y axis represents number of candidates OSCE/VIVA course: 9-10 January 2012 course evaluation and candidate feed back Total candidates: 38 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent

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 Day 1. Mock vivas 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent

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 Day 1. Group OSCES 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent

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 Lectures 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent

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

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

Comments from the candidates Most useful part of the day 1 OSCE practice. Anatomy OSCE and feedback Least useful Anatomy lecture. Group Vivas. All excellent but least useful for me was probably first lecture of the day. Most stressful OSCE 'Y' connectors. Anatomy/Sim. Anaesthetic machine. Laryngoscope station.

Comments from the candidates Excellent OSCE stations, well organised, very useful The Viva's were good in terms of information covered (especially physiology) but they needed to be more rigorously timed/delivered to simulate the real exam. Group vivas not as intense as the real exam but I appreciate this is hard to emulate it was still useful though. Viva group needs to be smaller.

Comments from the candidates Second day of the exam was excellent preparation. Very good value for money, well organised, friendly and approachable tutors. Group viva on day were not extremely useful esp. physiology. Radiology lecture: not relevant to the current exam setup need more focus on the difficult obscure Very valuable course - best aspects full timers 18 station OSCE (I didn't appreciate how quickly 5 minutes goes. Excellent course - very good value for money - you could have charged more and I am sure you would fill your spaces. The graphs and figures practice session was the most helpful session.

Post exam feedback May I just also say thank you again for the course, it was very well run and the feedback given is very helpful (as is all of the practice you provide). I am very pleased to have passed, I am sure that attending your course has helped me in this respect! I passed both the OSCE and SOE on my first attempt, and am very grateful to you and your faculty

Post exam feedback One of my OSCE stations was all about mono- auricular stethoscope which I had never even heard..thank you for all your hard work arranging and running the course. Many thanks for your help & guidance too. I attended both your MCQ and OSCE/SOE courses. Looking forward to attend your Final FRCA courses. I passed - thanks for your course, it really helped.

Post exam feedback Thank you for your excellent course, I am glad to say I passed and I am sure the extensive mock OSCE/viva practice you provided was a large factor in it.