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Hello people Since I have cleared my OSCE in one go, I feel it's my duty to journal what all I have done to make it work.(humble brag).Thanks to ChatGPT for helping me pile up some humble generic sentence to make this blog wholesome.(Just kidding). The MRCEM OSCE exam is an integral part of the qualification which tests the clinical and communication skills of candidates. For Indian students pursuing this qualification, preparing for the MRCEM OSCE exam may seem daunting. However, with a few tips that helped me sail through fine. The thing that helped me the most is acclimatizing myself to the UK Clinical Setting Before appearing for the MRCEM OSCE exam, it is imperative for Indian students to understand the clinical setting in the UK. Sometimes , all they want to see is how you behave , your body language, your tone , and your organising skills. Diagnosis is not a critical thing here. You will not fail if you get a wrong diagnosis provided that you have done it systematically. So ...

Hey all This mandatory post was due. As someone who has taken part in life saver courses, I have always been fascinated by the idea of emergency preparedness and the importance of knowing how to react in life-threatening situations. However, there is another aspect of the emergency response field that is just as crucial to saving lives: simulation and quality improvement. The annual World Emergency Day provides us with the opportunity to recognize and appreciate the efforts of emergency responders around the globe. It also serves as a reminder to continue to improve the systems and strategies in place for efficient and effective emergency response. Simulation training is an effective tool that can be used to enhance and refine the skills of emergency responders. It provides an opportunity for real-life scenarios to be replicated in a safe, controlled environment. This enables responders to hone their skills and practice their responses to various emergencies, ensuring that ...

Hey all,  This is the only page where I think I can flex the fact that my parents endeavour to send me to English medium school was successful. Why IELTS? It's required to register your MRCEM qualification with British Medical Council. Why IELTS over OET? Doctors are paid peanuts in India. I didn't want to spend money over an English Exam.  My Result? I got 8 overal . So , I qualify to give you 2 cents on what and how to study. Online or offline? I recommend taking online exam, its smoother and less stressful. Coaching? No. Longlive YouTube. How long did I take to prepare? 1 month lazing around. Focussed 8 days. What all did I read?  Read the article. Understanding Ielts pattern.  1)This is a great video where the speaker in her Indian accent explains about the exam pattern and how to get through.  https://youtu.be/2bthz0jYges 2) E2 is all about English exams. They speak British English accent. Their videos are to the point. In fact, sometimes overboard. They ha...

Hello everyone, I'm excited to share with you all that 2023 is a reap year! It feels great to see all the hard work and effort I've put in over the past couple of years starting to take shape (Alhamdulillah!). As a resident, I was always curious and would ask numerous questions that would sometimes irritate my seniors around me. However, not much has changed except for the fact that I'm no longer a junior resident and my audience has changed. But to get to the point, I used to conduct several audits to validate my arguments, but unfortunately, none of them were published. I was only able to pull off two of them till the poster presentation stage, but that was it. Publishing my work always seemed daunting and intimidating, and I would procrastinate so much that my mentors eventually gave up on me and my research endeavors. A month after my residency, I was left feeling clueless about what to do next. However, I tapped into my potential in YouTube, podcasts and re...

Hello people,  Let's compensate for the  three months sabbatical!  My first touch to the concept of leadership was in 2020 as a team leader of 6 doctors in final year of my residency , I clearly remember me getting overwhelmed, taking a time out to let it settle. There has not been any looking back after that. Overtime, I came across the LEAD-ER course by society of emergency medicine India in 2021 which discussed subtle changes in thought process to look at the problems through a different perspective. The course was extensive where concepts were given in bits and pieces over 1 month with online interaction followed by offline face to face workshop that extended over 2 days.  My curiosity towards thinking of a leader never ceased and I continued my research on how leaders think by following podcasts of world and business leaders to broaden my horizon. One day, I stumbled upon this course by NHS Leadership academy that spoke about subtle biases we carry and face ever...

Hey all ,  Winters make you overthink and act lazy. So here I am making a comeback before summer strikes. Professional setbacks are points where you either redirection or pivot your goals or come back stronger.  The exam that really tested my persistence and grit was MRCEM Intermediate. I failed thrice .The pattern of the exam changed after my second attempt with alot of additions and subtraction . A person who was always above average had to fail to get a perspective on life and explore her personality and get a reality check.  So , I call myself an exam veteran now after having appeared for exam sitting four times. For all those enthusiastic emergency physicians who want to get over this milestone, I have some 10 cents that might help you achieve your targets. I am the best person to give you an insight on the roadblocks , I saw them all. 1. Books to avoid : Moussa Issa text book.  Reason: It's a copy of RCEM learning. The text is totally picked up line...

Hey people Hello from somebody who calls writing her hobby and inconsistently shows up on her blog once in 3 months to deliver a monologue. I turned 29 years old couple of weeks back .I've chosen to measure my growth over a year rather than everyday to see how I'm growing as a person. The value system I'm building in. So continuing my tradition of writing down my learning. Here are things I learnt in last 12 months . 1.Knowledge compounds faster than money The number of experiences is proportional to number of goofups. Enjoy the process , carry the learning, especially your mistakes.I've always followed it , I did wander off my own policy but the head now is in right place. 2. Don't take opposition seriously This comes from a funny experience. I'd adopted a pet cat. There was alot of resistance from my family. Overtime, the person my cat likes the least is me. My family is more emotionally inclined to my cat than I am. Give people time t...

Hi all This us again not an original article written by me. but found this article too good, not to reshare. Ill share the link to the orginal article at the end of the post. Having seen this in and out of department since day 1 of working in corporate hospital , felt nice as I found more literature on this topic. I am yet to study in detail about it. A gist of articles and tools you can use to make your or your colleagues life easy.  I would be surprised if you told me that you've never seen or experienced it at some point of your career.But we can work towards making the life easier for our colleagues just by acknowledging it. It happens in the ED , ICU , wards everywhere.   Being a healthcare professional is about lifelong learning, and occasionally getting things wrong. We have a duty to provide feedback to colleagues about this and take on board feedback ourselves. Sometimes when feedback is given, with the intention of improving competence and confidence ov...

Hello everybody  Hope you're doing well. This is slightly unconventional topic. I'm talking about but as an emergency physician, I think we'd be having more cases like this in future thanks to the awareness and I'm glad we'd be there to help people there. Idea is to learn and spread awareness about dealing with these cases in a civilized way rather than panicking. Men facing sexual assault is also a thing. I happened to read this article on ACEPs website. Thought of sharing my experience as well.Will drop the link in the end. Experience is not unique . Untapped , untouched and forgotten area of my specialty. I honestly did nothing there. But I guess it was God's way of telling me , this can happen , you better be prepared mentally, academically. I don't think I had read about this after I closed my Forensic Medicine textbook in my medical school , later in my MRCEM Intermediate exam.   The Event Last year, I was on night call ,my nurs...

Hey people Let's fast forward to the incident directly . I had seen the case of anaphylactic shock where the patient came choking and after giving multiple shots of adrenaline intramuscularly the patient had survived. He was pretty comfortable after the treatment and observation.Later ,he was shifted to the other unit after stabilization .This was a midnight case for me , so after I went home and dozed off.Later received calls that there were some concerns by the primary team as to the "kind" of setting he was shifted and the arguments kind of put off my mood ( ED versus Rest of the hospital , like any other day) . All the resuscitation satisfaction I experienced had gone to trash. Arguments have this vibe to drain you out. Like any other day, I forgot about it, got over it. Cut 2 , 4 months later:  My colleague is about 15 minutes late and I received another case . I was pretty mad at my colleague for turning up late and that I had to take a case at the en...