Table 1

Descriptive statistics for the SCEE, stage 2 obstetrics and gynaecology and stage 2 paediatrics OSCE results, 2009–2013

Start day 1Start day 2 Total
CandidatesFailed (%)Passed (%)Failed (%)Passed (%) Failed (%)Passed (%)
SCEE14 (2.7)514 (97.3)4 (1.5)258 (98.5) 18 (2.3)772 (97.7)
Obs and Gynae14 (3.7)369 (96.3)17 (4.4)370 (95.6) 31 (4.0)739 (96.0)
Paeds7 (1.8)383 (98.2)2 (0.5)379 (99.5) 9 (1.2)762 (98.8)
Start day 1Start day 2 Total
Mean score (%)Mean (SD)Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
SCEE70.8 (7.8)70.7 (7.7) 70.7 (7.7)
Obs and Gynae69.5 (7.9)69.3 (8.8) 69.4 (8.3)
Paeds68.1 (8.3)70.0 (8.0) 69.0 (8.2)
Day 1Day 2Day 3Total
StationsFailed (%)Passed (%)Failed (%)Passed (%)Failed (%)Passed (%)Failed (%)Passed (%)
SCEE363 (13.8)2277 (86.3)353 (13.4)2277 (86.6)323 (12.3)2307 (87.7)1039 (13.1)6867 (86.9)
Obs and Gynae404 (14.2)2433 (85.8)464 (16.2)2401 (83.8)868 (15.2)4834 (84.8)
Paeds418 (12.8)2852 (87.2)332 (10.4)2868 (89.6)750 (11.6)5720 (88.4)
  • Gynae, gynaecology; Obs, obstetrics; Paeds, paediatrics; SCEE, simulated clinical encounter examination.