Adapting and implementing PACES as a tool for undergraduate assessment

A final clinical examination using a sequential design to improve cost-effectiveness

“…Low‐Beer et al. 17 reported an undergraduate examination based on the PACES format of the Royal College of Physicians MRCP Part 2 Clinical Examination for postgraduates, which has similarities to the examination described in the current report in that decisions are based on defined competences and grade descriptors. Students were examined on four simulated cases for 15 minutes apiece including discussion time with a single examiner.…”

“…Students were examined on four simulated cases for 15 minutes apiece including discussion time with a single examiner. No metrics were reported, but the authors considered that the examination performed well 17 …”

The benefits of a peer-assisted mock PACES

“…Therefore, the medical specialties examination (PACES) places quite particular demands on candidates that may expose volume of content, inadequate clinical exposure and a lack of bedside teaching. With 93 per cent of universities using OSCEs, Imperial College represents a rare example of one of the few medical schools that uses PACES as part of its undergraduate curriculum …”