Paediatrics - South West Peninsula Deanery
Paediatrics - South West Peninsula Deanery
Paediatrics - South West Peninsula Deanery
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Junior Staff<br />
Staff Grades 2<br />
ST4 1<br />
ST3 3<br />
FTSTA 2 level 2<br />
GP trainees 2<br />
F1 1<br />
Postgraduate Education<br />
There is an active teaching programme for junior Paediatric staff with regular<br />
sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings and a Friday lunchtime<br />
departmental meeting as well as a weekly hospital grand round. In addition a two<br />
monthly academic afternoon is arranged focusing on a specific topic with visiting<br />
speakers.<br />
Trainees are expected to participate in audit and present at departmental meetings.<br />
Study leave for postgraduate exams is encouraged and trainees have good success<br />
rates in Membership exams whilst in this post.<br />
NDDH hosts the EPLS course and Consultants are instructors for this and for NLS<br />
courses. There are regular rotations of 5 th year students from the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Medical<br />
School and trainees are encouraged to participate in the undergraduate teaching<br />
programme.<br />
The library in the hospital has a large stock of Paediatric texts and journals. The staff<br />
are efficient and helpful with any requests for information. Within the Medical<br />
Education Centre you can hire audio visual equipment, obtain help with<br />
presentations and borrow clinical CDs. Most of the postgraduate teaching sessions<br />
take place here. There is also a new skills laboratory in the MEC.<br />
RCPCH Tutor<br />
Dr Rebecca Rub.<br />
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