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Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is a relatively new way of assessing a student’s grasp over his subject. The format demands clarity of basic concepts as much as their application on clinically challenging situations which seldom present straight from the book. This new platform of assessment calls for an equally novel way of studying. Fetal Medicine and Genetics is an ever-evolving subject which is difficult to summarize in concise textbooks. Moreover, medical science, in general, is a field where hand holding by seniors and gaining insights from their extremely rich experience is key to success. Keeping this in mind, FOGSI’s Genetics and Fetal Medicine Committee has invited stalwarts in the field of Genetics and Fetal Medicine from every nook and corner of the country to share their vast clinical experience of cases for the benefit of those who follow their legacy on the curve of learning.
The OSCE stations in this book have been consciously crafted in a manner that goes from basics to advanced on the area of interest. Pictorial stations help students assimilate the content better and have more recall value when such situations arise in clinical sojourn. Practical aspects such as cardinal rules of diagnosis, prognostic factors, further workup and tenets of counseling have been included in a crisp manner so as to keep the content relevant for everyday practice.This book on Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) aims to provide students, fellows and fetal medicine specialists, more objective knowledge of various topics in Fetal Medicine and Genetics and covers all aspects of fetal medicine. It is the first of its kind and will help students who are taking the Fellowship Examinations in Fetal Medicine to get a more practical approach to a particular scenario or case in fetal medicine. Each chapter covers a particular organ or subject of fetal medicine and genetics and has 15–20 OSCE stations on each topic. Most of the questions have images and illustrations to correlate with the clinical situation which will provide the clinician with a more practical-based approach. Fetal medicine is a huge topic and this book on OSCE is a humble attempt to simplify various scenarios which we often face in our practice. We are sure that this book will help all clinicians gain more information on various clinical scenarios and we hope you will come away with more insights and confidence in counseling parents and managing these fetuses who we all care for every day.