PACES Course Introduction

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Enhance history taking, clinical reasoning, and examination skills necessary for safe practice as an F1 doctor. Strengthen learning strategies for upcoming year 6 exams and boost confidence in meeting required standards. Detailed schedule for PACES course covering key topics in medicine and surgery, with emphasis on building practical skills and knowledge essential for success.

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Dr Nina Salooja PACES COURSE PACES COURSE- - INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION

Aim of the course To improve history taking, clinical reasoning, and examination skills to a level required for safe practice as an F1 To improve learning strategies in the run up to the year 6 exams To improve confidence and self-belief that you will all reach the required standard

Year 6 exams PACES exams 1. Medicine 2. Surgery WRITTEN EXAM 1. Paper 1- SBAs 2. Paper 2- EMQs (Medicine, surgery, CPT) 3. Paper 3- Short answers (CPT)

PACES History station (Medicine and Surgery) Abdomen (Medicine and Surgery) Short cases (Medicine and Surgery) Cardiovasc, resp, neuro (Medicine) Vascular, musculoskeletal, images and instruments (Surgery)

Timetable week 1 Monday CXH Tuesday CXH Wed CXH Thursday SKEN SURGICAL PACES Vascular station Fri MEDICAL PACES -The abdomen - General Quiz -Management plans MEDICAL PACES Advanced history and examination skills -Why might someone fail Late start SURGICAL PACES Orthopaedics Practical prescribing JANICE MAIN * TIM ORCHARD KARIM MEERAN COLIN BICKNELL MIKE SCHACHTER Neurology cases C GABRIEL Inspirational talks Food and drink Short cases KARIM MEERAN*

Timetable week 2 Monday SKEN Tue Wed SKEN Thursday CXH Friday SKEN SURGICAL PACES -The abdomen SURGICAL PACES Instruments and X Ray exam quiz SURGICAL PACES Mock EMQs and SBAs Refreshments from MDU, MPS, Wesleyan MEDICAL PACES Respiratory MATTHEW BERRY Late start BARRY PARASKEVA MEDICAL PACES - Cardiology BARRY PARASKEVA MEDICAL PACES cases K MEERAN BARRY PARSKEVA PETER COLLINS CPT Personal tutors MIKE SCHACHTER MIKE SCHACHTER Neurology cases C GABRIEL Top tips for PACES Z MIRZA

Content What is common in clinical practice What are common features of common conditions What are likely main differential diagnoses that fit common presenting symptoms YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING

Focus group 2011 post finals - Can see now that you don t need to get everything right - You don t need to know everything - You do need to know the basics - You need to demonstrate that you can do the basics - Wish they had been told before the exam that they did not have to get everything perfect

Myths - you can fail the whole thing with one stupid mistake ( sudden death ) NOT TRUE - that a certain number have to fail NOT TRUE - that there are killer stations or items that result in automatic fail NOT TRUE