Table 1. First-year students’ views on their experience of their simulated patient interviews with medical teachers or Peer Tutors (N=275).

	Agree		Neutral		Disagree
	Course Tutor N (%)	Peer Tutor N (%)	Course Tutor N (%)	Peer Tutor N (%)	Course Tutor N (%)	Peer Tutor N (%)
I felt comfortable about talking to a patient before the session	76 (59.4)	99 (67.3)	36 (28.1)	33 (22.4)	16 (12.5)	15 (10.2)
I felt more comfortable about talking to a patient after the session	120 (93.8)	144 (98)	4 (3.1)	2 (1.4)	4 (3.1)	1 (0.7)
My learning objectives were achieved at the session	115 (89.8)	138 (93.9)	12 (9.4)	7(4.8)	1 (0.8)	2 (1.4)
The tutor helped me understand my strengths in patient-centred interviewing	128 (100)	145 (53.1)	0	2 (1.4)	0	0
The tutor helped me understand my weaknesses in patient-centred interviewing	127 (99.2)	145 (98.6)	1 (1.4)	2 (1.4)	0	0
The tutor gave good constructive feedback	128 (100)	146 (99.3)	0	1 (0.7)	0	0
I feel motivated to improve my clinical communication skills	126 (98.4)	146 (99.3)	2 (1.6)	1 (0.7)	0	0