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"Undoubtedly the best trainee we have ever had."

(Consultant physician, London)

"Already a well respected and talented junior doctor, teaching is something he plainly has a natural flare for."

(Consultant Surgeon, Kent)

Education from rising stars. The real deal. Totally amazed.

Final year medical student

Essential Medicine (+ follow-on Essential OSCE): Intense essential learning based on common and must know exam questions


Interactive quizzes - really nice and easy-to-use [live MCQ questions] platform. It was great to have some insider tips about OSCE and how best to make use of time for preparing and also whilst actually in the stations. Very useful handout to read before hand and great use of time over the two days spread over the topics. Really appreciated it thank you so much!!! Fantastic weekend thank you! (5/5 - excellent)

Sophia Cotterell T year (3) SGUL

The weekend was highly informative and provided a fantastic framework on which to build my revision. The resources sent to us were great and Deeban [Dr Ratneswaran] was a wonderful speaker and impressed me with his continually high energy levels! Would highly recommend. I will be sure to recommend this course to 2nd years and I would like to say again how useful I found this weekend, excellent work Deeban! (5/5 - excellent).

Amal Boulbadaoui, year 3, KCL

Really concise, gave a really great overview of what will come up in exams, gave us confidence that we are still learning and gave us lots of useful visual analogies to explain physiology - I hope to never forget these. I have recommended this to my medical student “children” to come next year. (5/5 - excellent)

Gabrielle Sanders, MBBS 3 KCL

A very helpful interactive course. Full of different ways of learning to suit everyone! Thank you for making sure we know the key information for our exams! It was very interactive and covered key subjects, was very fun too. A big thankyou! (5/5 - excellent)

Paige Bishop, T year, SGUL

I was at the Essential Medicine course weekend just gone. I'm emailing you but for the sole reason to say that honestly I think you were brilliant and possibly one of the best teachers I've come across. Good summaries, explained concepts very well. Learnt more than I did in 2 years. What did you like the most? Deeban's [Dr Ratneswaran's] bantz. (5/5 - excellent)

Mariam Barreh, King's College London

“Great course! I've learnt loads. The teaching on management and guidelines has been particularly helpful for me since i didn't get very much of this across rotations. I like how it's very exam focused [with] an overview of all core topics, varied learning styles, and a focus on high yield topics.” (5/5- excellent)

Jess, medical student, London

Good use of questions to demonstrate clinical scenarios and promote discussion. This was useful and broke things up. Enthusiasm of tutor [Dr Ratneswaran] was excellent and never waned which helped to maintain interest and attention - lots of useful ways to learn included such as mneumonics and hyperkalaemia dance. Thank you! this will massively help to direct my own learning and was a good recap of a lot of information in a short period of time. It was very obvious a lot of time and effort had gone into preparing the course and materials which aided engagement and learning. Thank you!

Year 3 (third) medical student

Completely satisfied with the course, great value for the money, felt that I learned more in two days than in the past 4 months. What did you like the most? Interactive questions with discussion on right and wrong answers. (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Deeban [Dr Ratneswaran] was extremely knowledgeable, energetic and enthusiastic despite having to teach such a heavy volume of content over the 2 days. The information was presented in a clear and concise manner with useful 'Top Tips' and learning tools given throughout. Very, very useful course. (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

Very consise and exam focused and gives useful information. Thank you! really appreciate the information and knowledge - loved your explanations too

Akshaya Rajangam, King's College London

“Fun, you're funny (5/5 - excellent)”

Aryan Maleki, year 3, Bart's and the London

Interactive, great attitude from the teacher, handout is very useful. Great jokes!

Nathan, Third year

“Very charismatic teacher with a unique way of teaching an aesthetic powerpoint document. Lovely notes and very well organized. Excellent 2 days, definitely worth the money! (5/5 -excellent)”

Medical student

“Very entertaining course. Kept attention levels high while summarising key concepts”

Jimena Seara, T year, SGUL

The content was relevant and super useful (hard task considering how many different med schools the course caters to). Although the sense of humour wasn't my cup of tea, I think it kept a lot of the audience engaged - again a difficult thing to do on such an intense all weekend course! (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

“[Dr Ratneswaran] has excellent presentation skills - prevented me from zoning out! Good organisation!”

