OSCE revision: The best online websites and books

Hello everyone,

I hope you are staying well during these random times.

I can imagine it being so difficult focusing your mind on OSCE revision- you don’t know when or if there will be an exam in 2020.

Nonetheless, as I have suggested in previous posts - its better to stay up to date than forget some basic facts.

Here I have a short list of some websites and books that are best for revision. Remember stick to one/two from each section! Happy revision and stay safe.

Online tools:

• Geeky Medics

  This website covers all aspects of the written and clinical exam. It has information and mark schemes to print off and is a great resource to work from. It is up to date, relevant and easy to navigate.

• OSCE STOP

  Great website, again with lots of information and references. Clean and easy to follow and has all the information in one place.

• Patient.co.uk

  Now, this is a surprising one I hear you say. The reason I LOVE this website and used it for all my clinical exams (there have been lots!) is because it talks about medicine in “lay terms”. This is great for getting to grips with avoiding medical jargon, which is absolutely needed in ‘explanation stations’. It has hundreds of patient information leaflets for common diseases and procedures.

Books:

• Oxford Clinical Handbook of Medicine (known as “Cheese and Onion”!)

  I love this book for a quick reference. When my brother was revising for his UKFPO CA, he would use this as a summary after having a full on day of revision. I would also use it as an aid to testing his knowledge, as all the information is on one page. A great, concise and easy to follow book.

• Oxford Clinical Handbook For Foundation Programme

  For the same reasons above, I recommend this book. It is concise and specific to the Foundation Programme, and so aimed at the right level.

I hope you find this information useful and beneficial to your learning. I really am a fan of one/two resources in each category to avoid confusion and feeling over whelmed.

Any question, please do email me, I am more than happy to help.

Happy revising :)