Finally a Response!

Just had an email about my appeal against a mark received in a recent exam, it was a very polite reply from the chair of the assessments committee.

He stated that the matter had been investigated and that no discrepancies in marking had been found. He suggested that as I had reached the required standard for progression to year 5, I should reflect and move on which is fair enough. Apart from the outcome, I'm pleased with the response. I couldn't have expected much more, it is a case of my story against the examiners and obviously his carries more weight in that he is the senior and I'm the student being assessed so am potentially biased towards myself.

I continue to feel an injustice has been done but there is little more I can do. I did suggest that the mark in question should be excluded from my grade which wouldn't change it overall but would be a moral victory for myself. We'll have to see what happens with that. I'm still offended about what the examiner wrote as feedback on my form. I remain oblivious as to how I could have improved for that station, and for that reason I've asked permission to speak to the examiner in question about my performance in that station (opinions on whether or not that is a good idea are welcome in comments?) and how the station should be performed. This was originally suggested to me by a member of staff.

I wonder if I'd be allowed a chaperone for my finals. :D

Anyway, poo to that!

Good News

I wrote recently about an elderly lady who I'd been to see, I suspected some sinister pathology and the GP referred her under the 2-week rule for urgent investigations. I followed her up today and was pleased to see that her tests had come back. Other than a bit of oesophagitis the tests were negative, oesophagitis doesn't really explain her symptoms but its a much better diagnosis than what it might have been. I was really pleased that she is ok.

It was my last day at my GP today and I'm sad to be leaving. I've learnt a lot. It was a great placement with a great GP. Much much much better than the previous placement which was nothing short of a disaster. Now I have to pick an 8 week community placement for my 5th and final year, unfortunately none of the good GPs I've been to seem to be offering placements. Tits.

In other good news - only 5 days left of obs and gynae!