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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

The PACES Champions award was created to honour individuals for their commitment to PACES.

Both UK and international recipients will be 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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Many congratulations to the recipients of a 2024 PACES Champion Award:

  • Dr Aravind Ponnuswamy, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Countess of Chester Hospital / PACES host and examiner for Countess of Chester Hospital and RCP at The Spine
  • The PACES team at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough under the leadership of Dr Mahir Hamad, Consultant Physician and Clinical Director
  • Julia Szemeredi, Postgraduate Education Service Manager, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London / PACES lead administrator
  • Dr Khalid Javaid, Consultant Stroke Medicine, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton / PACES clinical lead, chair and host examiner for Walsall Manor Hospital
  • Dr Rajaratnam Mathialagan, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn / PACES chair and host examiner for North Cambridgeshire Hospital, Wisbech
  • Dr Sheena Mitchell, Consultant in Care of Older People Medicine, Whittington Hospital, London / PACES clinical lead
  • Dr Akshay Munjal, PACES lead administrator, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India
  • Farhana Affandi, PACES chief administrative coordinator, Malaysia
  • Dr Mohammed Illyas Sahadulla, Federation PACES lead examiner and host examiner, Thiruvananthapuram, India
  • Professor Lim Shih Hui, PACES host examiner and Federation Lead for Singapore
     

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.