OSCE Bootcamp
OSCE BootCamp
On Friday, 17th May, we hosted a peer-led OSCE BootCamp at the Jean Hanson Room, Henrietta Raphael Building, Guys' Campus, London Bridge. This free, high-yield event was dedicated to helping medical students master their OSCEs. The event covered key areas that appear in exams, offering essential preparation across various topics. Sessions were held sequentially, allowing attendees to sign up for one or multiple topics based on their interests.
Schedule and Topics Covered:
Radiology - 10:30am
General structure and approach to radiology interpretations
Focus on chest X-ray and CT head
Answers to follow-up questions, such as management plans for common pathologies
Communication Skills - 11:30am
Structure and framework applicable to all communication stations
Women’s Health & Paediatrics - 12:00pm
Common paediatric and women’s health stations, including fundal height and plotting growth charts
Reasonings behind presentations and management plans (e.g., drop in growth chart centiles)
Contraception and STI counselling
A-E (Assessment/Examinations) including Surface Anatomy - 2:00pm
Comprehensive A-E examination components
SBAR handovers
Psychiatry - 3:00pm
Overview of common psychiatry conditions
Mental state examination
Prescribing - 4:15pm
KCL prescribing techniques (attendees brought a copy of the prescribing sheet for practice)
Cranial Nerve Examinations - 5:00pm
Differentiating motor/sensory components and applying cranial nerve examinations to stations
Practice Space and Advice/Feedback - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Free space for practicing OSCE stations in small groups
Opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback
This event was organized in collaboration with KCL General Practice, Endocrinology, and EMDP Society.
Data Privacy: Your data will be processed in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR). Anonymised results may be utilised for research purposes to enhance medical education (e.g., publications and poster presentations). Media may be taken during the session for social media; by completing the form, you agree with this.
Disclaimer: This was a peer-led teaching session for medical students not for the general public, please follow information from the NHS or your local hospital. As this is peer-led, thus not all information may be 100% correct in relation to your OSCEs, so please use this teaching session as a guide and refer to your university sources.
Contact: For any inquiries, please email us at info@empathos.co.uk
