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

Summary:

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.

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..

• Very experienced author team - both are MRCOG examiners, while Tony Hollingworth is Assistant Advisor on the course for the College
• Ideal as a learning tool as well as an exam crammer, with marking schemes provided for the candidate to work through
• Truly representative of the questions the candidate is likely to face in the OSCE examination
• Based on the very latest changes to the MRCOG syllabus

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author(s):

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

Readership:
Trainees in preparation for MRCOG Part 2 (1000 UK and 1200 overseas annually). The OSCE exam in the UK takes place in May and November.