Devyani Shete, 3rd Year, KCL

Very good explainations and picked out the most important things to know. Good ways to help us understand like the small stories and mneumonics. Amazing teacher. (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

Teacher [Dr Ratneswaran] was incredible. Super enthusiastic and knowledgable. (5/5 - excellent)

Third year medical student

Really enthusiastic. Great teaching. (5/5 - excellent)

Rupinder Grewal 3rd Year. KCL

Dee’s [Dr Deeban Ratneswaran's] energy, like an energetic koala bear!! His explanations! (5/5 - excellent)

KCL, 3rd year

Great engagement and interaction, interesting, key points, the history parts with the four question untill diagnosis etc. also the questions [live MCQ questions] with feedback after! Keep up the good work! really good content

Year 3, St Bartholemew's and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry


A really useful overview of everything we need to know, presented in an engaging way. Thank you for all of your hard work.

KCL, 3rd year

Appropriate level. Comprehensive (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Very comprehensive and concise, exam-oriented material (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Nice, clear, concise explanations which are to the point. Thank you for your energy deepan, and thank you for your range of learning styles and random tangents - they help to keep my concentration

SGUL, 3rd year student

Thoroughly insightful and very relevant, loved the clinical situations to help put things into context, will definitely be coming to future events!!"

Year 3 medical student

I liked the energy and humour and relaxed learning environment. The chocolates were nice and [Mo - course co-ordinator] is really sweet.

Year 3 medical student

- Very fast paced - Extensive detail coverage - Teaching on up-to-date Mx guidelines - Has given me better idea as to what level I should be studying - Great consolidation of things learnt so far - Amazing course! Thank you!

Medical student

Explained things really well and it was so exam specific which is really helpful. Super helpful! THANK YOU Really useful and well explained and well paced (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

I liked the anecdotes and the suitable pictures on the powerpoints which helped to jog memory and make us remember it more. (5/5 - excellent)

Andrea, University of Leeds

Recap of management plan and investigation steps are awesome!!! It's confusing to try to go through the whole NICE guideline by myself. So summary on these stuff are extremely useful. I will be in Essential OSCE too!!

Year 3 medical student

Concise notes, interesting, very engaging, covers wide range of topics, able to describe things in interesting ways, very good cases and practice questions.

Year 3 medical student

Covered everything, made me look at history taking & formulation in a different way (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

Succinct, integrating history, exam and investigations etc. Thank you! (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Covered both exam material as well as OSCE. Good interaction with the MCQs. Very well taught, was engaging and able to maintain concentration. (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

Really well summarised topics and very interactive (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

High yield info and summarised info with MCQs:) [The course] books up quickly, please do more courses! (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

What did you like most? The re-iteration of important points for exams and OSCE (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Deeban's [Dr Ratneswaran's] engagement with the students, friendly. Interactive with the quizes, and the cases. The vibe!

Year 3 medical student

It was very informative and interactive, we were able to cover a lot of material in 2 days! (5/5 - excellent)

Tina Sedighi, Third Year, St George's University of London

Very well taught. Makes everything very clear. Good notes provided. (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Concise explanations of high yield topics. It was a really good course, thanks for organising it.

Laura gounon, King’s College London, Year 3

Key points for exams and osces with good background info. Simplified explanations that were easy to understand with memorable quiz, handout and enthusiastic teacher (5/5 - excellent).

Medical student

Quiz in the beginning was really helpful! The handouts are really organized and easy to follow. I really enjoyed this session today! Thank you so much!

Medical student

The teaching was excellent and the exam focus was extremely helpful. The notes also are invaluable (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

Deepan was an excellent teacher (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

The teaching was very good, very thorough, very knowledgeable teacher - good content. Very helpful, very good, very thorough (5/5 excellent).

Medical student

The quizzes were very useful as well as the highlighting of the relevance of the clinical science to clinical signs in OSCEs (5/5 - excellent).

Medical student

Information exam centred and condensed. Quizzes were great and engaging.

Medical student

Organisation and succinct nature of delivery. Thank you for the energy. (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

"Excellent approach to teaching. Makes the sessions interactive, simple and inspiring at the same time. Really really excellent at what he does and selfless too!" (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

“One of the best teaching I've ever received”

Year 3 medical student

“There was so much information but I managed to stay focused the whole day. You guys are amazing!”

