This book, intended for final year medical students within the UK, highlights the areas that the candidate must be familiar with by providing a list of ‘mandatory topics’ for the exam. These topics have been collated from final year exams in the ten year period between 2000-2010. The sections are laid out in a manner that will be helpful for the time-pressed candidate to revise all the essential and important topics. It also provides pertinent guidance on how to prepare for the OSCE.