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Dazed and confused: a real OSCE experience

BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0206179 (Published 01 June 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:0206179
  1. Samena Chaudhry, final year medical student1
  1. 1University of Birmingham

After all the preparation, the worry, and the bitten finger nails, Samena Chaudhry realised that the dreaded OSCE was in her control

It is just five minutes before the finals OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) in medicine—the exam everyone seems to dread the most. For this, we practice looking slick for weeks in advance, from analysing angles of nail curvature on forgotten about, bemused patients on the ward, to getting that breadth of experience elastic swing with the patella hammer. Students slouch unnoticed on the back seats of …

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