MRCP PACES Training EveningsCOURSE DATES:

3, 5, 12, 19, 25 September 20139, 14, 16, 21, 28 January 20147, 13, 15, 20, 27 May 2014

Venue: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow plus video link sites

l Glasgow l Aberdeen l Belfast l Dumfries l Hull l Inverness l Kirkcaldy l Dundee l Gateshead/Sunderland l

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Each series of our PACES Training Evenings is hosted by a variety of PACES experts, over five evenings in the month prior to each PACES assessment period. Each session is held live in our College, and video-linked to centres around the UK and overseas.

For the most current list of available video-link centres, please visit our website. To add your centre to the list, or for a one-off link, please contact us for more information.

Course Information:

Over the course of the 5 evening sessions, each of the PACES stations will be looked at in detail, with each evening representing one PACES station, as follows:

Station 1: Respiratory and Abdominal SystemsStation 2: History TakingStation 3: Cardiovascular and Central Nervous SystemsStation 4: Communications and EthicsStation 5: Brief Clinical Consultations

Each evening includes an introduction to the station, examiner calibration and a live run through of the station as you would see it in the exam (including real examiners, patients and candidates), as well as plenty of time for questions and discussion. Station 4 also includes a session with the Director of Medical Examinations and Assessment for the College.

Each session begins at 18:15, and runs to around 19:30 (depending on discussions). Please note, registration in Glasgow for the live sessions opens at 17:45.

To view an example running order for one of the evenings, please visit our website.

MRCP PACES Train ing Evenings

Course Aims:

• Explaintheskills-basedmarkingschemeused in PACES, and how to score well in all skills.

• Allowyoutowatchexaminercalibration, understand how it works and what it means for you in the exam.

• Providetipsonthebestexaminationtechniques, and what should be avoided.

• Showyouhowbesttouseyourtimewhen examining patients/surrogate patients.

• Demonstratethebestapproachtoexaminer questioning.

• Presentthecommonissuesseenby examiners that are fed back to candidates.

• Provideaninformalenvironment, allowing you to ask questions of our facilitators and examiners, to clarify and respond to any issues you may have about the exam.

REGISTRATION FORM

MRCP PACES Training EveningsName:

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p Glasgow p Aberdeen p Belfast p Dumfries

p Hull p Inverness p Kirkcaldy p Dundee

p Gateshead (September & May only) p Sunderland (January only)

Fees: Attend in College: Full £110 Introductory/Associate Member: £65Video link: Full: £50 Introductory/Associate Member: £30

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Please send the completed registration form to:Lorraine Hannah, Education, Training & Professional Development UnitRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow232-242 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5RJ, UKT: +44 (0)141 227 3240 | E: lorraine.hannah@rcpsg.ac.uk