Reviews keyboard_arrow_right Cardiff MRCS OSCE course: Clinical Examination and Communication Skills
The reviews displayed here are in answer to the question 'Kindly tell us your overall impression about the teaching, faculty and organisation of this course. Please state if this course helped to focus your revision for the exam'.
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MK
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
This was an excellent course. It was very intensive, but it was worth it.
AR
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Excellent
DM
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It was good and worth it.
NH
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, United Kingdom
It was great.
JF
Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Overall, this was an excellent course and I would definitely recommend it.
HL
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, United Kingdom
It was excellent. It provided me with the chance to do focused revision for the course. In addition, it inspired me to become involved in the teaching of surgery when I return to my native country later this year.
TA
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom
The course was generally very helpful.
JV
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
I liked it; it was good value for money, the staff and atmosphere were friendly, it was a nice hospital, and the food was good. I would be happy to come again.
AD
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Good
MG
Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, United Kingdom
It was very positive.
SL
Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
This was an excellent, intensive course.
MM
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Overall, my experience was positive, especially during the anatomy days.
ZJ
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
This course provided beneficial revision for the upcoming MRCS exam.
KG
Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
This was a great experience.
KE
Worthing Hospital, Worthing, United Kingdom
This was an excellent course – it was very helpful for MRCS preparation
AK
North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
Useful course.
AP
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Excellent course. Well organised lectures and useful OSCE.
AS
Newham General Hospital, London, UK
Good.
SA
Barking Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Excellent
JS
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
A fantastic course that has helped focus revision and go through things in detail that is difficult with ongoing COVID pandemic.
JH
Torbay District General Hospital, Torquay, UK
Great faculty who were keen and enthusiastic to teach and go over any doubts. Worth it. Thank you Prof Enoch and team for your hard work arranging the course to happen during COVID.
HM
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
Fantastic
PP
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
In five intense days we've covered most of the syllabus for the exam, this I would never have achieved on my own. I got the general idea of what I need to review and lots of tips about station strategy either from recently examined peers or former examiners. The pre- and post-course resources are of very good quality and invaluable for further revision. Price for all five days may seem high but given the amount of human resources, use of cadavers and quality and amount of insider information I feel it was a good investment. The course considerably increased the probability of success - my impression is that by attending this course my chances to pass the exam have increased by 30-50%.
JD
Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK
I enjoyed every bit of the course. It was a very high yield course covering important topics. The faculty were easily approachable, friendly and supportive. They identified strengths and weaknesses for a candidate to build on ahead of the exam. It gave me the much required confidence ahead of the exam.
AA
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Very thorough and well thought out. Faculty were approachable and understood what was expected for the exam.
CJ
Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK
Good.
AS
Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham
Exhausting, satisfied with vast amount of reinforced knowledge.
MZ
Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham
Excellent. I wish I had the oportunity to sit one more prior to my exam. It was extremely helpful.
KH
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom, Europe
Very good.
SP
Columbia Asia Hospital, Pune, India
It was excellent.
AB
Southmead Hospital, Bristol
It was an enjoyable experience. I would highly recommend it.
EC
St Helier Hospital, Carshalton
Great - thank you.
LH
Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton
Excellent
AP
Medway NHS Trust, United Kingdom, Europe
Incredible anatomy course. As good as I was told by my colleagues. Would highly recommend the anatomy session to everyone.
PR
Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley
It was very good. It was a really useful overview and a way to consolidate knowledge whilst identifying areas for further learning in the run up to the exam.
AS
University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Excellent. I felt that it was very useful when prepping for Part B.
SK
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Excellent.
AS
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
It was useful.
OA
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Excellent
GI
Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, UAE
It was great.
TL
Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, United Kingdom
Excellent.
AH
Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
It was very good, and I enjoyed it. It was a very intense but useful course. I will recommend it.
RS
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
This was a very good course overall. The anatomy component was excellent.
GN
Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Excellent.
TW
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
This was a very useful and up-to-date course.
MB
Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
It was good.
MU
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust - Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, United Kingdom
I was very impressed.
EO
Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Ireland
It was very organised and was a great opportunity, with lots of material covered.
EM
Morriston Hospital, Swansea, United Kingdom
Excellent teamwork by Professor Enoch, Rebecca and Janine.
