This post will be of little interest to most people but for the few that may be, here we go. This week I formally commenced my PhD candidature. It’s been a hell of a ride already getting orientated (a half-day series of sessions on the University and its approach to higher degree students).
I’ll be attempting to complete the PhD in 5 years part-time, which is on the optimistic side of the scale but you never know, I may pull it off. You’ll be pleased to know that my research topic, although not totally finalised, will definitely have at its centre the question of whether virtual environments can increase clinician competence and confidence.
I’m looking forward to posting lots of links to cutting edge research as I run across it in my studies. I may even deliver something myself 
Congratulations on ALMOST completing your PhD. I reckon the hardest part of doing a PhD is getting through the enrolement paperwork and finding a parking spot on campus. I actually got through this only to have a tree fall on me 2 months into the candidature. Avoid shonky trees
Good luck, Rob
Thanks Rob! I agree that the enrolment process can be a little challenging
I missed this momentous occasion …probably because 2011 was the year of being buried in the salt mine that was my dissertation. Let me know if you need advice, a whip cracker, a shoulder to cry on or a virtual beer drinking buddy. I just submitted my final revisions last Sunday.
Good luck!
regards
Lindy aka Decka Mah in SL
Thanks so much Lindy! I may just take you up on that
Also would love to read your dissertation when it’s marked!