Paediatrics
Practicing paediatrics in a “rural” or non-academic centre is a rewarding challenge that the Distributed Education Paediatric program offers to enrich your learning as a Resident. Regardless of your career path, your career will be empowered by experiencing how Paediatrics is practiced in a variety of venues. Although you have extensive exposure to key, core clinical areas in your academic centre training, it is still important for you to experience patient care where the vast majority of Paediatrics is practiced.
The strategic learning opportunity of a Distributed Education Paediatric Rotation includes the opportunity to:
- Work with more independence, with the support of excellent clinical teachers.
- Assess patients independently, and follow them in an office setting. The variety of patients seen in most paediatricians’ offices varies in scope and breadth, but mostly focusing on developmental and behavioral paediatrics.
- See truly how you can incorporate all aspects of paediatric knowledge to meeting the challenges of many complex and common clinical challenges.
- Work in multi-disciplinary teams outside of the hospital setting. During this time you will be able to experience health care advocacy and appreciate how Paediatricians actually function in community settings –advocating for and advancing paediatric health at the grass roots level of our region.
- Teach –students and other health care professionals.
- Receive meaningful one to one coaching and support by knowledgeable and experienced paediatric faculty.
- Provide on call services in the centre for ED, Community health care providers, and the Delivery Room.
- Review and manage many common paediatric problems that serve as required core knowledge for your residency objectives, and most importantly growth as a paediatrician.
Distributed Education Paediatrics rotations are offered in the following centers:
Goal
The goal of a rural paediatric rotation through Distributed Education would be for you as a resident, to experience paediatrics in a non-academic centre, to act as a health care advocate, establish relationships with patients, families, and community partners while working in an outpatient setting. This rotation offers to you an opportunity for personal growth as a paediatrician, and will have significant positive impact on your career.
Quotes from previous evaluations include:
- “Is one of the most approachable, engaging and intelligent clinical Instructors I have met”.
- “An outstanding clinician, patient advocate and teacher”.
- “Passionate teaching on a variety of subjects”.
- “Great teacher who cares about the learning experience of his students”.
Visit the Department of Paediatrics website at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, at Western University.
