The SCA with Confidence
The most comprehensive and reliable SCA resource on the web!
SCA Start Up: intro
the basics about the SCA & planning
The SCA Marking Schedule
first, you need to understand the schedule
SCA frameworks
frameworks to help guide your approach
SCA Study Groups
advice on forming groups
SCA Practice Methods
the different ways to prepare for the SCA
SCA Tools
marking sheets, SCA templates etc
Scripts & Phrases
phrases to help you word what to say
ICE and PSO
ideas-concerns-expectns & psycho-social-occup
The Patient's Narrative
working out "the story"
Decisions, Diag & Red Flags
understanding the theory plus some tips
Explanations
the theory behind good medical explanations
Analogies
analogies are powerful explanation tools
Video Clips - clinical examn
clinical examination videos
Video Clips - explanations
explain common medical conditions easily
Video Clips - full SCA cases
come and see the massive library
Top Tips for SCA
great advice from examiners, trainees and me
RED FLAGS FOR THE SCA
the most popular SCA document around!
Examiners' Feedback
things that cause trainees to pass/fail
Feeling stressed? Nerves?
if you're feeling the pressure & struggling
On the Day of the Exam
last minute checks & things to do
Helping IMGs
to help doctors from abroad with SCA
I failed my exam
So you're feeling low and thinking what now?
Things in development…
- Telephone Consultations
- Time Management in the SCA
- Special SCA – common difficult areas trainees struggle with
- Video Clips – microskills – consultation microskills to focus on
- Why People Fail
- “Unfortunately I failed” – ‘failures lie not in falling down, but not getting up”
- Practice SCA cases – some SCA style cases to practise with
- Adding Structure to your SCA consultation – the 4 S’s
- Funny SCA – some light hearted stuff to make you smile
- SCA for Trainers – how you can help your trainee pass
- SCA books and resources – whats currently on the market
- SCA courses – courses in the UK to help you pass
Is MRCGP CSA and MRCGP Int/southasia OSCE have same curriculum?