Clinical Medicine for the MRCP PACES Pack

This book (solely) got me through PACES. I bought about 7 different volumes of PACES revision texts (ACES for PACES, cases for PACES, MRCP revision etc) and looked through them all before selecting this one as the best laid out, containing the most information in the most easy to read and retain way. It's hugely detailed and will take you a long while to work through but the way it is laid out is excellent, and unique amongst the revision books. It covers every probable type of case by each different station individually starting with a "real patient" mock-up description of examination findings just as you would announce after you had examined a patient in the exam. Following that are a series of explanations of what these findings are and important things to watch out for and mention, ways to score gold star points in the eyes of the examiners. Lastly it goes through multiple different possible follow up questions and answers, all of which are hugely educational and not just exam tips.

Amazing for OSCE PREP and IM residency! Very detailed and thought provoking. Will indeed recommend!

Excellent core text for the MRCP PACES exam - though my main use was for volume 1. It is packed full of useful information, particularly on the "ideal" presentations of cases. I passed first time thanks to this book, though I also recommend Cases for PACES for refining the essential facts of the main presentations, not to mention an equally motivated study buddy! I didn't use Volume 1 much and found the Ethics section too wordy. Agree on the other reviewer that Ryder may be better for this.

For anyone attempting the PACES examination for the MRCP, this is a great book to have. Focuses on what you need to know in point form and has great tables to learn from.

I read both these books and the gold/silver ones and although it's probably sacrilegious to write I thought they were better. The detail is almost identical but they are easier to digest and read. I used them almost exclusively towards the end - pretty much memorised word for word and then regurgitated them panic fashion in the exam- worked a treat!