What's the difference between OSCE Guides and OSCE Stations?
This article explains the difference between OSCE Guides and OSCE Stations.
OSCE guides are step-by-step instructional guides that show you how to perform clinical skills (e.g. procedures, clinical examinations etc). These are ideal for learning or reviewing a skill and often include:
Written step-by-step instructions
Illustrations and diagrams
Video demonstrations
Checklists
Our full collection of OSCE guides is available for free on geekymedics.com. All guide videos are also free on our YouTube channel. These free versions include advertising.
For ad-free, offline access, you can purchase the OSCE guides within our mobile app, available on iOS and Android.
To purchase access:
Download the Geeky Medics app
Follow the in-app instructions to subscribe to the mobile OSCE guide package
OSCE stations are interactive clinical scenarios that let you practise what you've learned. These stations are designed to simulate real OSCE exam conditions and cover a wide range of clinical skills.
We offer over 1,300 pre-written OSCE station scenarios, including:
History-taking
Clinical examinations
Procedures
Data interpretation
Counselling
Long cases
Emergency (ABCDE) scenarios
You can interact with these stations solo (including with AI-powered virtual patients and examiners), or use Group Practice Mode to practise with others.
OSCE Stations are available as part of our premium offering.
You can purchase access:
As a standalone product
As part of a bundle
OSCE stations are accessed via app.geekymedics.com, not geekymedics.com.
OSCE Guides
OSCE guides are step-by-step instructional guides that show you how to perform clinical skills (e.g. procedures, clinical examinations etc). These are ideal for learning or reviewing a skill and often include:
Written step-by-step instructions
Illustrations and diagrams
Video demonstrations
Checklists
Our full collection of OSCE guides is available for free on geekymedics.com. All guide videos are also free on our YouTube channel. These free versions include advertising.
OSCE guides in our mobile app
For ad-free, offline access, you can purchase the OSCE guides within our mobile app, available on iOS and Android.
To purchase access:
Download the Geeky Medics app
Follow the in-app instructions to subscribe to the mobile OSCE guide package
OSCE Stations
OSCE stations are interactive clinical scenarios that let you practise what you've learned. These stations are designed to simulate real OSCE exam conditions and cover a wide range of clinical skills.
We offer over 1,300 pre-written OSCE station scenarios, including:
History-taking
Clinical examinations
Procedures
Data interpretation
Counselling
Long cases
Emergency (ABCDE) scenarios
You can interact with these stations solo (including with AI-powered virtual patients and examiners), or use Group Practice Mode to practise with others.
How to access OSCE stations
OSCE Stations are available as part of our premium offering.
You can purchase access:
As a standalone product
As part of a bundle
OSCE stations are accessed via app.geekymedics.com, not geekymedics.com.
Updated on: 08/04/2025
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