JA
Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
Excellent.
NB
Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, United Kingdom
This was an outstanding course, with professional standards and knowledgeable faculty.
KV
Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, United Kingdom
It was worth doing.
WZ
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom
It was good.
BH
North Middlesex University Hospital, London, United Kingdom
It was very good.
ED
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
It was well-designed and efficient.
KW
Kingston Public Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica
Great.
MA
Mackay Base Hospital, Queensland, Australia
It was very good.
MM
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom
Great.
TM
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The course provided an excellent review of exam topics, with a very good faculty
CK
University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
It was very good.
SS
Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, United Kingdom
The content and teaching were excellent.
VK
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Great.
TB
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Excellent
MS
Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, United Kingdom
Good.
AT
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
This was a very intense course, but it gave me an overall picture of what to expect in the exam and how much we needed to learn.
IO
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, United Kingdom
It was a worthwhile experience.
SS
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, United Kingdom
I enjoyed the course; it was a good experience before going into the exam, and it increased my confidence level.
JA
Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria
The course was very good; it has the potential to be the best.
SN
Scunthorpe General Hospital, Scunthorpe, United Kingdom
This was an excellent course; I will be recommending it to my colleagues
EC
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom
The course provided excellent preparation for the exam.
EM
Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
It was very good.
ZK
Lister Hospital, Stevenage, United Kingdom
The content and support from the tutors were excellent. I would recommend this course to anyone applying for the MRCS Part B. It’s a very solid course.
RP
Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Brilliant. I think the crux of the usefulness of this course hinges on doing the preparatory work. I would suggest that this is strongly recommended to future attendees.
BA
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Very Useful.
AM
Queen's Hospital, Romford
Excellent course.
RI
Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
I liked the course very much. Thanks.
JR
Northampton General Hospital, Northampton
Thank you all.
SS
King Abdullah Hospital Bisha
Very good.
CA
Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn
Great learning experience. Involving practise to critical care and pathology stations would be much helpful.
SB
Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster
An excellent course and I would highly recommend it to peers.
RH
Torbay District General Hospital, Torquay
I found this course particulary useful because I am from outside the UK and have never done OSCEexaminations before.
DB
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Excellent.
AM
Queen's Hospital, Romford
Excellent course, very helpful and enjoyable.
CF
William Harvey Hospital, Ashford
Good organisation. Good refresher for me having been out of clinical practice for a year - helpful pickingup exam tips and speaking to CTs and junior registrars who are fresh out of the exam. Good to hear tipson what examiners are looking for.
DR
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Very good.
AA
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Very good.
DN
Peebles Hospital. British Virgin Island
Very good course.
AA
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
Well organised course with an overview and precise delivery of exam expectations... well done Doctors Academy.
AI
University Hospital Birmingham NHS , United Kingdom , Europe
Superb.
SG
Aster hospital, UAE
Excellent course. Well organised.
HI
Coventry and Warwickshire Hospitals , United Kingdom , Europe
Very well arranged.
JH
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester
Excellent.
NA
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich
Very good course.
WJ
Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham
Excellent.
SC
Colchester General Hospital, Colchester
Excellent.
AS
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Excellent as always.
CJ
Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
High professionalism, friendly environment, very relevant to the exam.
VP
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore
Well organized, supportive friendly environment.
FM
University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent
Very good overall. In fact I was actually waiting for the actual exam to compare the relevance and qualityof the course. indeed it is worth attending. thanks.
NG
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore Co.Offaly
Communication part was very good and very useful. The actors were professional. And the last lectureabout communication given as an extra after the course was extremely helpful (I know my impression isbiased because I don't work in the UK - but it gave me good insight about what the examiners expect fromus on MRCS part B OSCE).
MK
Berezino District Hospital, Belarus
Good organization. Covers most of the important topics.
AR
Mansoura Alpha Medical Center
Very Satisfied.
AR
Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, Glasgow
Good.
KJ
Ashford Hospital, Ashford
Verry useful for the exam revision and preparation.
AT
St George's Hospital (London), London
Excellent.
BS
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
The teaching were mostly focused on how to go through the stations which was very good. I feel a lotconfident having attended the course.
