Table 4.

Themes from qualitative analysis of candidates’ responses.

Themes	Subthemes
	Positive experiences	Negative experiences
Examination design and content	No home-ground advantage Standardized scenarios and questions Fair questions Expanded case number Less intimidating Helpful mock examination Less examiner-examiner interaction	No preparation time No station preview Limited media engagement Limited case discussion Long examination waiting times
Examination environment	Helpful and friendly proctoring staff On-site IT support	Variable audiovisual quality Obtaining assistance Lack of earphones Lack of screen share control No hard copies of case scenarios
Examiner-candidate interaction	More examiner interaction without patients	Examiner visibility on screen Virtual examiner engagement Loss of visual cues from examiners
Personal benefits for candidates	Travel convenience Financial saving Home comforts Less interruption	—a

^aNo negative personal benefits reported.