With up-to-date coverage of more than 60 of the most commonly encountered OSCE stations in medicine and surgery, Macleod's Clinical OSCEs, 2nd Edition, is an accessible revision tool for students who are preparing for a clinical OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination). Fully aligned and mapped to the updated 2026 MLA curriculum, this resource logically arranges OSCEs by type of skill, such as history-taking, ethics and communication, and physical examination. Both in print and online, it provides easy-to-understand content, tips on exam preparation, sample OSCE station questions, supporting videos, and simulated patient scripts (with answers) for self-study or with fellow students.
Includes new chapters that cover a greater breadth of conditions and presentations, as well as a new quick-reference MLA mapping guide/page index that references the MLA-required ‘Presentations’ and ‘Conditions’ in the 2026 curriculum—aiding in exam preparation and providing assurance that all topics are covered
Provides hints and tips from experienced educators to help students perform at their best in the OSCE station, and highlights ‘red flag’ situations and the importance of these topics
Includes advice both on how to excel and on common errors at each OSCE station
Gives details in selected OSCE stations on how the topic could be made more basic or more advanced, suitable for different year end examinations and finals
Features online access to a complete set ofmark sheets to help prepare for each OSCE station with friends and colleagues;and high-quality supplementary videos covering core patient examinations
An ideal revision tool for OSCE preparation as well as a useful day-to-day guide in future clinical practice
Closely connected and complementary to the bestselling Macleod’s Clinical Examination, 15th Edition, and the widerMacleod’s ‘family’ of texts
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows access to all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Introduction to the OSCE History taking Physical examination Practical skills Ethics, communication and explanation Prescribing and handover Recognising and managing acutely unwell patients
Alexandra Evans, MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFRSH, General Practitioner, Brooklands Medical Practice, Manchester, UK, Tim Pattison, BSc, MBChB, MRCP, MSc, PGCert (Med Ed), Consultant, Department of Ageing and Complex Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; Honorary Lecturer, University of Manchester; Manchester, UK, Meriel Tolhurst-Cleaver, MA (Cantab), MB BChir, MRCPCH, Paediatric Specialist Trainee, North Western Deanery, UK and Serena Tolhurst-Cleaver, MBChB, MRCP(Lon), FFICM, PGCert(MMC), Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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