RAK College of Medicine

Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE)

Immunology and Hematology Module
Course No: MHI 115
OSPE 2014 June

GUIDELINES FOR THE STUDENTS
1. Students have to be at the venue 15 minutes before the examination and should be strictly worn proper dress code with ID
cards.
2. The ID numbers will be posted on the door of the examination hall.
3. Students will not be allowed to bring inside mobiles, laptops, or any other electronic gadgets or any study material they should
leave at the front of the room and not next to the chairs.
4. All mobile phones should be switched off.
5. Attendance will be taken in 10 min before the commencement of exam.
6. Students are expected to sign in the attendance register.
7. Students should bring Pen, 2HB pencils, erasers, sharpeners and pens only. No borrowing will be allowed. Books, reference
materials of any kind will not be permitted inside the examination hall.
8. Lab coats should be strictly worn by the students. Students are expected to maintain perfect silence.

9. All the examination has to be written in ink.
10. Reagent bottles, test tubes pipettes after usage should be placed back in their proper places.
11. Specimens, histology slides under Microscope should not be disturbed
12. Spills should be reported to the laboratory staff.
13. Students are expected to maintain perfect silence
14. In case of malpractice, students will be debarred from the examination hall and exams canceled.
15. No eatables are allowed inside during examination.
16. Students should stay in their respective stations until the bell rings
PLAN FOR THE OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED PRACTICAL EXAMINATION
There are 10 working OSPE stations.
Each student is given 5 minutes per station.
Questions in each station carry 5 marks each.
The stations are designated as 1 Interpretation and 6 spotters/ 3 Response 2 Rest
Always move in the direction of the arrow when the bell rings.
No talking or discussions allowed in the laboratory











Specific Guidelines For The Students
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Station 5
Pathology
Interpretation
Station 6
Pathology
Response
Station 1
Histology
Spotter
Station 2
Physiology
Spotter
Station 3
Physiology
Response
Station 4
Biochemistry
Spotter
Station 7
Pharmacology
Response
Station 8
Microbiology
Spotter
Station 9
Microbiology
Spotter
Station 10
Microbiology
Spotter

STATIONS

SPECIFIC GUIDELINE
Procedural station


Perform the specific procedure with the resources
available. The details of the procedure would be
provided. The students need to carry the procedure
on the sample labeled with their I.D numbers only
Response stations

Interpret the patient history, calculate the given data,
and give the appropriate responses.
Spotter station Identify and write the appropriate response
Rest stations

You can complete any incomplete work from the
previous stations.
No discussions and talking with peers allowed