<<**Clinical Medicine (Oxford Specialty Training: Revision Texts)

This book seems not to have been updated since 2010... It still talks about HbA1c in % and there are newer therapies (like SGLT2 inhibitors) that aren't included. There are multiple typos and omissions. That said, gave me a decent platform to start from but would probably look somewhere else if i were you.

I bought these two books in preparation for PACES and to be honest, did not really use them as much as I thought I would. I briefly skimmed over the Volume 2: History and Communication Skills but I think there are other books out there which cover the history stations and comm skills stations much betterVolume 1: Core Clinical Skills is useful for looking up the key features of the common conditions, but the book is structured in such a way which makes it difficult to follow, as it doesn't present the cases in order of frequency. It covers every possible scenario/ condition both the common and very rare!

Thorough with good breadth and depth of everything likely to come up in PACES. The few months leading up to my exam I read this book to reinforce my understanding of Clinical Medicine as well as help me prepare for the exam via its cases. Both books are well structured and readable.

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!

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.