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PACES Awards

We rely on many organisations and individuals to give up their time and resources in the delivery of PACES every year. The following awards are given in recognition of this commitment.

PACES Champions

Congratulations to the following PACES Champion award 2025 winners:
  • Christine Edmunds and Josie Wildman, PACES lead administrators at Sandwell General Hospital
  • Elizabeth Barrie, PACES administrator / Stroke Nurse at University Hospital Crosshouse
  • Gemma Mantell, PACES administrator at Royal Bournemouth Hospital
  • Dr Laurie Rossiter, Registrar, Liverpool / administrator for PACES held at the Spine, RCP
  • Rose Bowen and team, PACES administrators at St George's University Hospital, London
  • Dr Sandip Ghosh, PACES examiner, host and chair, University Hospital Crosshouse
  • Professor Steven Green, PACES examiner, host and chair, Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Wolverhampton Medical Institute
  • Dr Sue Jones, PACES examiner and chair, University Hospital of North Tees
  • Dr Abdulrahiman Saifudeen, Federation lead and host examiner, KIMSHEALTH, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerela, India
  • Asha K Nair, PACES administrative lead and co-ordinator, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
  • Professor Quazi Tarikul Islam, Federation lead for PACES, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 
The PACES Champions award was created to honour individuals for their commitment to PACES. Both UK and international recipients are chosen from nominations which can be made by anyone who is involved in PACES – although self-nominations will not be accepted. Examples of individuals who can be nominated include centre support staff, medical professionals or volunteers who do not receive direct payment for their involvement.

The following criterion will be used to judge the nominations:

  1. Overall contribution to PACES
  2. Longstanding dedication to PACES
  3. Contribution as a team player
  4. Positive attitude in supporting PACES
  5. Supporting PACES in challenging circumstances

The nomination form includes a section to provide examples of the nominee’s contribution. This statement, and the supporting statement provided by a senior college examiner, senior college administrator or the International Medical Director (IMD), will provide the basis for the judging panel’s decision.

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PACES plaques

The inaugural plaques were awarded in 2011 to mark the ten year anniversary of PACES. The aim is to recognise those organisations who have been most involved in the exam, hosting a high number of candidates or cycles, and provide an aspirational target to new centres.

Plaques are awarded every three years and are sent with a letter of recognition to the Medical Director, CEO and Host Examiner at each centre, from the MRCP(UK) Medical Director of Assessment, Clinical Examining Board Chair, and the International Medical Director.

In order to be eligible, our UK centres must have, in the previous three years, assessed more than 90 candidates or hosted the exam for seven days or more.  International centres receive a plaque if they have hosted an exam in the last three years, in recognition of their hard work and dedication.