NEB Step 3 questions and pattern(Personal account). Exam date 12 feb 2016(1 of the 3 sessions)

My personal account of the NEB Step 3 Exam conducted on 12th Feb 2016 by PIMS Islamabad. I hope it helps other students and clear the confusions and questions related to STEP 3. If any questions plz do ask.Keep on the hard work and it shall be payed off I.A. Cheers

Yes the exam was quite standardized. The only difference was instead of simulated patients they had real patients for physical examination part. and then for other stations they had a pic pasted on the tables with examiners. For some stations you just had to write the questions asked about the given case on a paper sheet given(aka static station)and for some stations you had to answer the questions asked by the examiner(aka interactive stations).
There were total 15 stations carrying 20 marks each. Time was 75 mins with 5 mins each station.
The distribution of stations were as follow
*Physical examination stations =3 stations interactive
*Medicine case given= 1 station( static)It was about sarcoidosis, X ray and erythema nodosum pic given along with history and 3 questions asked.
*Surgery case given = 1 static station. Was about mastectomy. Pic was given and relevant questions asked.
*Ophthalmology interactive station. A pic was given and related questions asked by the examiner.
*Surgical Instrument station. Interactive station. It was a pic of ETT and related questions asked by examiner.
*E.N.T interactive station. X ray pic was given of PNS and related questions asked.
*Gynecology Interactive station. It was about pre-conceptional diabetes counseling.
*Obstetrics static station. It was about twin pregnancy and related question.
*Pediatrics 2 stations, 1 static and 1 interactive.
*Behavior sciences (Psychiatry) Interactive station. About HIV counselling.
*X-ray static station. A pic was given along with questions. It was pleural effusion.
*and LAST but not least Dermatology station. Static station. It was about TEN and related questions asked.

 

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For Physical examination there were 3 stations. 1st was Vascular system examination(Pulse examination).I was asked to examine the pulses of a female patient lying on a bed. and then I gave reflections of my findings(I gave it as a normal patient) the examiner asked related questions about different types of pulses and in which condition they are palpable(e.g water hammer pulse etc)
2nd station was umbilical hernia examination and related questions asked. The examiner was very mean and grilling every student and his attitude was very rude.
3rd station was Chest examination (back of chest only) It was a left sided effusion patient. Then related questions were asked by examiner. She was very polite and nice as I aced that station and answered all the questions right.