Archives of Disease in Childhood 2009;94:254-257
LEADING ARTICLE
Delivery of the paediatric curriculum of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
Dr Mary E McGraw, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Paediatric Nephrology, King David Building, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK; Mary.McGraw@UHBristol.nhs.uk
Accepted 1 December 2008
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Medical education and the service in which it is embedded are undergoing radical changes. A new postgraduate paediatric curriculum has been introduced in the United Kingdom, the content of which has been derived by the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health (RCPCH) from Delphi consensus and documents such as Good medical practice.1 It is competency based and will enable trainees to progress according to their acquisition of these competences. Therefore, unlike the earlier time based curricula, the time to complete the curriculum may vary. As progress depends on competence, there is a greater emphasis on continuous assessment of performance. All these aspects bring with them challenges for those responsible for curriculum delivery.
RECRUITMENT
Recruitment is the first stage in the delivery of the curriculum and postgraduate selection practices have been widely criticised. Current research is exploring measures that may be more valid and reliable than the traditional methods. Recruitment
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