By Hannah Brown in MRCP PACES on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 15:10

Wow!  With a month to go until the first one, all of the PACES courses in London and Manchester are fully booked, with waiting lists in operation! Can PACES candidates really be this concerned about station 5?  Normally our PACES courses sell out 2-3 weeks before, but to have them... read more

By Hannah Brown in In the news on Friday, August 14, 2009 @ 11:55

The spotlight is well and truly on the NHS this week.  I've been offered a 'ribbon' supporting the NHS for my Twitter profile, and lost count of the number of times i've seen the hashtag #welovethenhs.  The Times yesterday was full of comparisons between the NHS and the American... read more

By Hannah Brown in MRCP PACES on Thursday, August 13, 2009 @ 09:10

Since we've been spending the last few months trawling the internet for information about the new station 5 in MRCP PACES I thought I'd share some of the pages I've found.  As I find any more information on the PACES changes i'll add them here, and feel free to add any more yourself in the... read more

By Hannah Brown in MRCP PACES on Monday, August 10, 2009 @ 11:56

Changes to PACES station 5 has caused all manner of problems in the run up to its full introduction for the October 2009 diet.  Exams in June were massively oversubscribed as candidates wanted a last go at the old exam, and the Royal College of Physicians have even added an extra exam in... read more

By Hannah Brown in A doctor's life on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 @ 09:25

After two weeks in the South of France and one day back at work I'm struggling to remember the feel of the sun on my skin, sand between my toes and the taste of a crisp white wine.  I spent two weeks sunbathing, water-skiing, relaxing and watching a lot of "House". I missed out on House... read more