What skills are tested in the new PACES examination?
- Author:
Andrew ELDER
1
;
Chris MCMANUS
;
Lawrence MCALPINE
;
Jane DACRE
Author Information
1. MRCP(UK) Clinical Examining Board. atelder@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Clinical Competence;
standards;
statistics & numerical data;
Communication;
Curriculum;
Education, Medical, Graduate;
standards;
statistics & numerical data;
Educational Measurement;
methods;
standards;
statistics & numerical data;
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice;
Humans;
Internationality;
Physician-Patient Relations;
Point-of-Care Systems;
Program Evaluation;
United Kingdom;
Workplace
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2011;40(3):119-125
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The MRCP(UK) PACES examination has been sat by almost 40,000 candidates in 10 countries around the world since its introduction in 2001. The examination assesses skills of relevance to the practice and delivery of high quality clinical care and is the leading international postgraduate summative assessment of this kind. In 2009, the examination was revised, and this article describes those revisions, focussing on the clinical skills assessed.
