The trainee-led MRCS mock OSCE: a useful and inexpensive adjunct in exam preparation

Abstract

The new MRCS examination was introduced in October 2008. One major change was the integration of viva voce, clinical and communication skills components into the Part B objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). This was partly in response to changes to surgical training resulting in 'earlier specialisation [and] less exposure to the range of surgical specialties'.