Purpose
To demonstrate in a clinical setting, the knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate for a physician who is eligible to take the MRCP Part 2 Clinical Examination (PACES) and is completing General Professional Training.
Aims
MRCP Part 2 Clinical Examination (PACES) will test ability to:
- demonstrate the clinical skills of history taking
- examine a patient appropriately to detect the presence of absence of physical signs
- interpret physical signs
- make appropriate diagnoses
- develop and discuss emergency, immediate and long-term management plans
- communicate clinical information to colleagues, patients or their relatives
- appreciate the ethical issues that relate to day-to-day clinical practice