Year 3 medical student

“Good topics with key information. You were very engaging and I liked having handouts and sweets! 5/5 excellent”

Medical student, London

Really like the structure of explaining causes etc and then talking about investigations after we had gone through it properly so we understood why. Really awesome teacher!!

Medical student

The charisma and engaging attitude of the speaker, the clarity of the info, the way we are taught the key things to remember specifically for kings exams. Have more days like this earlier on in the year. THANK YOU!!

Year 3 medical student

“(The OSCE tips were) mind-blowing at times!. It wasn't just a course, but an experience. Inspirational too!”

Year 3, King's College London

Fantastic presentation - engaging (5/5 excellent)

Medical student

Very good and engaging presenter, lots of useful small details, good pointers on what to read up on more

Medical student

Great straight forward summaries. Concise overview of everything, well presented. It was taught really well, and delivered well. Good revision session as the important concepts were pointed out. Really good handouts. Thank you, was taught well and interesting. (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

'Highly enthusiastic and knowledgeable' (5/5 - excellent)

Year 5 student attending Essential Medicine

“What did you like most? the content and teacher was energetic, explained difficult content in a easy way and good tips”

Samina shaikh, King's College London, 3rd year

The structured teaching, the flow charts, the pace, the content. Thanks my G, see you at Essential OSCE. (5/5 excellent)

Medical student, King's College London

Lots of information, easy to remember, good lecturer!!! engaging (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

“One of the best lectures I’ve had – excellent speaker”

Year 5 medical student

Clear and concise (5/5 - excellent)

Ceres Hammenga, Year 3, KCL

The teacher [Dr Culadeeban Ratneswaran] was fab and engaging. Neuro was amazing. (5/5 - excellent)

Year 5 medical student

“He is one of the best teachers to ever lecture us and is very approachable. I wish we could have more teaching like this.”

Year 3 medical student

"Practice questions were a really useful way to apply knowledge. Really encouraging, thank you" (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

"The best teaching I've had in years" (5/5 - excellent)

Year 5 student attending Essential Medicine

Important points highlighted and explained clearly. Good value for money. This is how the uni should be teaching us. (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Great level of knowledge. All questions answered to a high level. What did you like most? The pace and structure of the course (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

“It helped me consolidate a lot of my knowledge about the rotations and knowledge I knew and explained them to me so I was able to grasp the clinical significance. Helped me understand clinical medicine in an easy way”

Third year medical student, King's College London

What did you like the most? the tutor. Anything we could improve? nothing, it was amazing! (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

Clear and concise (5/5 - excellent)

Ceres Hammenga, Year 3, KCL

Engaged delivery and good slides and handout (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

Well explained #thalaivaa (5/5 - excellent)

Third year medical student

Teaching was efficient and just detailed enough for the time we had. Everything was explained very well. Really grateful for this teaching, thank you! (5/5 - excellent)

Medical student

Good topics with key information. You were very engaging. Liked having handouts and sweets (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

It was to the point with good information and questions that didnt have obvious answers which were well explained.

Medical student

“Good overview of important things for exams, really liked how osce exam findings were integrated with the teaching.”

Third year, SGUL

“Well worth the money!”

Year 3 medical student

"Very concise and clear delivery of teaching. Provides detailed but simple and easy to follow explanations of hard to grasp concepts."

Year 5 student attending Essential Medicinet

Best money spent all year

Year 5 student attending Essential Medicine

'Very passionate in teaching, shows genuine interest in helping students'

Year 5 student attending Essential Medicine

'Focused learning. Confidence boost'

Year 5 student attending Essential Medicine

Very exam focussed which is great! (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Covered most topics in a very engaging way. Very good teacher, very clear explanations. The interactive questions were good and a good amount of time spent on each topic

Year 3 medical student

Awesome! very informative and bite size info is very useful!! (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Informative and concise. (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

The explanations behind each point - I liked the fact you went from the start in your explanations and didnt think anything was too basic to mention. (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Really thorough and loved the way you explained concepts. Really engaging too. Really liked the quizzes (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Organised and structured well (5/5 - excellent)

Year 3 medical student

Key topics are explained in systematic and easy to understand manner

Year 3 medical student

Essential OSCE: A comprehensive breakdown of year 3 clinical skills and technique


The enthusiasm and energy from deeban really kept me engaged; I thought all of the resources were excellent and the course content was explained thoroughly and in a way that was easy to understand. I really enjoyed this course and I am very glad that I came - I think its been really useful and I'm feeling much more confident for my OSCEs now than I had been before.

