The Phase III paediatric posting is an eight-week program that includes:
Hospital postings:
Objectives
The goals of this posting are to help the students:
Acquire patient care skills in:
Teaching Tools
Recommended textbooks
Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Paperback). Tom Lissauer MB BChir FRCP FRCPCH (Author), Graham Clayden MD FRCP FRCPCH (Author). ISBN-13: 9780723433989
Paediatrics On The Go. Loke Kah Yin (Editor), Nicola Ngiam (Editor). ISBN: 9789810731847
Modes of Assessment
Students will be evaluated based on the following to ensure they have achieved the learning outcomes and competencies:
The Phase V paediatric posting is a three-week program, building upon the eight weeks of paediatrics training completed in Phase III.
Objectives
The primary goal of the Phase V training is to equip undergraduates with the core competencies expected of a first-year Postgraduate (PGY1).
By the end of this posting, students will be able to:
Recognise normal growth and development in babies, children and adolescents
Assess growth and development
Provide health maintenance for babies, children and adolescents
Approach core clinical problems and formulate reasonable diagnoses and differential diagnosis using information obtained through history-taking, physical examination and investigations
Exhibit clinical reasoning and decision-making skills
Manage common core paediatric conditions/diagnoses
Triage patients effectively
Identify acutely ill patients and provide basic life support, escalate care as necessary
Perform core practical skills competently
Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and healthcare teams
Demonstrate professionalism
Engage in self-practice-based learning and improvement
Function effectively within a healthcare team and system
Self-evaluation via a formative test at the start of the posting
Student Internship Program, integrating students with an inpatient team
Bedside tutorials
Interactive sessions
Simulation of acute emergencies (conducted during the simulation posting in Phase V)
Training in practical skills (conducted during the simulation posting in Phase V)
Recommended Textbooks
Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Paperback). Tom Lissauer MB BChir FRCP FRCPCH (Author), Graham Clayden MD FRCP FRCPCH (Author). ISBN-13: 9780723433989
Paediatrics On The Go. Loke Kah Yin (Editor), Nicola Ngiam (Editor). ISBN: 9789810731847
Modes of Assessment
The final posting grade is a composite of four different assessments:
Completion of the online Start of Posting test
Performance during the Student Internship Program
Performance during tutorials (assessing medical knowledge, patient care skills, communication skills, professionalism and teamwork)
Mini-CEX
This one-year fellowship is tailored for for fellows-in-training from the ASEAN region, with a preference for applicants with experience in the field. Candidates must hold qualifications that are registrable with the Singapore Medical Council and have the support of a host institution in their home country.
Interested applicants are encouraged to send their CV to Mr Allen Teo at [email protected].
Designed for advanced trainees in paediatric haematology-oncology, this one-year clinical fellowship focuses on paediatric blood/marrow transplant. Candidates must hold qualifications that are registrable with the Singapore Medical Council and have the support of a host institution in their home country.
Interested applicants are encouraged to send their CV to Mr Allen Teo at [email protected].
Our centre is a designated training facility for the two-year 'Diploma in Paediatric Cancer Care' offered by the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
For more information, please download the brochure here.
Targeted at registered nurses with experience in paediatric oncology, our Paediatric Oncology Nursing Course imparts specialised knowledge and skills required for delivering high-quality care to paediatric oncology patients.
For more information about the course, click here. To enroll or for any further enquiries, please contact our Senior Nurse Educator Laura Tan at [email protected].
The Department of Paediatric Surgery at NUH offers the following training opportunities:
Advanced Surgical Training
A three-year training programme for those who have completed and exited from a General Surgery Residency Programme (ACGME-I).
Paediatric Surgery Surgery-in-General
This six-year Paediatric Surgery (PS) Surgery-in-General (SIG) training programme includes various rotations as outlined below.
SIG R1
Rotation: General Surgery*
Duration: 12 Months
SIG R2 & PS R3
Rotation: PS-specific electives
Duration: 3 + 3 months for any of the elective rotations (choose 2 of the 3 options)
Emergency Medicine or Children's Emergency
Anaesthesia or Paediatric Anaesthesia
Paediatric Medicine
Rotation: Urology
Duration: 6 months
Rotation: Thoracic
Duration: 6 months
Rotation: General Surgery*
Duration: 6 months
*General Surgery includes sub-specialties recognised bythe Singapore Accreditation Board as general surgery (i.e. Breast, HepatoPancreatoBiliary, Upper GI, Vascular, Colorectal, Trauma, Head & Neck Surgery)
PS R4, R5 & R6
Core training in Paediatric Surgery with elective and emergency ward, clinic, and operating theatre experience.
For more information, please contact our department secretary at [email protected].
This is a 12-month paid clinical fellowship in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at NUH, offering both basic and advanced training in Paediatric Critical Care. Outstanding basic trainees may be considered for an additional 12-month advanced training. Candidates must have qualifications registrable with the Singapore Medical Council.
The PICU at NUH is a mixed medical and surgical unit, comprising 18 single-bedded rooms (11 PICU beds, 7 HD beds), with specialized facilities including negative and positive-pressured isolation rooms for immunocompromised patients. We offer a comprehensive range of mechanical ventilatory support, including non-invasive ventilation, high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy and high frequency oscillatory ventilation.
Established in 2009, our paediatric Extracorporeal Life Support (ECMO-Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) Programme, along with renal dialysis (Continuous Veno-venous Haemodialysis or Haemofiltration) and the Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS) for mechanical liver support, serve as vital support modalities in the PICU. These advanced techniques are often utilised as bridging solutions to liver transplants.
The range of paediatric surgical subspecialities in our unit includes cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, ENT, complex reconstructive plastic surgery, orthopaedic surgery and general paediatric surgery. Furthermore, our facilities are integral to the National Paediatric Programmes for Liver and Renal Transplantation, marking our centre as the sole institution in Singapore dedicated to managing paediatric solid organ transplantation. Our consultants also manage moderate sedation, home care and transport services.
Interested candidates are invited to send their CV to Mr Allen Teo at [email protected].
