OSPHE EXAMPLES
These aim to allow all trainers and trainees some early experience of the type of scenarios to be expected in the OSPHE.
It is recommended that trainees and trainers try them out in their placement trainer-trainee weekly meetings. It is expected that trainers, with support from programme directors, will also develop similar scenarios from everyday public health experience, to be used in these meetings.
Trainers and trainees may first wish to use the mini-OSPHE training pack, before using the more comprehensive OSPHE sample questions.
The sample questions illustrate the format and structure that will be used in each question.
Candidates should familiarise themselves with the layout of the questions and the way in which material will be presented.
These examples also include all the information that is provided for examiners and role players so that candidates can see how the stations are developed and the material used by the examiners.
In all cases, examiners and role players have access to the same briefing material used by the candidate.
Also included in each station example are summaries of the marking guidance (‘model answers') for each question. The content of a model answer summary in this guidance is set at a level expected to pass the station with an average pass.
OSPHE sample questions
- OSPHE 001 - A single-handed primary care medical practice
- OSPHE 028 - Closing Community Hospital Beds
- OSPHE 048 - Developing Diabetes Services