Lauren, third year, KCL - EO 2018

This course has been a fantastic and thorough overview of high yield topics in third year. Deeban has put great thought in to making things accessible and helping us understand what examiners are expecting in OSCEs. Just to say thank you so very much for all the time, effort and energy that Deeban and everyone involved have put in to making this course the fantastic and useful experience it was for all of us third year medical students :)

Sophia Cotterell, T Yr, SGUL - EO 2018

I thoroughly enjoyed this weekend. What I found most useful was the level at which it was pitched; Dr Ratneswaran gave us enough detail to excel in the OSCE whilst not overloading us with information. I also felt that this OSCE weekend complemented Essential medicine very well and I will be sure to come back for 4th and final year revision weekends, overall an excellent course! I have been very impressed with your oratory skills Deeban and the handouts* made were very useful, great work.

Amal Boulbadaoui, year 3, KCL - EO 2018
*Note from organisers - the above referenced handout was the combined work of: Dr Culadeeban Ratneswaran, Dr Maiyuran Ratneswaran, Dr Kevin Dodd, Dr Murtaza Khadum, Dr Taimur Shafi, Dr Puja Mistry, Ahmad Guni BSc, Sachan Maruthan BSc.

THE WHOLE COURSE WAS SO GOOD! Going through cases and discussing them really helped consolidate my knowledge!

Priyal Taribagil UCL - Year 4, EO 2018

I loved how you didnt throw too much info at us but just made sure that we understood what you did teach us wiyh interactive examples. Your tone and style of presenting is extremely enganging and this is the only lecture in three years that ive stayed awake for! I also liked the use of double screen, how you went through all the answers on the screen and was funny!! I also liked the snacks, breaks and free stationary! I actually forgot a notepad. Location is amazing too! Amazing at presenting, really engaging, thorough and efficient at imparting knowledge and ensuring we understood before we moved on. Extremely inspiring as an individual!!

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I loved they ways to remember things and clarity on conditions and how to get diagnosis quickly during the history

Maya Vio, year 3, St Georges University - EO 2018

Deeban is super enthusiastic and knowledgable. This course was so helpful! I've learnt so much!

Katherine, 3rd Year, King's College London - EO 2018

Very interactive, went through a lot of cases and examples. We had a chance to present back to either the person sitting next to us or to other people in the class. Also I’m a phyisician associate and this is helpful for our course and our matrix. I’ve travelled from leeds to come to the course because I heard how good it was from a friend, perhaps you could advertise to universities up north or advertise to PAs across the universities because it is definitely beneficial for our National Exam that we have to sit in September and our university exams. Brillant course! really enjoyed today, thank you!

Andrea, University of Leeds - EO 2018

The clinical signs we are most likely to encounter were explained in an extremely well organised manner. There's so many conditions that we can read about in the books, making the year somewhat overwhelming, so it was great to see the commonly tested ones laid out. Deeban was an amazing teacher and was able to keep the group engaged and enthusiastic. Deeban did a great job of mixing basic practical steps with more complex pathophysiology that we will be expected to know. I feel much more prepared to pass (no... conquor!) my exams after this course. Thank you!

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I thought it was clearly structured and points were explained throughly. The handouts are also helpful and going through typical histories was really good as it was very interactive. I thought Deeban was a very good lecturer and teacher, his enthusiasm was infectious and made me want to learn.

Marie Tarawallie, 3rd year, King's College London - EO 2018

Deeban was so enthusiastic on the stage and it was so nice to see and really helped to keep us enagaged. The course is full of information and is over two really long days, but me and everyone around me still managed to concentrate throughout the whole thing! I would honestly recommend it to anyone who asks and am so glad I came! Please carry on doing it for the next 2/3 years, so me and my friends can come to the ones for 4th and 5th year!

