Intelligent PACES

The Intelligent PACES story is straightforward yet meaningful. Two close friends, driven by a passion for teaching, a desire to embrace new challenges, and a commitment to improving existing methods, founded Intelligent PACES.

The course began as an initiative to revolutionise the way PACES courses were conducted. They identified registrars and consultants with exceptional teaching abilities and enthusiasm (with extensive experience teaching on various PACES courses) who maintained a deep appreciation for clinical skills in general medicine. Teaching PACES on the wards is challenging—not only due to time constraints but also because patients in exams often have different profiles than typical ward patients, making ward-based teaching distinct.

Intelligent PACES aimed to create a course that was easy to schedule even on busy rotations, yet comprehensive enough to cover all necessary teaching in a single day.

Their goal was to design a day where candidates could be rigorously tested,…