Cardiff MRCS OSCE course: Clinical and Procedural Skills
Provided by Doctors Academy
About the course
In the Intercollegiate MRCS OSCE Exam, the ‘Clinical and Procedural Skills’ component, making up about 15-20% of the total marks, will test the candidate’s capacity to apply sound basic science/clinical knowledge in a practical context. The candidate’s ability to perform practical tasks related to surgery that requires manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination and visual/spatial awareness will be assessed. In addition, it will also test aspects such as capacity, consent, theatre safety, WHO checklist and principles of safe surgery. This intensive hands-on practical skills course will take the candidate through all the procedures that have been examined in the recent years, allows practice in realistic exam conditions and will provide structured feedback for further development. Candidates will be provided with their scores and will have the opportunity to discuss specific practical aspects with the examiners and recent successful candidates.
Highlights
Practical course with a high tutor-to-participant ratio
Hands-on sessions with scenarios simulating the real exam Individual feedback and scores
Examples of topics to be covered include:
Surgical scrubbing
Safe use of local anaesthesia
Suturing techniques
Knots and tying at depth
Surgical excision of a cutaneous lesion
Urinary catheterisation
Consent and Capacity
Cannulation and venepuncture of high-risk patients
Epidural technique
Lumbar puncture
Organising a theatre list
Appropriate radiology requesting
Discharge letter
Transfer documentation
Performing an FNA
Insertion of a chest drain