Medical education and the service in which it is embedded are undergoing radical changes.
A new postgraduate paediatric curriculum has been introduced in the United Kingdom, the …

The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) is a new organisation set
up to develop, establish, and maintain standards and requirements for postgraduate medical …

A career path in academic paediatric medicine is an extremely rewarding one, and while not
traditionally considered an academic specialty, it offers a wealth of exciting research …

Consultants are now required to establish and supervise educational programmes for
specialist registrars and senior house oYcers (SHOs). Fifty per cent of trainees' salaries is …

The National Grid is a training scheme that represents a unique partnership between
Deaneries and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) in offering …

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higher specialist training for a number of disciplines. General paediatrics, paediatric A&E …

Teaching is an integral part of the job for most consultants and yet few have received any
kind of formal training in how to “teach”. Most consultants have been involved in teaching …

Research is essential to advance the science of paediatrics and improve the health and well-
being of children. Importantly, many of the determinants of poor adult health have their …

There has been concern that medical schools admit the educational cream of young
enthusiastic inquisitive students and five years later produce doctors who are often bored …

Background: The state of academic paediatrics in the United Kingdom is a source of anxiety
in view of anecdotal reports of loss of identity within medical schools and reductions in …