OMSB Family Medicine (OEFM) study plan

Diagnose and stage hypertension, type 2 diabetes and dyslipidaemia using current guideline thresholds, then select first-line and add-on therapy for a patient with no comorbidity versus one with chronic kidney disease or heart failure.

Interpret 12-lead and rhythm-strip ECGs for atrial fibrillation, ST-elevation, left ventricular hypertrophy and first-degree versus complete heart block without depending on a machine read.

Apply a stepwise inhaler strategy for asthma and COPD, and grade exacerbation severity to decide between clinic management and same-day emergency referral.

Calculate 10-year cardiovascular risk with a validated tool and state precisely when a statin, an antiplatelet or a tighter glycaemic target is indicated.

Rank the common causes of fatigue, weight loss and anaemia in ambulatory adults, and construct a cost-conscious three-step workup for each.

Differentiate cardiac, aortic, pulmonary and musculoskeletal chest pain at the first visit, and justify who can be sent home with follow-up versus who needs immediate transfer.

Construct a stepwise management sequence for hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, anaphylaxis, acute severe asthma and status epilepticus in a clinic with limited resources.

Apply a sepsis screening tool to febrile adults and children, and list the first-hour actions and antibiotics before transfer.

Distinguish surgical from medical causes of the acute abdomen using history, examination and focused bedside testing, and identify the six presentations that must never be observed at home.

Demonstrate the current basic and advanced life support algorithms, including defibrillation timing, drug doses and reversible-cause checklist.

Construct the routine childhood immunisation schedule used in Oman and apply catch-up rules for a child who has missed two or more doses.

Plot growth on the correct chart for age and interpret crossing of centile lines to identify failure to thrive, obesity and short stature, naming the first three investigations for each.

Distinguish viral upper respiratory infection, acute otitis media, bronchiolitis, croup and pneumonia using age-specific criteria, and justify the decision to prescribe or withhold antibiotics.

Recognise red-flag developmental milestones at 9, 18 and 30 months and select the screening tool and referral pathway for suspected delay.

Manage childhood asthma and atopic dermatitis with stepwise therapy, and calculate weight-based doses for paracetamol, ibuprofen, amoxicillin and salbutamol.

Construct the full antenatal visit schedule, listing the tests, screening and counselling due in each trimester, including folic acid, dating and anomaly scans, and gestational diabetes screening.

Diagnose and classify hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and decide the gestational age at which each category must be delivered or referred.

Apply medical eligibility criteria to contraception counselling for women with hypertension, migraine, smoking and breastfeeding.

Interpret abnormal uterine bleeding and an abnormal cervical screening result, and select the correct next test or referral interval.

Recognise the red flags of postpartum sepsis, haemorrhage and depression, and state the timeframe for each to become an emergency.

Classify common fractures and dislocations on plain radiographs, and select immobilisation, weight-bearing status and referral urgency for each.

Assess low back pain, shoulder pain and knee pain by applying red-flag screening and an evidence-based stepwise plan including physiotherapy timing.

Apply the Ottawa ankle and knee rules to decide when imaging is unnecessary.

Conduct a structured falls and polypharmacy review, deprescribing at least one drug per case using an explicit criteria set.

Plan palliative symptom control across the analgesic ladder, including opioid conversion, dyspnoea management and a documented end-of-life discussion.

Screen and stage depression, generalised anxiety, bipolar disorder and alcohol misuse using validated instruments, and interpret the score bands correctly.

Deliver a brief motivational interviewing sequence and a documented safety plan for a patient with suicidal ideation, distinguishing ideation, plan and intent.

Select the notifiable disease actions, isolation period and contact tracing steps for suspected measles, tuberculosis and food-borne illness.

Design an age- and sex-specific screening and vaccination plan for a healthy 45-year-old, separating primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.

Describe the components of a community health needs assessment and translate one local health indicator into a targeted clinic intervention.

Describe skin lesions using standard morphology, configuration and distribution, then generate a three-item differential for eczema, psoriasis, tinea, cellulitis and melanoma.

Distinguish the otoscopic findings of acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion and otitis externa, and select the correct management for each.

Evaluate the red eye and identify the sight-threatening emergencies that require same-day ophthalmology referral.

Classify dizziness by type and perform the Dix-Hallpike and Epley manoeuvre sequence in the correct order.

Identify the referral triggers for suspected melanoma, head and neck cancer and sudden sensorineural hearing loss, including the time window that defines sudden.

Apply the four principles of biomedical ethics to consent, capacity, confidentiality, disclosure to relatives and refusal of treatment scenarios.

Interpret p-values, confidence intervals, likelihood ratios and number needed to treat, and calculate each from a 2x2 table.

Appraise a clinical guideline for evidence grading, applicability to your population and conflicts of interest, and state whether you would adopt it.

Complete a small audit cycle in your own practice against a single evidence-based standard, documenting criterion, sample, result and one change.

Rehearse the full blueprint by sitting timed mixed-domain papers and reviewing every error against a primary guideline rather than a question bank explanation.