Diabetic Foot Examination and Risk Stratification
A timed 10-minute physical examination OSCE station with reading time, a warning bell and an examiner-style weighted checklist including critical items, marked the way a real examiner would mark it.
Physical examination10 min12 checklist items
- Station type
- Physical examination
- Time
- 10 minutes, after 60s reading
- Total marks
- 20
- Critical items
- 6 (missing one fails the station)
Candidate instructions
STATION TITLE: Diabetic Foot Examination SETTING: Outpatient Diabetic Clinic TASK: You are a foundation doctor in the diabetic clinic. A 62-year-old man with type 2 diabetes has been referred for a foot assessment. Please perform a focused diabetic foot examination, including assessment of neuropathy, vascular supply and skin integrity. You should then explain your findings and stratify this patient's risk of foot ulceration, providing appropriate advice and management. You have 10 minutes. The patient will be in the room, and you should treat them as a real patient.
How the station runs
- 60 seconds of reading time with the instructions above, and nothing else.
- 10 minutes on the clock, with a warning bell before the end.
- The examiner's checklist, 12 weighted items worth 20 marks, revealed only when the station ends.
- Your score, with a critical-fail flag if a safety-critical item was missed.
The checklist stays hidden until the station is over, exactly as it would outside the exam room.
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A free account starts the clock: reading time, the station itself with a warning bell, then the examiner's checklist and your score.
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