A carousel of real and simulated patients, marked against seven defined clinical skills. The exam where a slick examination routine beats an encyclopaedic memory.
United KingdomMRCP(UK) Federation clinical / OSCE
| Questions or stations | 5 verified 2026-08-10 Source says: “five clinical stations where there are either patients with a given condition, or trained stand-ins” check it yourself |
|---|---|
| Time | 20 minutes verified 2026-08-10 Source says: “10-minute communication encounters and 20-minute clinical consultations” check it yourself |
| Format | Five clinical stations, mixed 10- and 20-minute encounters |
| Adaptive delivery | No |
| Pass mark | Candidates must reach the standard on the overall score and on each of the defined clinical skills. verified 2026-08-10 check it yourself |
| Blueprint | MRCP(UK) examination blueprints and regulations, MRCP(UK) Federation |
The figure above is the longer (20-minute) encounter; stations also include 10-minute encounters. Since diet 2023/03 there is no rest station.
Every question in this bank is tagged to one of the sections below, and the tag traces to MRCP(UK) examination blueprints and regulations. That is what makes a coverage claim checkable instead of a marketing line. The table shows exactly how many items exist in each section today, including the sections where the answer is none.
| Curriculum section | Share of the blueprint | Items in this bank |
|---|---|---|
| Physical examination | 20% | 1 |
| Identifying physical signs | 15% | 1 |
| Clinical communication | 15% | 1 |
| Differential diagnosis | 15% | none yet |
| Clinical judgement | 15% | none yet |
| Managing patient concerns | 10% | none yet |
| Maintaining patient welfare and professionalism | 10% | none yet |
Coverage today: 3 of 7 sections. We publish the gap rather than hiding it.
MRCP PACES is a clinical examination, so the material is structured as stations rather than multiple choice: a candidate brief, a simulated patient brief, and the mark scheme as separate scorable criteria you can tick against your own performance.
UK physician training (MRCP) runs MRCP Part 1 → MRCP Part 2 → MRCP PACES. One DocPasser account covers all of them, so moving to the next stage does not mean a new subscription and a progress history you can no longer see.
Physical examination, identifying physical signs, clinical communication, differential diagnosis, clinical judgement, managing patient concerns, and maintaining patient welfare. You are marked on each one independently, which is why a strong performance in four cannot rescue a failure in a fifth.
MRCP PACES is a flat £20 for 12 months of access — one price, one purchase, no tiers. The first 1 station is free, with the full explanation for every option, so you can judge the quality of the explanations before paying for anything.