OSCEs - FRCEM and MRCEM
To help prepare for the OSCEs the college have produced a document of Clinical Skills and Behaviours checklist.
The following document will give you an idea of what type of behaviour the examiners will be looking for in the OSCEs. Matrix for awarding the global score.
** NEW ** Here is a link to approaching the examination of systems (OSCE Skills). It is aimed at medical students, but gives very good written summaries as to what is required for these exams. Remember you need practice, practice, practice. Doing the basics right will get you a long way.
Marking Criteria
Here are some example cases and how they might be marked by the examiners:
Abdominal Exam
Addisonian Collapse
Alcoholic Ketoacidosis
ALS team leadership
Arterial line insertion
ATLS team leader
ATLS team leader 2
Breaking bad news
Dialysis
Cardiovascular exam
CDU board round
Conflict
Conflict with F2
Confused History
Consent for sedation
Cranial nerve examination
C-Spine Clearance
C V S
Difficult History
Fitting child
Hand Trauma
Hip Exam
History through translator
Hypothermic Resuscitation
Knee exam
Lost Condom
Male catheterisation
Needle aspiration
Non-accidental Injury
Paediatric Arrest hypothermia
Paediatric Seizure
Peripheral nerves exam
Post-exposure prophylaxis
Pre-Eclampsia
Psychiatric assessment
Respiratory exam
Shoulder exam
Sick child - IO
Status Epilepticus/RSI
Subungual Haematoma
Suturing
Suturing 2
Teach C-Spine XRay
Teach CXR
Teach ECG
Teach Fundoscopy
Teaching otoscopy
Trauma Blast
Unhappy Parent
Unstable VT
Past Papers
FRCEM
April 2015
Spring 2013
Autumn 2012
May 2011
Autumn 2011
Spring 2010
November 2006
Pre-2006 FFAEM
April 2002
MRCEM
April 2013
December 2012
Autumn 2011
May 2011
November 2008
June 2007
January 2007
December 2006
January 2006
Pre- 2006 MFAEM
July 2005
March 2005
November 2004
December 2004
April 2004
December 2003
Miscellaneous Papers
Undated OSCE
MCEM OSCE examples
MFAEM OSCE samples
MFAEM 06 example
PAST OSCEs
Miscellaneous Documents
Abdo exam -alcoholism and mark sheet
Ankle exam and mark sheet
Emergency Contraception and mark sheet
Cerebellum exam and mark sheet
Colles fracture and mark sheet
COPD exam and mark sheet
Cranial nerve exam and mark sheet
CVS exam and mark sheet
Devil's baby and mark sheet
DVT stratification and mark sheet
Femoral nerve block and mark sheet
Gillick assessment and mark sheet
Hurt hip and mark sheet
IO needle and mark sheet
Missed fracture clinic and mark sheet
MMS exam and mark sheet
NAI and mark sheet
Needle cric and mark sheet
Thomas splint and mark sheet
Thrombolysis and mark sheet
Unsurviveable Intracranial bleed discussion
Upper limb Neuro exam and mark sheet
Vaginal exam and mark sheet
Pericardiocentesis and mark sheet
Police and mark sheet
Futile resuscitation (April 2005 FFAEM )
OSCE - communication skills
OSCE - communication skills 2
Difficult cases - various OSCEs
OSCE examinations
OSCE procedures
OSCES practical ABCs
OSCES - teaching
OSCE resus plan
Breaking bad news (Fairfield OSCE training day)
Sexual History (Fairfield OSCE training day)