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Learning and teaching
How to design and deliver a successful paediatric placement for medical students
  1. Pramodh Vallabhaneni1,
  2. Divya Thankachan2
  1. 1 Child Health, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Port Talbot, UK
  2. 2 School of Medicine, Swansea University College of Medicine, Swansea, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Pramodh Vallabhaneni, Child Health, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Port Talbot, SA6 6NL, UK; Pramodh.vallabhaneni{at}wales.nhs.uk

Abstract

Paediatric placement is an invaluable opportunity for medical students to gain experience in the specialty. It is often their first tangible experience observing how children are looked after. An ideal placement would offer diverse and immersive clinical experiences while providing insight into a career in paediatrics. This article provides a template for a paediatric placement appealing to current medical students and future generations constructed on the strong foundations of evidence-based practices in medical education.

  • Health services research
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https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-321419

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    • Contributors PV conceived the idea, wrote the first original draft and jointly wrote the final version with DT. DT wrote the second draft and jointly wrote the final version with PV.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.