title: How we did the Question Time Forum (QTF).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We piloted a new method of feedback to supplement online surveys and student representation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The face-to-face feedback session enabled all Year 5 students to ask questions directly to a faculty panel, regarding their curriculum. Questions were gathered in advance so the panel could review and prepare appropriate responses. "Ask the audience" questions were also included.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The panel and a convenience sample of 25 students (attenders and non-attenders) were interviewed. All interviews were recorded, transcribed and themed using long table technique. QTF was also evaluated on-the-day by using "Ask the Audience" questions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-three Year 5 students attended (from a cohort of 337), of whom 96% felt it was a useful addition to current methods of feedback and 93% would attend again. Students felt QTF was "brilliant" and a "triumph in transparency" while the faculty hailed the "novel" event and "honest discussion".
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  QTF was well-received by students and faculty. Both encouraged repetition of the event, thought to enhance the transparency of decisions about the running of the course and promote more in-depth dialogue between staff and students.
authors.affiliation: a University College London Medical School (UCLMS) , UK.
authors.forename: Pantelis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nicola
authors.affiliation: a University College London Medical School (UCLMS) , UK.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fleming-Nouri
authors.affiliation: a University College London Medical School (UCLMS) , UK.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Belessiotis
authors.affiliation: a University College London Medical School (UCLMS) , UK.
authors.forename: Flora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.affiliation: a University College London Medical School (UCLMS) , UK.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cartledge