General Paediatrics

Components of Training

Core Training

• Twelve months developmental, behavioural, ambulatory or community paediatrics or child psychiatry (two six month rotations)
  OR
  Six months developmental, behavioural, ambulatory or community paediatrics or child psychiatry and six months regiona/rural/community paediatrics
  OR
  Twelve months regional/rural/community paediatrics
  
• Six months general paediatrics in a tertiary or major metropolitan teaching hospital
• Six months acute care paediatrics, paediatric emergency, paediatric intensive care or neonatal intensive care
• Advanced Training rotations should be a minimum of six months and a maximum of 12 months in duration in order to maximise learning and experience. Relieving night terms should not be accredited.

Elective Training
(up to 12 months)

• Research on course work (no more than one year of full-time non-clinical research)
• A period of laboratory medicine training in methodology and interpretation may be included.
• Other clinical specialty experience.

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Assessment

• Three Advanced Training projects are required
  A year of training is not accredited if a project is not being performed concurrently and at least one project MUST be completed and accepted by the end of the second year of Advanced Training in order to advance to the third year. This project must be passed by the CPPT in February, that is at the beginning of third year of Advanced Training. This 'second year rule' is now being actively applied by the CPPT. In the unusual circumstance of a project not being submitted by this deadline, the CPPT is willing to accredit the second 6 months of the year (for which you are applying) as the first six months of your third year of advanced training; as long as a project is submitted by 31 May and passed by the CPPT/SAC.
• The exception is if critical appraisal skills have been previously demonstrated eg: publications in a peer reviewed journal, or holding of a higher degree awarded by thesis.
• At least 100 new outpatients should be seen over a three year period and this should be certified by the supervisor
• Advanced Training supervisors are responsible for maintaining training standards and it is recommended that a least one training supervisor is always a general paediatrician who has appropriate training as an Advanced Trainee supervisor.
• Consultative skills will be assessed by:
  
  • direct observation
  • review of written and verbal presentation
  • review of consultation letters to referring doctors.

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