Table 3.

Descriptive coding of respondent feedback from online questionnaire relating to facilitating student learning

Descriptive code (coding instances, n)	Exemplar comments
VPs provide a structured link from lectures to the clinical context (5)	Put what you have learnt in the lecture into clinical context The Virtual Ward resource allowed a logical work through presenting symptoms, investigations, diagnosis and treatment of clinical scenarios
Improving clinical relevance of microbiology (4)	It was good to see theory used in an appropriate clinical context, as it made it much easier to understand and see the relevance
Provide a memorable and interactive learning experience that could be applied in future assessment (3)	Made the topics we are learning more interactive and easy to remember They are helpful scenarios to aid preparation for the exams.