2nd Edition

OSCEs for the MRCOG Part 2: A Self-Assessment Guide A Self-Assessment Guide

By Antony Hollingworth, Janice Rymer Copyright 2011

    OSCEs for the MRCOG Part 2 is a thorough and practical self-assessment guide that will prove invaluable as you prepare for your MRCOG Part 2 oral examination.

    • Based on the latest changes to the MRCOG syllabus
    • Written by MRCOG examiners
    • Ideal for revision and cramming, with marking schemes provided for you to work through

    OSCEs for the MRCOG Part 2 is designed to fully prepare you for your OSCE. This new edition will concentrate your theoretical and practical knowledge of obstetrics and gynaecology as recommended in the syllabus for the MRCOG Part 2 examination.

    Review Stations
    Gynaecology history
    Early pregnancy problem-management
    Prioritization on delivery suite
    Surgical skills - placenta praevia
    Communication skills - ectopic mismanagement
    Premenstrual syndrome
    Breaking bad news - anencephaly
    Infertility - case notes
    Candidate's instructions
    Obstetric history

    Circuit A

    Breaking bad news
    Preoperative ward round
    Obstetric history and management
    Management problem - gynaecology
    Prenatal counselling
    Obstetric emergency - uterine inversion
    Operating list - prioritization
    Bereavement
    Emergency contraception
    Intermenstrual bleeding

    Circuit B

    Labour ward prioritization
    Abdominal pain - premature labour
    Urinary incontinence
    Prioritization of GP letters
    Operative - Caesarean section
    Abnormal smear
    CTG abnormality
    Interactive viva
    Ectopic pregnancy - explain laparoscopy
    Breech delivery

    Circuit C

    Medical ethics and law
    Shoulder dystocia
    Ovarian cancer
    Intraoperative complication - Debriefing a patient
    Postpartum haemorrhage
    Obstetric history with travel
    Secondary Amenorrhoea
    Twin pregnancy
    Molar pregnancy - counselling with result
    Results interpretation

    Circuit D

    Breaking bad news - Down's Syndrome
    Pregancy case
    Antepartum haemorrhage
    Clinical governance
    Fertility issues
    Management of ectopic pregnancy
    Secondary Amenorrhoea
    Postoperative pelvic abscess
    Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
    Audit

    Biography


    Tony Hollingworth is Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust,  London, UK.



    Janice Rymer
    is Professor of Gynaecology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust and Dean of Undergraduate Medicine, King's College, London, UK.