In our previous blogs, we have talked about MRCOG-3 in which OSCEs are conducted. In this particular exam, the candidates are supposed to undergo a series of structured stations and they are required to carry out different tasks at various stations; such as, at one station the candidate may be required to break bad news to the patient; and at the second station, they may be required to take a history; at the third one to interpret the provided laboratory investigations in the light of a patient’s problem, and so on 14 stations are covered.
At each station, the candidate is required to perform a defined set of tasks as described. The examiner may also ask the candidate a few questions. The candidate needs to perform the required tasks and provide the answers to the questions asked by the examiner. The examiner marks the candidate at the end of each station using a pre-defined mark sheet.
The examiners is required to undergo a training session in order to ensure that their marking is consistent and standardized for all the candidates prior to the examination. There is also a transparent appeals process for candidates who feel that they were unfairly marked for their performance during the examination.
The candidate needs to interact with the role player who acts as a lay examiner and interaction window is for 10 minutes in which they have to build a good rapport and complete the candidate’s tasks within the stipulated time.
Based on candidate’s interaction with the role player (lay examiner), the examiner then gives the total score out of 20 in which 2 marks are in hands of the role player depending upon his/her interaction with the individual candidate.
The following are the easy tricks to clear the Part 3 exam in one go:
- First & the foremost thing, to stay calm and composed while going to attend the stations for part 3 exam.
- No mugging up of concepts are required, only practical aspect is what all is needed to clear the exam in one go without any hassle
- The candidate is supposed to develop good rapport with the role player
- The candidate need to adhere to the timelines strictly as no extra time is given in any of the station
- The stress-free environment should be maintained for attempting the exam appropriately as under the hassle free condition, chances of clearing the exam is very less
- Try to avoid any night duties before the exam in order to maintain good sleep pattern
- Stay calm and focused as part 3 is all about interaction with patient and the examiner
- Communication skills and applied clinical knowledge is the key to success for part 3 exam
- The candidate need to cover all the tasks within 10 minutes of time given and no extra second will be given to them so, practice within 10 minutes of time limit
- Practice is the key to success; therefore, candidate can either practice in front of the mirror or with any colleague in order to improvise the learning capacity.
We have a coming up OSCE session on 21st August. The schedule for the same is given below:
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers organizes a course regarding MRCOG exam. We have started the registrations for MRCOG Part 3. Candidates who are interested can visit our below mentioned website for further details. Only 4 seats are left for the active participation and 15 seats for the non-active participation i.e. listening sessions.
For further information regarding the course, please visit our website www.crackingmrcog.com
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