IP
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield
A good course and less intense than the previous few days.
RL
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich
Excellent course.
BG
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Excellent.
MW
Milton Keynes General Hospital, Milton Keynes
Good communication sessions. I think will be very useful for exams.
PS
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury
Good way to teach skills.
LP
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Good.
SP
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Very good.
AY
Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham
Excellent course with great range of specialist to assess the stations. I felt like I was given valuablefeedback.
JR
University Hospital, Coventry
Great actors, good scenarios.
TH
Royal London Hospital, London
Excellent!
SA
Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor
Very helpful. the course is well structured. very informative and direct to the point.
MS
International Medical Centre-Jeddah
Excellent.
MR
Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester
Very well organised and once again covered a wide range of topics in a short space of time without beingtoo overwhelming.
NB
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Well organized, would appreciate more if would have been longer.
PM
Morriston Hospital, Swansea
Incredibly well organised. A very useful chance to practice before the exam. Great to have people whohave recently done the exam to give pointers.
CB
Royal United Hospital, Bath
I was less impressed with this day. I feel we should have been assessed more in smaller groups andmaybe had less teaching. We all need to be able to examine slickly and with a routine and i don't feel thiswas assessed as well as the other days.
WC
Wexham Park Hospital, Slough
Slickly organised, covered most major topics relating to comm skills and examinations. Sometimes ranout of time with some stations. Hip and Knee examination station caused some confusion. Nodemonstration or opportunity to practice exam in this station.
SA
Royal Preston Hospital, Preston
Excellent course, friendly, focuses, but not threatening and accommodated different peoples abilities andexperience.
LP
Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro
I thought the stations were all relevant but i would preferred more one on one practice scenarios andmore detail on the more complex exams such as the neuro etc.
MC
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury
Very well organised. Provided a general feel of what to expect in the actual MRCS Part B examination.
RK
Royal Preston Hospital, Preston
The contents of the course were good and relevant. The presentations were clear. Would berecommending it to others preparing for the exam.
MH
Kettering General Hospital, Kettering
Excellent course with very understanding faculty.
RK
Vydehi Hospital, Bangalore
Good day.
OR
Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds
Excellent learning opportunity.
MZ
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
Well organized.
SD
North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester
Overall very good.
RM
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Good course.
AS
King's College Hospital, London
Excellent.
HG
Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Liverpool
The course was so valuable in all of its aspects.
AJ
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester
An excellent course. The day was well organized with great clinical teaching
KE
Victoria Barracks, Windsor
Well organized.
AJ
University College Hospital, London
Good faculty. Very friendly.
KM
West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth
Very well organized course providing a valuable opportunity to practice the exam format. Also a greatopportunity to learn from peers, seniors, and actors.
CH
King's College Hospital, London
I would recommend this course.
MF
Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley
Well organized and highly relevant.
HB
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Good.
MU
St. Luke's Hospital, Ireland
Great.
BT
Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester
Good organization of the course.
JL
Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton
Very good to run through scenarios, especially for the communication skills stations.
RM
Milton Keynes General Hospital, Milton Keynes
Very, very good.
WE
St. James's Hospital
A very good course.
AT
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Very good.
MP
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Very good.
SH
Royal London Hospital, London
Overall, a good chance to practice.
AH
Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton
Excellent course with a good faculty and teaching in very clear simple words.
MA
Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham
Useful for practicing exams not commonly done if not on that particular surgical rotation.
RS
Kettering General Hospital, Kettering
Good.
VC
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
Very good.
SB
Cavan General Hospital, Ireland
Really useful course. Well organised.
GM
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
Content was good.
AW
University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
Very good.
VS
St Helier Hospital, Carshalton
Good revision before exam.
SN
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester
Very Useful.
MA
Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
Very good.
HA
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Good.
TA
Kettering General Hospital, Kettering
Good.
SG
University College Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
Very good course.
MU
Royal London Hospital, London
Excellent.
AA
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham
Great teaching and feedback.
AC
Epsom General Hospital, Epsom, UK
Very good!
PM
St George's Hospital, London, UK
Most of the scenarios were excellent.
