Contents -- Introduction -- Part one Preparation -- 1 Maximizing time in hospital -- Ward rounds -- General wards -- Meetings -- Clerking -- Clinics -- Theatres -- Library -- Summary -- 2 The specialties -- Paediatrics -- Surgery -- Pathology -- Obstetrics and gynaecology -- Psychiatry -- Dermatology -- Opthalmology -- Summary -- 3 Improving your learning technique -- The learning cycle -- Learning scenarios and new input modalities -- Consolidating knowledge through reinforcement -- Building bridges -- The 'hidden curriculum' -- Social learning theory -- The environment and its effect on recall -- Summary -- References -- 4 The final six months -- Revision timetables -- One month before -- Two weeks before -- Days before -- The night before -- The day of the exam -- What to wear and take to the exam -- Summary -- Part two OSCEs -- 5 OSCE stations -- Common pitfalls -- General tips -- Cardiology -- Respiratory -- Gastrointestinal -- Neurology -- Summary -- 6 OSCE stations: smaller systems, unusual stations -- How to use this chapter -- Joint examinations -- Shoulder -- Hip -- Knee -- Elbow -- Gait, arms, legs and spine screen (GALS) -- Hands -- Hernia -- Uncommon OSCE stations -- Summary -- 7 Simulations -- How to use this chapter -- What are simulations? -- Medic-to-medic simulation -- Medic-to-friend simulation -- Medic-to-inanimate simulation -- Medic-to-psionic simulation -- Summary -- 8 Communication skills stations -- How to use this chapter -- How to prepare -- Explanation of a treatment or condition -- Telephone consultation with senior doctor -- Sexual history -- Obtaining consent -- Breaking bad news -- Angry patients -- managing complaints -- Inappropriate patients -- Summary -- 9 Active answering -- Different question types -- Open descriptive -- List type -- Investigations -- Management -- Complications -- Worked examples.

Presenting clinical findings in an OSCE -- Summary -- 10 How to learn and present imaging -- How to use this chapter -- Learning imaging -- Presenting imaging -- Summary -- Part three Written examinations -- 11 Memory audit and differential diagnosis trees -- How to use this chapter -- Memory audit -- Gold standard template construction -- Memory audit template -- Example completed template -- Advantages and disadvantages of memory audit -- Differential diagnosis trees -- Summary -- 12 Revising for MCQ and EMQ examinations -- How to use this chapter -- Question spotting -- Asking seniors -- Macro analysis -- How to use practice MCQs -- Trigger words -- Statistically inaccurate representation -- Summary -- 13 The sample curriculum -- How to use this chapter -- What is a sample curriculum? -- Format -- Critical knowledge -- Important knowledge -- Moderate knowledge -- Superficial knowledge -- The medical sample curriculum -- The surgical sample curriculum -- Summary -- 14 Book reviews -- Clinical examination skills references -- Medical references -- Surgical references -- Specialty references -- Summary -- 15 Ethics and law -- How to use this chapter -- General ethics principles -- General legal principles -- Consent and capacity -- Confidentiality -- Euthanasia -- Resource allocation -- Negligence -- Abortion -- Rapid access legal cases -- Summary.