The Complete MRCP PACES Strategy Guide

Delivered by Dr. Matthew Lee

The complete MRCP PACES strategy guide

The ultimate PACES revision course, delivered by Dr. Matthew Lee, on how to comprehensively study to pass your PACES exam in 4 months. With all the resources you need for success

“This guide is extremely helpful towards structuring and understanding the PACES format and my individualised preparation. It played a crucial role in my preparation and helped me get organised to tackle the exam and pass first time. I would highly recommend it to anyone preparing for PACES. Thank you for creating such a comprehensive resource!”
Cherry R
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Dr Matthew Lee is a doctor and NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in London. Dr Lee ranked 8th in the UK among 4292 candidates for Internal Medicine Training applications. Dr Lee was also the first resident at UCLH to go through accelerated training of IMY1 and IMY2 on a 'High Flying Trainee' programme, and ranked 1st for NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship Applications in Clinical Oncology for London and Cambridge.
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Key features

What you get from the course

Proven study techniques that help you maximise your chances of success

Integrated learning

Connected learning paths that explain the theory, then detail the practice using Pastest

Learning strategy

Exam-specific study techniques and strategies designed to help you approach every question with confidence

Revision plans

Structured study schedules that help you stay on track, focus on high-yield topics and make the most of your revision time.

Cheat sheets

Concise summary guides that distil essential information into quick-reference resources for efficient revision.

CPD points

A downloadable certificate is specified with times stamps so you can use to document and strengthen your portfolio
FAQs

About the course

Everything you need to know about the course

This all-in-one course is designed to guide you through a structured 4-month preparation for the MRCP PACES exam

It includes:

• A comprehensive 128-page study guide with 19 high-yield tutorial videos

• A month-by-month revision strategy to keep your revision on track and ensure you develop key skills

• Comprehensive strategies on how to approach clinical examination, communication, and clinical consultation stations

• List of top 10 most common conditions for each station, and a strategy to help you get full marks - from inspection to viva

• Detailed presentation structures and viva questions for each common condition

• The additional resources you need to succeed: 195 Anki flashcards, cheatsheets with high-yield facts and mnemonics , and note-taking templates for exam day

People tell you what to study, but no one teaches you how. Revision strategy is highly variable, and revision time can be low yield. Materials are scattered across different websites and resources, and hard to put together. When going into each examination station, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the stress and scenarios.

This guide teaches you how to approach the exam and revision smartly and comprehensively, saving you time and ensuring you develop relevant skills. It distils the highest yield revision strategies and approaches into one course to support you through your revision journey. This will help you know exactly what to focus on, how to revise, and what you need to know, maximising your chance of success. It has been developed following Dr Lee’s work with hundreds of successful PACES candidates and previous MRCP PACES examiners, and in collaboration with the outstanding medical educators at Pastest.

This course is suitable for anyone looking get the edge on PACES revision. Whether you’re sitting the exam for the first time or want to adjust your approach after a few attempts, this guide will help build good habits into your revision and examination strategy, highlighting important points that examiners look for to get you top marks. It also helps you reframe your approach to scenarios, so you can study smartly whilst still being reassured you’re making good progress.

It is recommended to have passed MRCP Part 1 prior to attempting to use this course to sit MRCP PACES.

This course can be used as a standalone to guide your revision, but is best utilised with the online Pastest MRCP PACES video resource. In the course, you will be directed to certain other resources such as books or courses as well, although these are optional.

No. We recommend using our MRCP PACES product alongside this

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  • 20+ video tutorials
  • Frameworks to communicate effectively under exam conditions.
  • 200+ ready-made ANKI flashcards