domains used to grade OSCE stations in the UKMLA and UK finals. Understand exactly what gets 0, 1, or 2 marks in each domain — and how to target your revision.
The most common communication errors UK medical students make in OSCEs — with specific phrases that lose marks and the replacements that score them back.
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