Organising a mock OSCE for the MRCPsych Part I examination

Pryde, Iain; Sachar, Amrit; Young, Stephanie; Hukin, Amanda; Davies, Teifion; Rao, Ranga

doi:10.1192/pb.29.2.67

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“…As organisers of an MRCPsych course, we have been providing mock Observed Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) for trainees since the introduction of this format into the old Part 1 examination by the College in 2003 (Pryde et al, 2005). These have been much valued by trainees but are both expensive to organise and labour intensive, requiring 12 examiners to ensure a full OSCE circuit.…”

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Goodbye OSCE, hello CASC: a mock CASC course and examination

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SummaryThe Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC) is the latest change to the MRCPsych examination. the CASC is a complex version of an Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) format, with paired stations, and is now the only clinical component in the MRCPsych examination. We describe how to organise a relatively inexpensive and workforce-light 1-day course and mock CASC examination by adapting a previously described method for running an OSCE workshop. We also evaluate the acceptability to trainees of a mock CASC examination and course, and describe their views on this new clinical examination format.

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Preparing trainees for the MRCPsych examinations

Vassilas¹,

Kuruvilla²,

Gupta³

et al. 2007

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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This article is aimed at organisers of courses for the Royal College of Psychiatrists' membership examinations (MRCPsych) and College tutors preparing trainees for the MRCPsych. Running revision courses requires planning and a good deal of work but should be possible for most MRCPsych preparation courses. The theoretical background of assessments is explained. An overview of the type of examination used in the MRCPsych is provided and advice as to how trainees can best prepare for them given. Advice is given on the recruitment and retention of examiners for mock clinical exams, how to deal with simulated patients and what equipment is useful to buy for the use of trainees. We also explain how trainees can practice for the written papers and how feedback is best given to them. The new MRCPsych formal examination and workplace-based assessment programme are also discussed.

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The simulated mental health review tribunal – a valuable training tool for senior house officers?

Naeem¹,

Gupta²,

Rutherford³

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Psychiatr. bull.

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Aims and MethodPsychiatric senior house officers currently receive little formal training in how to give testimony at mental health review tribunals. The development of a simulated tribunal workshop for trainees, which is group-based, interactive and experiential in nature, with meaningful user and carer input is described.ResultsWe have incorporated simulated mental health review tribunal workshops into our academic programme and these have been successfully evaluated. Feedback has shown a marked increase in the confidence levels of trainees regarding tribunals.Clinical ImplicationsThe new Mental Health Act (England and Wales) is likely to place increasing demands on psychiatrists, in terms of giving testimony at mental health review tribunals. Simulated training for senior house officers, incorporating user and carer perspectives, can improve their skills and confidence in presenting at actual tribunals.

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Organising a mock OSCE for the MRCPsych Part I examination

Cited by 4 publications

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Goodbye OSCE, hello CASC: a mock CASC course and examination

Goodbye OSCE, hello CASC: a mock CASC course and examination

Preparing trainees for the MRCPsych examinations

The simulated mental health review tribunal – a valuable training tool for senior house officers?

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