Marwah Sali, Kings College London, Year 3 MBBS - EO 2018

Really concise and perfect level of information. Delivered really well, at the right level and pace. Very engaging thank you.

Essential OSCE course attendee 2018

Really great cases and I enjoyed coming up with differential diagnoses. Really great and enthusiastically presented! Lots of passion and a genuine committment to helping us succeed.

Sameera Tanna, MBBS3 KCL - EO 2018

- friendly, encouraging, interactive environment to learning - high yield content - tailored towards exams

Sharon Zheng, P year, SGUL - EO 2018

Comprehensive and very engaging. Tips and tricks to make osce/medical life easier.

Nicole Perl, Year 3, GKT - EO 2018

Provides a lot of useful pointers as to what to watch out for as well as strategies.

Laurence Wells 2018 SGUL - EO 2018

Deeban's way of delivering content is pretty good. Loved the questions we could answer.

Laura Tincknell, 3rd year, King's College London - EO 2018

Really good content covered a lot of knowledge. Deeban is literally life goals.Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've learnt so much and I hope to be half the doctor you are.

Megan Szekely, Year 3, KCL - EO 2018

Deeban is a really good and positive teacher. Very good.

Claire Gentles, 3rd year, King's College London - EO 2018

Deeban's way of delivering content is pretty good. Loved the questions we could answer.

Daniyal Ahsan, Year 3 KCL - EO 2018

It helped me hone in on specific stations for osces and highlighted specific topics

Rav Dharni, 3rd year, KCL - EO 2018

I liked the most knowing what to focus on during my osces and being given a structure.

Ellie Ijete, 3rd year at Kings College London - EO 2018

The enthusiasm of deeban, you can tell he really cares! also kept directed to our level rather than going overboard or underboard as most courses do.

Rupinder Grewal, year 3, KCL - EO 2018

The cases were very useful. Talking though why you would choose certain investigations and the justifications for the diferentials.

S.J. 3rd year medical student at St. George's University - EO 2018

Very knowledgeable and understands the level of expertise we need at this stage and what would be useful in the future.

Ashish Ladva, 3rd year, King's - EO 2018

Very engaging and interesting, gave really good tips and information for OSCE. Great event, very informative, and interesting. SO USEFUL FOR OSCES!! Everything was amazing! Thank you so much! You're a fabulous teacher!

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Very good teaching and student engagement. Very charismatic and supportive with all students. Covers required teaching material and pushes the barriers of higher knowledge on things that would make us stand out in the OSCEs. One of the best teaching experiences.

Course attendee - EO 2018

Very engaging teacher and could tell he is very passionate. Knew his knowledge very well and without a script too!

Course attendee - EO 2018

The enthusiasm from the host. Very engaging. Love the questions/SBA layout. Realistic to exams. Covering both theory and OSCE.

Course attendee - EO 2018

The second day of essential osce was excellent (neuro, ophthalmology)! Great teaching skills, enthusiastic and engaging.

Course attendee - EO 2018

It's very helpful being taken through the steps. Having someone teach us who is so easy to build rapport with is very helpful for all students. Thank you for two very interesting courses, it was good to have learning from someone who is actually interested in the topic and engaging.

Course attendee - EO 2018

Deeban was a very enthusiastic tutor. He provided a good structure for examinations but particularly for history. He gave good mneumonics and visual aids. Good thorough explanations of tricky concepts e.g. cranial nerve palsies. Responded well to feedback given on day 1 and good use of the live MCQ questions for audience participation. Good at keeping student engaged.

Course attendee - EO 2018

Key points for exams well emphasised. Very useful analogies for remembering key facts. Very useful techniques used to aid memory. The teaching on how to get to a diagnosis was very helpful. The teaching on how to present back to the examiner and the use of participation of students was very useful.

Course attendee - EO 2018

Structured way to take history, presenting practice, eye photos were good too. Thanks for your enthusiasm and support. Makes me feel more confident in what i know and improve what I dont. With 2 weeks to OSCE thats a relief!

