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Organising a mock OSCE for the MRCPsych Part I examination

Dartford, Kent

Amrit Sachar, Specialist Registrar in General Adult Psychiatry

Scutari, St Thomas Hospital, London

Stephanie Young, Specialist Registrar in General Adult Psychiatry

Rehabilitation Department, Lambeth Hospital, London

Amanda Hukin, Specialist Registrar in General Adult Psychiatry

York Clinic, Guy’s Hospital, London

Teifion Davies, Head of Year 3 MBBS Programme

Guy’s, Kings & St Thomas’ School of Medicine, Director of Undergraduate Psychiatry Teaching, Institute of Psychiatry, London

Ranga Rao, Consultant Psychiatrist, Senior Lecturer and Course Organiser

Guy’s, Kings & St Thomas’MRC Psych Course, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, Ladywell Unit, University Hospital Lewisham, London SE13 6LW (e-mail: Ranga.Rao{at}slam.nhs.uk)

Declaration of interest

None.

Abstract

AIMS AND METHOD

With the changes introduced recently to the Part I clinical examination, trainers will be expected to modify MRCPsych course teaching accordingly.The aim of this paper is to describe the procedure for organising a mock objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for MRCPsych trainees.

RESULTS

Prior to the introduction of the new OSCE, we organised an authentic mock OSCE for our trainees. We have now run three consecutive mock examinations which have been successfully evaluated.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

A well-organised mock OSCE requires significant investment in terms of planning, resources and enthusiasm, but can have a potentially beneficial impact on and preparation for the real OSCE and training in general.

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