[Tashfeen Jamil]

So lets start with osces,osces are conducted separately on Day 1.There are almost 24 stations of 6 minutes each ,with 1 minute for reading the scenario and 5 minutes for actually attempting the osce.Osces are of 3 types:

1.ACTOR OSCES:They make bulk of the stations.By actor osces it means that an actual actor patient is present in the room.So you will have 1 minute to read the scenario which is pasted on the door of that station and after 1 minutes bell rings and you go inside and you will then have 5 minutes to do the task which is asked.For example,scenario is to take medical and social history of the patient so you take history from that actor patient in 5 minutes and after 4 minutes a bell rings which will tell you that 1 minutes is left and you need to wrap up and after 1 minute bell again rang and you move on to the next station and the examiner will mark you on his tablet.

NOTE:The patient also gives you marks on your empathy and understanding.

2.WRITTEN OSCE:So the other type of osces are written osces which means you have to write the answers of the questions asked.The timings are same that is 6 minutes,1 minute to read the question pasted on the door and 5 minutes to actually write the answer inside the room. All the stationery is given,make sure to see both sides of the question sheet so you don’t miss any question.For example ,question can  be write a prescription for any condition so you have to write it in the answer sheet in 5 minutes and take the paper with you and hand over to the invigilator standing outside before moving to the next station.

3.SKILLED OSCES:It means you have to perform in these stations in 5 minutes and 1 minutes for reading the scenario.For example it can be a rubber dam station,they can ask you to isolate a tooth with a rubber dam.You have to go inside do it practically ,examiner will be there he can ask you to do it quietly or he can ask you questions depends on him.

4.REST STATIONS:Some of stations will be rest stations which means you will sit there for 6 minutes doing nothing just relax have water .You are not allowed to write there or talk.

So these 4 types of stations will make total 24 stations ,there isnot any fix numbers given to the stations but mostly actor osces make the bulk.6 minutes for each station.I will upload the consortium by GDC in document section.

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