The MRCP PACES exam will test the same clinical skills, and there will remain five stations throughout the exam. The change comes through some tweaks to the stations themselves.
The changes are designed to make the exam better reflect the experience that patients expect from their doctor.
From the current format, the following stations are being removed and replaced:
The above will be replaced by:
The new carousel will amend the sequencing of the encounters. Physical examination encounters will be aligned with communication encounters. This will ensure that examiners at each station contribute more judgements in each of the skills for each candidate improving reliability.
MRCP(UK) have created a set of useful videos to help explain the changes further: click here.
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