Fellows of one of the Royal Colleges of Physicians in the UK are eligible to become PACES examiners. Becoming an examiner can be rewarding and add an extra perspective to your career: you will gain CPD points and add to your revalidation portfolio. Don’t just take our word for it - see what the Senior Clinical (PACES) Examiner and current examiners have to say - we have collected testimonials about how the position has benefitted them.
Current PACES examiners have their say
Dr Graeme Dewhurst - Senior Clinical Examiner, Royal College of Physicians (London) ‘I passionately believe that better teaching leads to better patient care.’
Dr Peter Newman, 'It's a refreshing break from clinical work'
Dr Indranil Chakravorty ‘I’ve rediscovered the value of the MRCP(UK)’
Dr Fiona Clarke ‘Five years on, I still find the work rewarding’
These comments from current PACES examiners show how becoming an examiner can add an extra perspective to your career, whatever your specialty. Being a PACES examiners for the Royal College of Physicians of London can benefit you in many ways – it is an excellent source of CPD points, and is recognised by most NHS Trusts as a supporting professional activity for consultant staff, which will add to your revalidation portfolio.
You will also be supporting the RCP in its work in maintaining high standards of medical practice and the continual improvement of patient care. As you can see from the testimonials on this page, Fellows also value the opportunity to share the company and knowledge of other examiners, and find the work rewarding and valuable.
To be eligible for PACES examining in the UK, you must:
- be a Fellow of one of the three Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK
- use the skills assessed in PACES as part of your routine clinical activity
- have evidence of an interest or regular participation in educational activities
- be up-to-date with your employer’s equality and diversity training and CPD
- be engaged in the supervision and training of junior doctors in Core Medical Training
- be subject to a formal appraisal process in your current post.
Find out what other steps you need to take to become a PACES examiner
Becoming an examiner is not too onerous as it only involves examining for around 2/3 days each year. If you are unable to take part you would have to refresh your examiner training.
To apply to become a PACES Examiner please download the Application form and read the Examiner guidelines which provide details of the application process.
If you are interested in examining for PACES, more information is available on the MRCP(UK) website.
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