1. y axis represents number of candidates OSCE/VIVA course: 21-22 December 2009 course evaluation and candidate feed back Total candidates:30 1: very poor 2: poor 3: Satisfactory 4: good 5: excellent

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Comments from the candidates Most useful part of the day OSCES, anatomy & radiology lecture, Sim-Man, range of topics covered Most stressful OSCE Simulator, spinal cord anatomy, communication

13. Comments from the candidates Very good OSCE material Very good viva material So much better than.. course, thank you. Over all an excellent course Useful to have x-rays displayed during discussion Overall very good, thank you Very good exam format, realistic experience of exam Well run course, really useful

14. Post exam comments Thank you for your excellent course, help and support. I will be recommending your course to colleagues. Thank you very much for all your help

15. Post exam comments The course was excellent. I think it was very close to the real thing Thanks for the excellent course Your course was brilliant and definitely helped me pass today

16. Thank you so much for your excellent course. In particular the 2 OSCE sessions were extremely useful. I attended the …. course and I must say that your course offered better value for money, and seemed more realistic.