MT
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, UK
The organisation of the course was very good. The teaching could have been better if the demonstratorscould plan how to organise these 30 mins to deliver the information effectively.
VK
Glan Clwyd District General Hospital, Rhyl, UK
Relevant towards exam. Most faculty were very approachable and knowledgeable.
SMN
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Excellent.
YMG
Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, UK
Very good, better than I expected comparing to the courses I attended in the past. Pleased that I couldattend this course.
TM
Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest, UK
Overall useful and covered the basics of each examination. It would have been useful to go over handexamination.
AM
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
A very useful revision of clinical exam skills.
MP
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
A very useful revision of clinical exam skills.
MP
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
I found the course useful and relevant to the exam preparation. Excellent course.
AE
Emirates French Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
I found the course useful and relevant to the exam preparation. Good course.
MW
North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, UK
Great help. Gives you an insight into your strength and weaknesses.
KA
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Overall good idea of what is expected in exam.
HY
King's College Hospital, London, UK
Good practice for clinical examinations. Relevant for exam preparation. Content of the course was good.
OS
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK
The contents of the course was good and relevant. The presentations were clear. Will be recommendingit to others preparing for the exam.
MK
University College Hospital, London, UK
Excellent course and faculty. Good quality presentations. Relevant for exam preparation. The course wasexcellent and provided good value for money.
KW
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, UK
High standard of faculty. Relevant for exam preparation. Content of the course was excellent.
SS
Salford Royal, Salford, UK
High standard of faculty. Relevant for exam preparation. Content of the course was good.
VM
Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK
The contents of the course were good and relevant. I found the course useful and relevant to the exampreparation. Excellent course.
JB
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
The content of the course was good and relevant. The presentations were clear. Will be recommendingit to others preparing for the exam.
MSZ
Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
Relevant clinical examinations discussed. Best stations had example examination followed by chance to practice.
SC
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Special thanks to the actors and actresses.
KMS
Cairo University Students Hospital
Excellent session - succinct and very relevant to exam.
YLG
Royal Preston Hospital, Preston
Good organisation and teaching. Let us hope it helps with our exams!
CC
Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
Very useful.
RJ
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
Very usefull course. Good organization and friendly faculty.
MM
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Was excellent to perform clinical examination in every station.
LS
Krasnoyarsk Regional Hospital, Neurosurgical Department
Good faculty members and very friendly teaching.
MTH
Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil
I have been to another course but this is certainly a lot better given the quality of the faculty. I mean most tutors were exceptional.
NZ
Misurata Cancer Centre, Misurata, Libya
Well organised day. Covered a lot of aspects for the exam.
NG
George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton
Well run. Very good.
WG
Northampton General Hospital, Northampton
Very good.
GBB
Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow
Good tips and insiders ‘dos and don’ts’.
EL
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury
Very well organised course.
ASK
York Hospital, York
Excellent.
IA
Northampton General Hospital, Northampton
Good.
HA
King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Communication was very good and helpful.
DT
Royal Preston Hospital, Preston
Excellent value for good quality and practical teaching.
FAV
University College Hospital, London
Good practice
DM
Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare
Good course….but more time need for each station I think.
MEH
Warwick Hospital, Warwick
Excellent Course and Faculty.
HT
Good Hope District General Hospital, Sutton Coldfield
Very good practice.
AH
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
Good last minute revision.
HJ
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester
Very good indeed - many thanks.
JB
Birmingham University - current anatomy demonstrator
Very good content; carefully tailored for the exam.
RJ
Royal Preston Hospital, Preston
Kudos to Stuart and his team for this meticulous organization.
SA
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, London
Another exceptionally well-organised and efficient Doctors Academy course.
CB
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Excellent.
MA
Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham
More focus on examination, i.e., hip, shoulder etc
NI
Northampton General Hospital, Northampton
Impressed.
CE
Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness
Very intensive and useful
AD
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester
Overall quite good. No specific complaints.
DQ
Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim, Malaysia
Very detailed and intensive course. Excellent coverage of syllabus. However, I would have preferred to have two separate days for the communication stations & the clinical examination stations (the communication per se stations and the history taking communication stations) held in one day and the examination stations at another day
AS
Iran hospital.Khorram abad
Good to practice with actors.
RM
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne