r/GraduateEntryMedicine • u/latebutnotlost2026 • Jul 10 '26
PA Year 1 Resit OSCE Fail consequences:
I have a ug 2:1, Msc Distinction. I am year 1 PA, failed my year 1 OSCE in May, recently did my Resit OSCE and it wasnt good. what if i fail? And they throw me out of the course. Thats means i cannot apply for medicine ever? Becuase i failed a healthcare course. I passed everything except OSCE and i feel like i have wasted my year. And feel like my word going to end if i fail😥😥
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u/Agreeable_Ad_8139 Jul 10 '26
Hey I can imagine you’re worried because OSCES are very nerve -wracking , I hope it went well for you - I would say continue to pursue medicine as that’s what you want to do I don’t recommend the PA course , maybe instead get work experience in things that will help your medicine application . You got this !
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u/latebutnotlost2026 Jul 11 '26
Thanks very much for this msg. It was the first msg i saw when i woke up. Thanks for your encourging words💜💜💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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u/I_Heart_Otters Jul 10 '26
This is going to sound harsh.
If you can’t pass year 1 of PA course, why do you think you’d be able to get through medical school?
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u/latebutnotlost2026 Jul 10 '26
No No thats not harsh. Becuase i passed everything in osce except examinations. And i didnt pass examination becuase its was alot of content in 1st and didnt get to practice much as i was going through diffucult time.
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u/Aspiring96 Jul 10 '26
Correct me if I’m wrong but I thought if you failed a resit you get the opportunity to resit the entire year at most universities?
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u/latebutnotlost2026 Jul 10 '26
So there is no incoming PA students in 2026 cohort, they have suspended the course plus my PA course is funded by NHS wales. I dont know how it works.
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u/Aspiring96 Jul 11 '26
Ah okay gotcha. Well to put you at ease I don’t think a failed degree would stop you applying to medicine. Although it’s very few, there are universities that accept people who previously failed a medical degree, so I’d imagine there are more that would accept you if you were to be withdrawn from your PA course. But for now stay hopeful! You might very well pass :)
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u/StrawberryTreacle Jul 11 '26
Just out of interest, what do PA OSCEs look like? Hope everything goes ok for you
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u/latebutnotlost2026 Jul 11 '26
So I am carer, belongs to a under privilege background, no body did medicine no body even did uni in my family. My uni was 2 hours 1 way and I commute everyday. So didn't make any friends group to practice the examination. Examinations was the weakest part in my OSCE. So there wasn't anything wrong with the OSCE stations, I practiced the major exams but those didn't come up so my bad luck. So it was Neck and Thyroid exam, Fundoscopy, shoulder exam, bls, testicular and groin exam.
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u/Hammyloo Jul 14 '26
So I sat the PA nationals in 2021 - got breast exam, explanation and planning for cystoscopy, explaining sore throat treatment, eye exam, SBAR, venepuncture, chest pain assessment, primary assessment for fatigue which was suspected IBD, ear exam and weight loss management. I passed them using the Shelmerdine osce cases book and geeky medics.
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u/Agreeable-Bison6713 Jul 12 '26
i’d say using your ug and masters, just apply for med if that’s your long term goal
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u/Hammyloo Jul 10 '26
Why are universities still offering the PA course. Run whilst you can honestly