MRCPCH Video Station Exam Timer
Official Duration: 9 mins 00 secs in-room (+ 4m reading outside) · 3m clip observation on laptop, 3m clinical signs viva, 3m management viva
4-Minute Time-Bound Reading Outside Cubicle: Minute 0–2: Review patient age, clinical setting (A&E, clinic, ward), and the specific questions examiners will ask. Minute 2–4: Prepare your notepad with structured headings: physical signs to look for during clip, pattern/timing of events, differential diagnoses, and acute resuscitation/management priorities.
Official Station Sequence & Time-Bound Prompts
In-Room: 09:00 · Reading: 04:004-Minute Time-Bound Reading Outside Cubicle: Minute 0–2: Review patient age, clinical setting (A&E, clinic, ward), and the specific questions examiners will ask. Minute 2–4: Prepare your notepad with structured headings: physical signs to look for during clip, pattern/timing of events, differential diagnoses, and acute resuscitation/management priorities.
Observe the clinical video on the laptop. Note neurological signs, respiratory efforts, abnormal movements, or dysmorphic features.
Video viewing ends. Address the examiner: describe positive and negative findings, state your clinical interpretation, and provide differential diagnoses.
Final 3 minutes of examiner questioning on investigations, acute escalations, emergency interventions, or long-term management.
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