COSC Exam Prep
Hi, When you look at your scores, you should be able to determine what you need to brush up on. Based on that, check out You Tube, and anatomy sites on the internet, to cement that knowledge. When I was preparing for the COSC, I spent about 2 hrs per day, usually on my commute to and from work, studying, preparing, and testing. There are some good anatomy notes on the internet. I also picked up an old copy of Netter's anatomy (Ebay) and studied that back and forth, left and right.
I prepped by:
Knowing all the names of the bones with their parts
Knowing all the muscles and their origin and insertion
All the veins and nerves
I sorted through op notes at work and pulled out every piece of equipment that I could find listed and reviewed the equipment and utilization, usually from the manufacturers website.
You are more than welcome to email me at
kagal0816@verizon.net and I would be happy to send some information/material. The COSC examination is a very very hard examination. Luckily, I have the whole realm of orthopaedic surgeons (>100), so I have a great overall knowledge of the specialty and sub-specialties, but it still requires tons of work.
I truly believe that anyone can anything, as long as they want it bad enough. You can pass this!
Karen Gallagher, CPC, COSC