COURSE DESIGN

The 15th North West MRCS (ENT) OSCE Revision Course (Manchester), Saturday 27 April 2024. This is a one-day revision course for those aspiring to sit the MRCS (ENT) OSCE (formerly DOHNS Part B OSCE). We have limited numbers to 8-10 attendees, enabling us to address revision needs more closely and to provide a good experience. 

The entire course will be delivered over one day, in person. In line with current exam structure, ’clinical’ stations with actors will be delivered face-to-face; written stations will be delivered either virtually or face-to-face; the entire course will be held at the same venue.

The course is centred around a full-length mock OSCE using professional medical actors with up to eight manned/interactive stations per attendee. You will receive private written and verbal feedback from the examiners and actors. In the afternoon, exam answers are discussed and we are guided by the needs of the attendees on the day. We can focus on exam technique or particular key topics. The course usually runs four weeks before a sitting of the MRCS (ENT) OSCE to help candidates in the later stages of revision to benchmark themselves. 

A continental breakfast, sandwich/finger food lunch, coffee and refreshments are included.

Feedback from September 2017 - "Excellent faculty to candidate ratio" - "Simulated the fatiguability" - "Mock OSCE excellent; good food; good directions"  Overall rating by candidates = 6.5 / 7

Feedback from September 2018 - “Fantastic course and excellent value for money” - “Good feedback and use of scoresheet to identify deficiencies” - “Good variety of stations” Overall rating by candidates = 7 / 7

Feedback from January 2019 - “Good representative feel of doing the OSCE under time pressure” - “Good organisation + good explanation” - “Great faculty” Overall rating by candidates 6.7 / 7

Feedback from September 2020 - “Great organisation” - “Excellent faculty” Overall rating by candidates 7 / 7 and Covid-19 safety 7 / 7  

Feedback from April 2023 - “Good tutor ratio and responsiveness” - ‘All feedback was personalised; catering was amazing” - “Excellent course organisation - content pitched perfectly” - “ Really appreciated individual personal feedback” Overall rating by candidates 7 / 7 and ‘I would recommend this course’ 7 / 7

CANDIDATES

Candidates for the intercollegiate MRCS (ENT) OSCE

FEES

£230 each candidate; £190 early bird fee before 2 March 2024

No increase in course fee since 2020.

Please note that there are no observer places for this course.

NOTE: If any surplus is generated from our courses, ExcellENT uses this to support ENT education through prizes and grants, and by funding projects such as entsho.com. All trustees, course organisers and tutors are unpaid volunteers.

Refund & Cancellation Policy: Until 1200 on Saturday 2 March 2024, attendees may cancel in writing for a refund, less a 20% administration cost. 

After 1200 on Saturday 2 March 2024, no refunds are available although attendees can arrange for one substitution by informing the course organisers in writing no less than one week before the course. These rules allow us to provide viable courses with high actor-attendee ratios at a reasonable cost. 

If we are forced to cancel the course either because of low uptake (four or fewer attendees) or because of circumstances beyond our control, we will contact attendees at the earliest possible time (usually at least four weeks before the course). If we are forced to cancel a course, attendees will be given a full refund less any fees that the payment processing service may charge, but we are not liable for other costs they may have incurred. (For context, we have never had to cancel a course in the past.)

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DATE AND VENUE

Saturday 27 April 2024

Approx 0830-1700

Venue - to be confirmed, likely to be Manchester NHS Foundation Trust Oxford Road Campus

COURSE DIRECTORS

Mr Todd Kanzara, ENT Consultant
Mr Andrew Lau, ENT Consultant
Mr Elliot Heward, ENT Registrar
 

COURSE FACULTY

Mr Andrew Kinshuck, ENT Consultant
Mr Richard Siau, ENT Consultant
Mr Hussein Walijee, Otology Fellow
Miss Hannah Emerson, ENT Registrar
Mr Stephen Williams, ENT Registrar
Miss Rosie Wright, ENT Registrar
Mr Sanjay Patel, ENT Registrar
Miss Emma Hogg, ENT Registrar
Mr Ding Yang, ENT Registrar
Mr Elliot Heward, ENT Registrar
Mr Dave Selwyn, ENT Registrar
Miss Umarah Muhammad, ENT Registrar
Miss Mila Roode, ENT Registrar
Mr Matthew Zammit, ENT Registrar
Mr Tim Davies, ENT Registrar
Mr Stefan Linton, ENT Registrar
Miss Tanya Ta, ENT ACF