Deconstructing the OSCE: Strategies for OSCE Success

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Duncan Harding PhD MRCPsych (Clinical Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, UK)

Deconstructing the OSCE

Strategies for OSCE Success

Duncan Harding PhD MRCPsych (Clinical Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, UK)

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Oxford University Press
04 March 2014

Medical study & revision guides

The OSCE forms the practical part of educational and professional medical examinations and is often challenging and expensive. Deconstructing the OSCE takes a fresh approach to passing the OSCE, teaching readers how to tackle the examination in a new way. This book doesn't provide readers with checklists of information needed for specific OSCE stations; instead it will help you to develop key strategies and skills that will enable success in any OSCE regardless of specialty or level.

Packed full of advice, practical tips, real-life examples, and exercises, this book will provide you with skills to prepare for effective OSCE study and strategies to overcome common hurdles and psychological baggage. It also explores how to overcome past failure in the OSCE by overhauling your previous study routines and suggesting new strategies for the road ahead.

Ideal for trainee doctors sitting OSCEs at all levels, medical students, allied medical practitioners, nurses, and doctors from overseas; Deconstructing the OSCE is full of practical advice to increase candidates' confidence and improve the chance of success in any OSCE scenario.

Edited by: Duncan Harding PhD MRCPsych (Clinical Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Institute of Psychiatry Kings College London UK)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 198g
ISBN: 9780198704874
ISBN 10: 0198704879
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 04 March 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Setting the scene 2: Carrying baggage 3: Moving on after failure 4: Reframing anxiety 5: Confidence and self-belief 6: Understanding OSCE construction 7: Forming a connection 8: Rehearsal 9: Studying in a group 10: Modelling 11: Build your Skills Toolkit - Part 1: Getting started 12: Build your Skills Toolkit - Part 2: General aspects 13: Build your Skills Toolkit - Part 3: History taking 14: Build your Skills Toolkit - Part 4: Practical skills 15: Build your Skills Toolkit - Part 5: Challenging scenarios 16: Generic strategies 17: Afterword

Duncan Harding is a trained forensic psychiatrist with a research interest in the neurobiology of psychopathy and conduct disorder. He has published extensively in the field of motoneurone degeneration, and is also interested in recovery, peer mentorship, and medical education. His teaching focuses on the OSCE: he facilitates OSCE workshops for trainees and medical students; delivers lectures on the MRCPsych teaching course for trainees at the Institute of Psychiatry; and is currently designing a strategic generic skills-based OSCE course for the UK and overseas.

Reviews for Deconstructing the OSCE: Strategies for OSCE Success

Coping with the fear of, or, actual exam failure is always the footnote of any exam preperation books, never giving it the recognition it derserves. Harding has tackled this taboo, by producing a straightforward, highly readable plan on how not to be subsumed by these feelings when preparing for OSCE examination...I can't recommend this book enough to trainees, tutors, training directors, and revision course organisers. Amazon