y axis represents number of candidates OSCE/VIVA course: 20-21 September 2010 course evaluation and candidate feed back Total candidates: 34 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent y axis represents number of candidates

y axis represents number of candidates Overall usefulness of the course; 1 being waste of time and money ; 5 being excellent y axis represents number of candidates

y axis represents number of candidates Day 1. Mock vivas 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent y axis represents number of candidates

y axis represents number of candidates Day 1. Mock vivas 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent y axis represents number of candidates

y axis represents number of candidates Day 1. Group OSCES 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent y axis represents number of candidates

y axis represents number of candidates Mock OSCEs: day 2 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent y axis represents number of candidates

Group viva practice on day 2 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent y axis represents number of candidates

y axis represents number of candidates Lectures 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent y axis represents number of candidates

y axis represents number of candidates 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent Venue and catering y axis represents number of candidates

Has the course made you feel more prepared for the exam? 5; definite yes 1; definite no y axis represents number of candidates

Would you encourage others to attend the course? 5; definite yes 1; definite no y axis represents number of candidates

Comments from the candidates Most useful part of the day 1 : All of it. OSCE and VIVA (feedback). Very realistic OSCE practice. OSCE &SOE practice in front of people you don't know. Least useful: Clinical viva group practice and the lectures at the end of the day. Most stressful OSCE Anatomy questions. Tracheobronchial anatomy. Follow on history taking. The pre-oxygenation OSCE. Sim man and tension pneumothorax.

Comments from the candidates Very good course, will definitely recommend to my regions candidates Many thanks indeed for all the experience, advice, organisation and effort. I didn't feel that I was excellent in Viva's by the way ! I thought the format and examiners style was very good! Thank you for a very helpful course!

Comments from the candidates Generally excellent some of the questions were taken directly from the viva book written by the course organisers so were not so useful for us to do. In physics Viva examiner did not give enough opportunity to answer questions. Overall excellent, would have liked longer in the Sim man station

Comments from the candidates It is better if the lectures are held in morning rather than end of the day when brain is tired and nothing goes in. Clinical better to do one per person rather than splitting it between us.