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How to build a paediatrician

9 August 2023

In this podcast, Vice President for Training and Assessment, Dr Cathryn Chadwick and Trainees Committee Chair, Dr Emma Dyer talk about the intentionality behind what the College does to train and support members.

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Advocating for our workforce - President's blog

14 July 2023

From negotiating preservation of training numbers for Progress+ to questioning birth rate projections used in workforce modelling, Camilla highlights some of the areas where we are advocating for our workforce. The blog also links to some important recent publications.

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Dr Joseph L Ward wins the Donald Paterson Award 2023

26 May 2023

The Donald Paterson Award is granted to the best article on any subject related to paediatrics published or accepted for publication within the previous year. In 2023 the prize has been awarded to Dr Joseph Ward. Dr Ward was nominated the winner for his research paper “Risk factors for PICU admis...

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From writing questions for our assessments to being an MRCPCH Clinical examiner, supporting our trainee paediatricians to joining our course faculty... there are so many opportunities to get involved with education and training at the College!

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Recommended undergraduate paediatric curriculum

Doctors at all levels come across children and families in their work, and it's essential that newly qualified doctors can effectively interact with, assess and care for babies, children and young people. This curriculum provides Medical Schools with a framework and recommended learning outcomes to ...

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Dr Felicity Fitzgerald wins the Simon Newell Award 2023

11 May 2023

The Simon Newell Award Recognises an outstanding young medically qualified researcher in British paediatrics. Each year, with support from GOSH Charity and Sparks, we offer this prestigious award of £2,000 to one early independent researcher in paediatrics.

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Longitudinal educational supervision - how it's worked for me

3 May 2023

All trainee-supervisor relationships come with their own styles and occasional challenges, says Dr Faro Ndokera, a paediatrician in sub-specialty training. But having the same educational supervisor over a longer period offers greater focus and meaning - and a personal touch.

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Returning to work in paediatrics - guidance for doctors

This page gives the College's suggested approach for doctors returning to clinical practice after a period of leave. It has details especially for doctors in training, including how to access support within deaneries.

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#ChoosePaediatrics - our careers booklet

Can you find your ultimate career in paediatrics? Explore the exciting opportunities this specialty has to offer in our careers booklet. It's packed full of advice and resources from current trainees and paediatricians from all levels giving you top tip information from recruitment to the varied car...

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