Abstract:
The oral examination or viva is a traditional form of
assessment in which one or more examiners fire questions
at the candidate. It typically takes the form of an interview or
discussion between the examiners and candidate and
happens in an examination hall or other such setting away
from patients. It should be distinguished from other types of
oral examination such as the long and short case, which take
place in the presence of the patient or are focused around a
patient seen by the candidate and the oral that is used for
defence of written work such as a thesis. The oral examination
is said to assess knowledge, to probe depth of knowledge
and to test other qualities such as mental agility.....
