fr OSCE STUDENT BRIEFING Formative Remote OSCE fr
fr. OSCE STUDENT BRIEFING
Formative Remote OSCE (fr. OSCE) 1. Student Registration & Briefing 2. Station process 3. OSCE content 4. After my OSCE session 5. Marking/results 6. What do I do if/can I? 7. Emergency contacts 8. Reminders 9. Next steps 10. Questions?
1) Student Registration & Briefing What do I need prior to registration? A clear, quiet exam space A device with Teams downloaded A reliable power source What will I need to register? What will happen during registration? Student ID/Other Valid Photo ID (passport/driving licence/hospital card) Student ID checks & camera sweep of exam space All other devices switched off Appropriate dress What happens after registration? Once you have registered, you will be under exam conditions IMPORTANT Be on time for registration You will be asked to leave the meeting and ready yourself for the exam. Check your device beforehand There will be an approximate wait time of 10 minutes Equip yourself with blank paper and pens Ensure you have water
2) Station Process You will be called into each station by the designated assessor for that station. The assessor will greet you, verify your student ID, and ensure you can see the station holding slide (essentially a slide saying the station number). The assessor will then start to record the meeting. The assessor will inform the invigilator for that circuit that you are ready to start. Once all 4 stations in your circuit are ready, the invigilator will advise the assessor to start. The assessor will advise you that you will have 1 minute to read the station instructions and will commence this 1 minute when they show you the instructions. During this 1 minute you may take notes. After the 1 minute reading time, you will be advised that the station is starting and the assessor will commence the 8 minutes assessment time. The assessor will manage the timings. After the 8 minutes is complete, or if you have already finished, the assessor will advise that the station is complete and request that you leave the call. You will then have an approximate wait time of 5 minutes whilst the assessors mark your performance.
3) OSCE content/assessors You will not be asked to complete any kind of physical examination. However, anything else taught in the curriculum up to the point of the OSCE exam could arise. If the station requires you to speak to a patient, the patient will be simulated by a professional actor. Please speak to them as you would a patient, noting their ‘name’ and details. Ensure you talk through everything you do. If you need to see the student instructions again, for clarification, do not hesitate to request that they be shown to you again. The assessor will be happy to do so. The assessors have each been trained to remain neutral at all times. They have also been instructed to not provide you any feedback in respect of your performance.
4) After my OSCE session You will be offered the opportunity to provide feedback, via a email link. You are not required to be quarantined……. . Communicate station content to any other student ……. HOWEVER…… Discuss the exam with anyone until after the final session has concluded ……. . despite this being a formative exam, you are subject to exam regulations and should not…. . Cheating of any kind will be taken very seriously.
The station marking is based on 4 domains Communication skills Clinical knowledge and problem solving Practical skills Professionalism 5) Marking/Results The standard will be same as the face to face OSCE BUT… NO pass/fail Feedback only based on performance. This will be delivered to your personal tutors within 2 weeks of the exam.
6) What do I do if/can I? My tech fails? My device runs out of power? We will do everything we can to get you back and, if needs be, restart the station. The assessor will evaluate where in the station you were when the glitch occurred, and use this to judge where to pick up from. Our aim will always be to facilitate you completing the station, where possible. Please ensure you connect your device at all times to a reliable power source. Teams/video calling can really ‘eat’ battery life, so we would not recommend relying on battery life, without back up. Can I go to the toilet during the OSCE? Yes you can Between stations only. Advise the assessor before you leave that station , that you are about to go for a toilet visit. This means the assessor can inform the invigilator for that circuit that a student is not ready to start the next station. There will only be a 3 minute gap between station, so you need to be quick!
7) Emergency contacts 1. SPEAK TO YOUR ASSESSOR IMMEDIATELY 2. CALL DR CLAIRE STEWART ON 01280 827560 – you must tell your assessor that you will be making this call
8) Reminders You must follow the UBMS Regulations for Remote Examinations You must show your ID at the start of the OSCE You must not do anything that disrupts the examination process Any deviation or irregularity in relation to the regulations as included in can lead to sanctions. If the deviation or irregularity is discovered prior to, or during the Examination session, the Candidate can be excluded from participating or continuing the Examination.
9) Next steps 1. DEVICE UP TO DATE 2. TEAMS APP 3. DECIDE EXAM LOCATION 4. ENSURE INVITE TO BRIEFING IS ACCEPTED
Submitted Questions • Since we won’t be asked to perform a physical examinations, will we be asked to explain the procedure of any of the physical examinations taught? No, you will not need to explain any physical procedures specifically. • Do I prepare a doll next to me or pretend that the examiner is my patient? You will not need to do this, there are no physical examinations. If you need to speak to a patient, for example, during a history take, there will be a simulated patient. • Are we expected to summarize to the patient at the end of the history taking and then again summarize to the assessor? You do not need to summarise to the patient, and will be specifically asked to summarise (present your history) to the assessor if required. • Will we have for example a histology question? This is a possibility, but not guaranteed. Anything taught in the curriculum up to the point of the OSCEs may arise, with the exception of physical examinations. • Are the CSFC sessions a good representation of the types of tasks that might come up? Yes, the sessions you have during CSFC are a fair representation of the types of stations that may arise, and you should pay close attention to how you have been told to approach certain tasks during those sessions. Some stations may be a blend of tasks e. g a history take, followed by a couple of questions related to that history. • Do I dress up as if it was a real OSCE or is bare below elbow and professional hair is good enough? You must be dressed for a real OSCE, bare below the elbow and professional dress. • Should we be pretending to sanitise our hands for each station just as we normally would (in real life) via the Teams video call? Or is it better to verbalise that “in real life I would normally wash my hands”? Definitely verbalise it, but if you also wish to demonstrate as you would in real life, this would be good.
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