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If you're a paediatric trainee interested in pursuing an academic career pathway, explore this resource - from funding application checklists to tips on writing your PhD application and case studies from those already in research.

Academic training posts offer paediatricians the opportunity to do crucial research in child health. Take a look at our guidance and links to further resources.

Most doctors enter paediatric training at Specialty Training 1, or ST1, starting their posts in August or September each year. This is known as 'National Round 1'. Applications for 2023-24 recruitment opened on 26 October 2023. Important update for the 2023-24 recruitment round: for applicatio...

This guide is for trainee paediatricians in the UK. Most of the assessments you can undertake are formative - they assist in your development and indicate possible improvements - and are called Supervised Learning Events. Some are summative, and are called Assessments of Performance. These are avail...

Paediatricians are legally required to be listed on the Specialist Register at the General Medical Council (GMC) when they take up a substantive, honorary or fixed-term consultant appointment in the NHS. As a trainee, you must apply to the College for confirmation of your completion of training to e...

Doctors with prior training from outside a GMC (General Medical Council) approved programme, and who had not obtained the EU minimum time in GMC approved posts before receiving their outcome 6 ARCP, may have entered the Specialist Register through the Combined Programme certification.

Our College Tutor days aim to equip attendees with the latest they need to know about curricula developments and we schedule speakers on a variety of topics from wellbeing to how to tackle specific domains of the curriculum.

You can use our Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to help calculate your expected completion dates depending on expected percentages of full time working. Our calculator is most effective for trainees at ST6 (Specialty Training level 6). Download the calculator below.

As always, we're supporting paediatric trainees in the UK. As we continue in this extremely challenging period, we provide some guidance on how trainees can continue to gain valuable capabilities around the curriculum with examples and practical tips.