Candidates
101 candidates attended the exam, of these 19 had a previous pass in either the Structured
Oral Exam (11) or the OSCE (8).
SOE
The Borderline Regression (BR) and Hofstee methods were used in the standard setting of
the SOEs, with Hofstee being used to cross reference the result achieved from the BR
method. All statistical analysis available was discussed by the Board of Examiners. The final
pass mark of 26 was reached through a combination of statistical analysis and expert
judgement after consideration of borderline candidates. 90 candidates sat the SOE. Of the
90, 68 (76%) passed the SOE component. 8 candidates sat the SOE with a previous pass
in the OSCE. 6 from 8 passed giving a 75% pass rate for SOE only applicants.
OSCE
Standard setting was performed using modified Angoff referencing by the OSCE working
party in advance and a cumulative pass mark of 162/240, 163/240, 155/240 and 158/240
was reached for the 4 questions sets used over the two days of the exam. 93 candidates sat
the OSCE. Of the 93, 70 (75%) passed this component. 11 candidates sat the OSCE with a
previous pass in the SOE. 7 candidates passed, giving a 64% pass rate for OSCE only
candidates.
Overall
67 candidates from 101 (66.34%) passed the exam overall and achieved the Fellowship in
Intensive Care Medicine. This compares with 59.75% in October 2016. An overview of
results are set out in the table below:
| All candidates |
SOE |
Total |
90 |
| PASS (N) |
68 |
| PASS (%) |
76 |
| OSCE |
Total |
93 |
| PASS (N) |
70 |
| PASS (%) |
75 |
| Overall |
Total |
101 |
| PASS (N) |
67 |
| PASS (%) |
66.34 |
