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PEDIATRICS TOACS FOR UNDERGRADUATES 0ED PB 2023

by Riffat Omer

Task Oriented Assessment of Clinical Skills (TOACS) has become a time honored tool of medical evaluation and assessment. TOACS methodology is commonly employed in undergraduate and post graduate examination locally and internationally, being a part of internal assessments and exit exams.

Over the course of last eleven years that I have had the privilege of teaching under graduates and post graduates, I have frequently seen students struggling with this particular aspect of exams. This has frequently brought back memories of my own efforts to accumulate relevant material from varied sources when I was preparing for my FCPS Part 2 exam in Pediatric Medicine.

This book has been written to help undergraduates and postgraduates students in their preparation for TOACS. Although the book is directed at the final year MBBS students, I am sure that it will also help students to prepare for higher category examinations such as FCPS, MD and Diploma in Child Health (DCH).

Thave chosen a very simple and precise manner of presentation with answer

keys and mark distribution so that students can also grasp the dynamics of

examination marking and answer stations according to marks allotment.

I would like to pay gratitude to all my teachers from whom I learnt at each and every step in this long journey. This is first edition of this series. Any suggestions for improvement are highly welcome.