PassPACES

Courses

On Day four each candidate will be given a Mock Examination.
This will comprise a 40 minute Clinical assessment on a 1 to 1 basis, which will cover the four main clinical stations (Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Abdomen and Neurology), followed by individual feedback.

They will also have a 20 minute Communication Skills and a 20 minute History Taking Mock examination session.
In addition to these sessions candidates will also have the opportunity to observe different scenarios encountered by the three other members of their group.
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Station 5 (Integrated Clinical Assessment)

Station 5 Teaching based on Survey of Past Candidates:
In 2009 the Royal College of Physicians (UK) introduced changes to the format of Station 5 of the PACES examination. These are detailed on the MRCPUK Website: http://www.mrcpuk.org/PACES/Pages/PACESChanges.aspx

Consequently PassPACES courses include a Station 5 Mock Examination with the format and timing of the MRCP examination. We also continue to provide clinical teaching in Dermatology, Endocrinology, Ophthalmology and Rheumatology.

In order to ensure that our Station 5 teaching and Mock Examination accurately reflect the scenarios faced by candidates during the PACES examination PassPACES lecturers carried out a survey of over 300 candidates who attended previous PassPACES courses. We are grateful to these past candidates for giving us detailed accounts of their experiences in Station 5 of the PACES examination upon which we will base our teaching.
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