TY - JOUR T1 - The international paediatric trainee experience in the UK JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 487 LP - 487 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305646 VL - 99 IS - 5 AU - Jo Cryer AU - Amutha Anpananthar AU - Sara Stoneham Y1 - 2014/05/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/99/5/487.abstract N2 - The recent article, ‘Child health in low-resource settings: pathways through UK paediatric training’ explored the importance of encouraging global links in paediatrics. It describes how UK trainees benefit from a better understanding of health system needs, resource allocation, and become better equipped to tackle global health challenges.1 Likewise, skills can be shared from international medical graduate (IMG) trainee doctors taking up posts in the UK. IMGs who choose to work in the UK are highly motivated, experienced and knowledgeable.2 The MTI (Medical Training Initiative) was developed in 2009, initially as the IPTS (International Paediatric Trainee … ER -