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Introducing our new educational supervisors guide in PAIID
8 April 2021
What can we learn from each other? Dr Siân Ludman, consultant paediatric allergist, and her trainee and consultant colleagues have developed a new guide for those supervising trainees in paediatric allergy, immunology and infectious diseases. An achievement to be proud of – and she hopes it inspires...
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Engaging and supporting trainees for examinations
31 March 2021
Dr Sunitha Vimalesvaran tells us about her role as the Trainee Representative for Examinations, the issues that lie ahead and what she hopes to achieve supporting fellow trainees.
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Disability Matters: a welcome addition to the medical school curriculum
20 January 2021
Elizabeth Lawson, a final year medical student, discusses the benefits of learning about disability medicine via this online resource and recommends its use alongside traditional undergraduate teaching methods.
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If you care how paediatricians are trained, this is the role for you
19 January 2021
David Evans looks back at a rewarding - and fun - five years as Vice President for Training and Assessment, and explains what he's enjoyed, what's been unexpected and why the next postholder will never be bored.
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Update on Level 1 (ST1) recruitment: Plan A and Plan B - 11 January 2021
11 January 2021
Following our meeting with Health Education England on 8 January, we intend to continue with 'Plan A' as the preferred option for recruitment, which includes virtual interviewing. We will continue to keep this under review working closely with our colleagues at HEE and keeping the four Statutory Edu...
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Update on Level 1 (ST1) paediatric recruitment - 7 January 2021
7 January 2021
If you have applied for paediatric training in the UK for 2021, you'll know we made some changes to the recruitment process due to COVID-19. We understand there is current uncertainty, and we want to assure you we are working with Health Education England to agree which plan we are using. You'll be ...
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Reflections on time as Chair of Trainees Committee
30 November 2020
After two years in post, Hannah Jacob shares her highlights and how proud she is of what the Trainees' Committee has achieved.
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Message from the Registrar - October 2020
26 October 2020
Dr Mike Linney emphasises the importance of protecting services for children and young people as pressure mounts again in the coming months. Highlighting the Chief Nursing Officer stating that vital supports for children including school nurses and health visitors will be protected from redeployment...
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The future of paediatric training - view from a trainee
20 October 2020
What should be expected as the national standard for future training, and how do we respond to changing healthcare? Dr Emma Dyer, a trainee paediatrician working in London, introduces our new, collaborative document, which draws on wide experiences to present 11 new training principles and how these...
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We publish our vision for paediatric training
20 October 2020
We are excited to launch our 'Paediatrician of the Future' document today, setting out our vision for the future of paediatric training across the UK.