Presents an exhaustive collection of objective structured clinical and practical examination (OSCE / OSPE) stations in physiology for learning and assessment.

The Second Edition Of The Book Provides Even More Application Orientation. All The Chapters Have Been Thoroughly Revised. The Information Has Been Brought Up-To-Date By Incorporating The Latest Concepts And Developments In The Subject. Some Of The Chapters That Were Not Strictly Essential For Routine Practicals Have Been Omitted. The Hematology Section Has Been Thoroughly Updated. The Section On Mammalian Physiology Has Been Further Trimmed As Per The Recommendations Of The Mci. A New Chapter 'Clinical Examination Of The Gi System' Has Been Incorporated.

The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive and practical guide for developing and implementing an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for the medical educators/health sciences educators/tutors/faculty/clinicians/OSCE planners, who are involved in clinical teaching and assessment of students, trainees and residents. The book starts with the essential theoretical foundation before progressing to the practical implementation steps. It contains a good balance of medical education research and practical tips to provide readers an easy to digest, yet comprehensive, guide for the implementation of OSCE as an appropriate assessment tool.

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The Book Is A Comprehensive Textbook For Medical Students. The Practicals Are Explained In Simple Language. The Emphasis Is On Understanding The Principle Of The Experiment. At The End Of Every Chapter, There Is A Viva Section. The Unique Feature Of This Book Is The Ospe Section (Objective Structured Practical Examination). This Has Become A Part Of The Examination In Several Universities And Is Aimed At Familiarising The Student With The Practical (Real, In Use) Aspects Of Each Topic.

This practical manual delivers clinically relevant and updated concepts as per the Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) curriculum. - This student-friendly practical manual has an observation table column at the end of most of the chapters. - Competencies with specific learning objectives (SLOs) are mentioned at the start of each chapter. - The CBME curriculum mandates the skill certification of competencies in the log book. By using this practical manual, students can directly fill their responses, in the predrawn tables. Thus, the practical hours can be completely used for developing psychomotor skills and skill certification. - Full-colour photos, labelled diagrams, and illustrations will help to precisely understand and perform the procedural steps in clinical examination. - Clinical scenarios/charts/graphs/calculations were given in the last few chapters. - Discussion questions with answers will be useful for the students to score more during the practical viva voice - Examples of practical OSCE were provided at the end of most of the chapters. - Amphibian and Mammalian experiments with graphs were provided for postgraduate students. - This book will be useful to MBBS, MD and MSC physiology students, dental, paramedical, and allied health science students.