Course attendee - EO 2018

What I like most about EO is that it's really holistic, you respond to feedback ASAP e.g. sorting out the air con and you genuinely care that everybody is comfortable and therefore able to absorb as much info as possible. EO has re-structured my approach to history taking and I feel much more competent in doing this after taking this course.

Course attendee - EO 2018

The speaker was very engaging and simplified concepts for us to make them easier to remember for our exams.

Essential OSCE course attendee - EO 2018

I like that everything was broken down and explained in simple terms. I like the relaxed learning environment. More ferror roches please!

Course attendee - EO 2018

Theres always been a different approach for exams and real clinical scenarios and this is the first time its been merged together nicely. Very well taught.

Essential OSCE course attendee - EO 2018

[I liked] how comprehensive this was without any useless teaching

Essential OSCE course attendee 2018

Good pace,good consolidation of information. Explained well (5/5 - excellent).

Essential OSCE course attendee 2018

Great at breaking down the osce into manageable chunks. I now feel much more confident about taking my osce.

Year 3, St Georges University - EO 2018

Makes it simple and gives time for practise and demonstrations. High yield, engaging speaker and a reasonable price compared to some courses (5/5 - excellent).

Year 3, King's College London - EO 2018

I liked the whole course, namely the algorithmic approach.

Essential OSCE, course attendee 2018

Enthusiastic teacher, I like when we go through cases.

Essential OSCE course attendee 2018

A lot of information, but presented in a clear, simple way.

Medical student - EO 2018

Really enthusiastic teaching! and good key points covered (5/5 - excellent)

Essential OSCE course attendee 2018

Pointing out the most important things, what to focus on, how to approach histories, differentials, questions and cases.

Essential OSCE course attendee 2018

It was very interactive. There was a lot of information but it was covered in a very well-explained and organised manner.

Essential OSCE course attendee 2018

Amazing - loved it all.

Essential OSCE course attendee 2018

Essential OSCE - it was really good and the neurology and opthal was most useful.

Essential OSCE course attendee 2018

I liked the fact that we recieved pneumonics and were taught how to come to a diagnosis quickly.

Essential OSCE course attendee 2018

Complete OSCE 4 Finals: Over 150 cases of examination skills, history taking and high yield presentations


“One of the best lectures I’ve ever had – excellent speaker”

Year 5 medical student

"Really excellent course, (this was) the best revision course I've been on"

James, Year 5, University College London

"By far one of the best value for money courses out there."

Mahesh Pillai, Year 6, University College London

Very engaging presenter - made me stay awake!

Year 5, King's College London

"Undoubtedly the best trainee we have ever had."

(Consultant physician, London)

I really liked the way he showed us how to get to a differential quickly and how to present them in a confident manner. If we were taught this from the start rather than learning to list peripheral stigmata we would have less trouble in OSCEs. I was focused and listening the whole way through and learnt so much. We covered a lot of topics but it didn’t feel like too much. Really useful OSCE specific tips and viva questions too.

Alexandra Cuenod, Final year, University College London

Such a useful course thank you so much for putting it on! (What did you like most?): All the hints and tips about how to make an impression on the examiner, examples of how to discuss differentials and management plans in a way that demonstrates that you will be a competent F1 and demonstrates more clearly the extent of your knowledge.

Maneesa Jayawardena, Final year, King's College London

It was very interactive. I learnt a lot about how to become slick in osce stations eg how to present back well, differentials etc. We were taught things that we couldn't necessarily get just from reading textbooks. It was so helpful! Thank you

Rachel, Final year medical student, King's College London

What did you like most about the course? The pacing and going over key conditions. Also the focus on presenting so you give the illusion of being confident! oh and management plans!

Sakira Thangavel, Final year, King's College London

Thoroughly enjoyed the course. Feel more confident about approaching the stations and being able to make sense of it. A lot of attention is paid on the 'OSCE' in and around university but nobody really addressed the issue on how piece all the information together and present effectively and efficiently. Osler’s Room did that. Thank you.

Puja Mistry, Final year, Barts and The London

Thorough and comprehensive instruction on the required techniques. Patience in explaining medical concepts and a willingness to repeat material to ensure understanding. Thank you for your time and effort. This course served as an excellent review of the material and primer for my revision studies.

