1. Dr Jaspal Taggar Course Lead
Mandatory Assessment of Core Clinical Skills (MACCS) in the primary care attachment
Dr Jaspal Taggar
Course Lead

2. Objectives
To understand the purpose of Mandatory Assessment of Core Clinical Skills (MACCS)
To know what MACCS are relevant to the primary care attachment
To describe the key components of MACCS that require assessment

3. MACCS What are they? Why are they important?
There are 29 MACCS in total
Encompass the core skills that medical students must acquire before graduation
There are 4 MACCS relevant to primary care
Why are they important?
Ensure competencies assessed objectively
Could be assessed in medical finals
Core skills for foundation doctor

4. Primary care There are 4 MACCS relevant to the primary care attachment
These can be assessed by a GP and/or practice nurse
Important to discuss when MACCS can be assessed EARLY in the attachment
Joint surgery
Nurse clinics

5. Common components
These are important skills that a students must show in each (where appropriate) of the MACCS
They are displayed in each MACCS as one domain that needs to be achieved

16. Signing off MACCS Students get 2 attempts to complete all sections
May need to practise skills before sign off

17. Summary
MACCS are methods of objectively assessing core skills of students
MACCS can be completed by GPs and/or practice nurses
There are 4 MACCS to be completed in primary care
Plan early to complete MACCS as students may need several attempts to complete