Dedicated paediatric teaching remains critical to the undergraduate medical curriculum

Ralph Pinnock; Paul Monagle; Jennifer Couper; Ian Wright; Innes Asher; Peter Jones; Peter Van Asperen; Joerg Mattes

doi:10.1111/jpc.12775

Dedicated paediatric teaching remains critical to the undergraduate medical curriculum

Ralph Pinnock^*, Paul Monagle, Jennifer Couper, Ian Wright, Innes Asher, Peter Jones, Peter Van Asperen, Joerg Mattes

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Paediatrics, the branch of medicine responsible for the health and medical care of infants, children and adolescents from birth to young adulthood, is a relatively recent speciality with its origins in the mid‐19th century.1 Unlike many other areas of practice, the population it serves is unable to advocate for itself. This often results in paediatrics being overlooked in planning services and education. One should note that a long protected childhood is unique to our species and essential for human mental and physical health.2

Dedicated paediatric teaching in the undergraduate/postgraduate medical curriculum is essential, irrespective of the intended area of practice for the doctors in training. The reasons for this are as follows.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	949-951
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Volume	50
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12775
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2014

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