Thomas, Third year, St George's, University of London

"Deeban [Dr Ratneswaran] was super enthusiastic and kept my attention for the whole two days (which is a big challenge!) He was very knowledgeable and managed to simplify all the common exam scenarios through a combination of cases, clear explanations and key points.”

Shruti Jayakumar, Year 5, King's College London

"The course was very interactive and though there were a lot of attendees, there were many opportunities to participate and present cases in front of everyone - honing your skills for the real deal.”

Shruti Jayakumar, Year 5, King's College London

"It was useful to have an experienced clinician go over how to present the important findings as well as reminding us not to waste time regurgitating unnecessary negative findings. In particular the course also helped reinforce how to link findings to the clinical picture and highlighted how even in the presence of minimal signs, we can still have a lot to say. The Dr [Dr Ratneswaran] did a great job keeping the teaching engaging and our spirits high even after 2 days of high intensity recapping."

Mahesh Pillai, Year 6, University College London

Interactive, high spirited, extremely knowledgeable. (Any suggestions for how we could improve?): Nothing! It’s great; thank you!

Complete OSCE October 17, via google docs

Taught things that cannot be gotten from reading the OHCM! Really confidence building, thank you!

Danielle Murray, Final year student, King's College London

"It was by far one of the best learning opportunities I have had so far this year and has made me feel a lot more confident now approaching finals."

Mahesh Pillai, Year 6, University College London

How interactive and relevant it was, and the presenter! No (suggestions to improve), absolutely loved it!

Urwah Ahmed, Final year, University College London

'I thought I knew histories, until today'

Year 5, King's College London

'Highly enthusiastic and knowledgeable'

Year 5 medical student

"The best teaching I've had in years"

Year 5 medical student

Intense and efficient no time wasted

Aryan Maleki, Y3 medical student, Barts and The London

'Priceless! It was very useful, both listening and participating'

Year 5 medical student

Best money spent all year

Year 5, King's College London

"Already a well respected and talented junior doctor, teaching is something he plainly has a natural flare for."

(Consultant Surgeon, KSS)

'Brilliant. Very encouraging, good direction, clearly explained

Year 5 medical student

"Very concise and clear delivery of teaching. Provides detailed but simple and easy to follow explanations of hard to grasp concepts."

Year 5 medical student

'Fantastic; really thoughtful about what we need for KCL. Focused on teaching ourselves. Great confident [and] friendly style'

Year 5 medical student

'Knows his stuff really well. Really thought out teaching sessions. Really useful for approaching final year OSCE's, [taking] a new perspective on history taking'

Year 5 medical student

'Feels like the real thing - stress levels up'

Year 5 medical student

'Most useful thing [final year teaching] we've had'

Year 5, King's College London

'Very passionate in teaching, shows genuine interest in helping students'

Year 5 medical student

'Focused learning. Confidence boost'

Year 5 medical student

'Helped highlight my strengths and weakness'

Year 5 medical student

'Great knowledge and tips for saving time'

Year 5 medical student

Medicine 4The Masses: The definitive medical work experience and application boost


Phenomenal insight into the life of a doctor that I had never thought about before


I am feeling really inspired to just learn more about developing myself into a more effective person


Loved the enthusiasm of the tutors. Really seemed like a world class team!


The scenarios were a great aspect of the day as they really allowed to understand the process doctors go through with patients and how teamwork and communication is essential. Great programme.

Sunas Batool - 2018 attendee

I understand in much more detail of the role of a doctor and the aspects to consider. Appreciated the first hand experience and knowledge of the speakers today


Feel much more prepared to apply to medicine. This course answered questions for me that I was not even aware myself that I wanted the answers to. As well as gaining new experience, it showed me how I could develop and expand on the previous work experience that I have done. What I liked most, was that while they talked about the hardships of applying for medicine, they also talked about how to overcome these hardships.


This was probably the best medicine related workshop that I have been through thus far


I loved the informal nature and the engagment throughout the day. Very engaging and different course to others I've been on. Really enjoyed it, thank you.


I feel like I have a more comprehensive view of how best to apply for medicine and a better understanding of the work involved in becoming a doctor. The course has helped to clarify ideas and misconceptions, and I feel more prepared for my application for medicine


I have been given a lot of information to include in my personal statement, as well as a look into what being a medical student is like. Doing the different simulation and scenarios showed what you would really be doing as a doctor. I thought that everyone was nice and I learned a lot today about applying and what life as a doctor is like.


