Breast Cancer — Young Woman
How this communication station runs
Communication encounters appear in Stations 1 and 4 and last 10 minutes. You read a short brief, then speak with a patient or relative — for example to explain a diagnosis, discuss a treatment decision or respond to a concern — while an examiner observes.
On StationReady the patient or relative is an AI voice who reacts to what you say. A single bell rings at 8 minutes and a double bell at 10 minutes, and the conversation is then marked against the PACES skills below.
Skills assessed in a communication station
- C. Clinical communication
- E. Clinical judgement
- F. Managing patients' concerns
- G. Maintaining patient welfare
Each skill is graded Satisfactory, Borderline or Unsatisfactory, with evidence from your own words, so you can see where structure, empathy or safety-netting fell short.
Run this station on StationReady with an AI patient or relative and real PACES timing, then get a marksheet on the four skills a communication encounter assesses: clinical communication, clinical judgement, managing patients' concerns and patient welfare.
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