In this episode, Dr Emma Spencer interviews Dr Kerri Baker about the PACES abdominal system examination encounter (Station 4). Dr Baker gives an overview of the encounter including examiner calibration and skills tested, and shares top tips and common pitfalls.

Dr Kerri Baker is Dean of Education at RCPE, a consultant acute medicine physician in Fife, Scotland, and an experienced PACES examiner.

Dr Emma Spencer is an internal medicine trainee in the South East of Scotland and a member of RCPE's Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC).

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-- Choose RCPE as your College of Entry for PACES --
We encourage you to sit PACES with our College. We have a friendly and experienced examinations team who expertly support candidates, and we deliver PACES at centres across the UK. Select RCPE as your College of Entry when applying online through your My MRCP(UK) online account.

Recording date: 9 January 2024

Disclaimer: Please always refer to the MRCP website for up-to-date information on the PACES exam. See: https://www.mrcpuk.org/mrcpuk-examinations/paces

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Demystifying PACES - Abdominal [Station 4] (26 Jan 2024)

In this episode, Dr Anda Bularga interviews Professor Andrew Elder about the PACES cardiovascular system examination encounter (Station 3). Prof Elder first gives a history of and rationale for the improvements made to the PACES exam, which he has been instrumental in. Prof Elder gives an overview of the cardiovascular examination encounter including calibration and skills tested, and shares top tips and common pitfalls.

Professor Andrew Elder is RCPE's President, a Consultant Physician in Medicine of the Elderly, Honorary Professor at The University of Edinburgh, and an experienced PACES examiner. Medical education and teaching, particularly assessment and physical examination and bedside medicine skills, have been an important part of his career. He was Medical Director of MRCP(UK) and Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC), and co-founded the Society of Bedside Medicine. 

Dr Anda Bularga is a Cardiology Registrar in the South East of Scotland and a member of RCPE's Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC).

-- Link --
https://www.mrcpuk.org/mrcpuk-examinations/paces

-- Choose RCPE as your College of Entry for PACES --
We encourage you to sit PACES with our College. We have a friendly and experienced examinations team who expertly support candidates, and we deliver PACES at centres across the UK. Select RCPE as your College of Entry when applying online through your My MRCP(UK) online account.

Recording date: 9 January 2024

Disclaimer: Please always refer to the MRCP website for up-to-date information on the PACES exam. See: https://www.mrcpuk.org/mrcpuk-examinations/paces

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https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees
https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees

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https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/

Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk

Demystifying PACES - Cardiovascular [Station 3] (29 Jan 2024)

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RCPE's Podcast Series 'Career Conversations' by the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC).

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At the heart of HEAL Security's vision is the commitment to equipping organizations and individuals with rapid, contextually rich cybersecurity updates, establishing itself as a pivotal force in unifying practice and data against the ingenious tactics of criminal and malicious entities. HEAL Security is fervently devoted to constructing a robust resource and community that champions the defense of the healthcare sector against the growing cyber threats from organized crime groups and antagonistic nation-states. Our core focus encompasses the protection of vital IT infrastructures, the security of sensitive patient and clinical information, the safeguarding of critical healthcare systems, and the assurance of continuous, undisturbed patient care services.

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