The research project as well as other topics such as work experience were really helpful. The course was really focused and was able to hit on key points and information


I enjoyed the entire course immensely and feel that the information was very relevant. Better than I expected! Can't think of anything to improve on


One thing I did not expect to see is the huge workload, once you are in university and a junior doctor. The various trials and tribulations from Dr Deeban Ratneswaran gripped me and made me question whether life as a junior doctor is for me. A doctor has to work very hard, but I was more than motivated by the opportunity to do good. And I realised, I want that: I want to be that. I want to be not only an amazing doctor, but an amazing person, like him.


I feel that I have received a lot of useful advice for each aspect of the application for medicine, from interview techniques to how to improve my personal statement.

Maureen - 2018 course attendee

Helped build my confidence


Loved all of it. The key points and structures were really handy


VERY helpful, interesting and funny! Intriguing ethical scenarios during the walk throughs which are useful for interviews. Loved the doctor patient communication insight!


Yes, I feel that I know what to talk about in my interview and I am less likely to be out of words. It has helped me to structure my essay and what I need to focus on when I’m at an interview or if I’m writing my personal statement.

Simran Thapa – 2018 attendee

It was very insightful and it was good for someone who has gone through the process and been on both ends to tell me where my focus should be and what needs to be done.


I have gained valuble information about the field of medicine and what doctors actually do which I think will facilitate well in my application


I liked the clinical senarios the most as it was nice to work with the doctors to find a suitable solution about what is wrong with the patient coupled with an action plan


I really enjoyed the course, it was really interesting


Amazing course. Thank you so much.


Found it very useful. I liked the addition of the performance coaching and high achiever sections.


The programme allowed me to gain a better insight on the points I can make and the things I should avoid when applying for medicine.


I liked the simulation of clinical cases and the opportunity to submit personal statements for review following the course


I have more experience to include in personal statement/interview and also that I have a clearer idea of how to put my answers and dedication to medicine across.


I found the acute and chronic clinical scenarios the most enjoyable part of the course but also found the interview section incredibly helpful as well.


I feel that I can speak about the experience and knowledge that I have gained from this event, such as making diagnoses, as well as applying this to my personal statement.

Maureen - 2018 course attendee

Really informative and interactive, definitely helped with my personal statement a lot, very thought provoking


I feel much more prepared about applying to medicine


I found the interview section extremely useful and will reflect on it in my personal statement and interview.


In terms of personal statement structure and content, as well as with answering some specific interview questions I feel a lot more prepared for my medical application.


It was structured quite well and remained to the point, also great attempt to cover a large range of topics


I learnt more about the challenges doctors face and the different roles there are


I really do feel way more prepared now on how to start a personal statement and what to put on my personal statrment and other tips and advices overall really helped alot. I feel more confident now.


I now have more experience than I did before, this session has cleared any doubts I had about how to write a personal statement and how to prepare for interviews.


I loved the simulation session about what medication or how would you help a patient with this condition, loved all the course.


I liked the most that it was taught by doctors so realistic opinions were given

Meenashe Suresh - 2018 course attendee

I have learnt a lot about writing personal statements and have an even better idea as to what it is to be a doctor.


I especially enjoyed the simulations of the difference situations a doctor may experience.


I now know what to include to make my personal statement more impactful. I enjoyed the scenarios which doctors face and how to deal with them


The amount of new information that was given by everyone, the interactive sessions and the way all the staff were enthusiastic to help


I feel alot more prepared to apply into medical school and how to actually write my personal statement effectively and what medical school consists of.


It has given me alot more to talk about in interviews and a better understanding of what they’d be like and how to handle them. It has also given me more understanding as to what exactly is looked for in a personal statement


Eveything was very useful but I liked the real life scenarios where the diagnosis was done alongside a doctor so we could see the process. Personal statement and interview section as well


I am more confident on how I should structure and what I need to include in my personal statement. Every element of the course was so detailed and informative.


The talk through simulations, the personal statement workshop and the overall way concepts were broken down in a clear, logical manner. Thank you very much for the experience.


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