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The
Paediatric Module of the University of Birmingham Medical
Degree is administered at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
The
Academic Course Organiser is Dr Robert Moy
r.j.d.moy@bham.ac.uk
The
Clinical Sub-Dean is Dr Vin Diwakar
vinod.diwakar@bch.nhs.uk
The
Course is administered by Rosemary Waters
rosemary.waters@bch.nhs.uk
Brief
Description of the Course
The 8 week Paediatric module is a
Final Year subject. Students spend time both at Birmingham
Children's' Hospital and in Paediatric Departments at other
teaching trusts around the West Midlands. For more information
about the course please visit http://www.medicine.bham.ac.uk/prospective/mbchb/index.htm
Other Trusts who participate
in the Paediatric Teaching Programme
Birmingham Heartlands
Hospital
County Hospital, Hereford
Good Hope Hospital
New Cross Hospital,
Wolverhampton
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Sandwell and West Birmingham
Hospitals (City Hospital and Sandwell District Hospital)
Wordsley
Hospital
Walsall
Manor Hospital
Worcestershire
Royal Hospital
Alternatively
you can access information about the various Trusts involved
in Paediatric medical education by going to the following
page on the University of Birmingham MedWeb
http://medweb5.bham.ac.uk/nhs/TrustInformation
The Institute of Child
Health
The Academic quality and content of
the course is assured by the active leadership of the course
by the clinical academics of the Institute of Child Health.
For more information about the Institute of Child Health at
the University of Birmingham please follow this link http://medweb4.bham.ac.uk/RCH/DivInfo/PCHProf.html
Elective Placements
Medical Students who would like to
pursue the opportunity of an elective placement at Birmingham
Children's Hospital should contact Rosemary Waters, Undergraduate
Administrator rosemary.waters@bch.nhs.uk
Elective
placements can only be offered between mid-May to mid-June
as they have to fit in around the Paediatric module Course
dates. Applications must be received at least three months
before the proposed start date. The success of an application
depends on academic references, Occupational Health clearance
and the outcome of a Criminal Records check.
For
students considering a career in Paediatric Medicine you may
be interested in our article in the British
Medical Journal or visiting the
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
(RCPCH) website
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