Dates    : 30th March 2014 (Sunday)

Venue : Education Centre, Christie Hospital, Manchester

Brief Description:

This intensive one-day clinical examination course is specially tailored to assist fourth and final year medical students prepare for the OSCE component of their exam.

Taught by physicians and surgeons, this course will provide students with focused revision of the most common OSCE scenarios tested in the exam. It will also aid the candidate’s ability to obtain a focused history, interpret relevant data, communicate effectively, and perform clinical examinations slickly and present the findings to the examiner in a systematic and concise manner. In addition, the candidates can use this course to consolidate their previously acquired knowledge, streamline their thought process and obtain essential exam-preparation tips from the clinicians.

FORMAT AND TOPICS:

There are no lectures and the course will be conducted as small group teaching sessions/workshops, focusing on the following areas:

• Orthopaedic Examinations
• Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Varicose Veins
• Breast
• Lymph Nodes
• Cardiovascular System
• Respiratory System
• Neurology
• Abdomen (medical and surgical)
• Hernia
• Emergencies

Places are strictly limited to ensure that there is sufficient opportunity for every candidate to interact during the small group teaching sessions. It will thus be offered on a ‘first-come-first-served’ basis.