• Arameh Aghababaie and Alexandra Downes.
• Women and Children's Division, Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Healthcare NHS Trust, London E9 6SR, United Kingdom.
• Postgrad Med J. 2023 Jul 21; 99 (1174): 934940934-940.

UnlabelledThere are limited Foundation Programme posts with rotations in paediatrics. Many junior paediatric trainees therefore start their neonatal jobs, including a mandatory 6-month tertiary neonatal placement during Level 1 training, without prior experience. The aim of this project was to improve trainees' confidence in the practical aspects of neonatal medicine prior to their first neonatal jobs. A virtual course was delivered to paediatric trainees, on the core principles of neonatal intensive care medicine. Trainees' confidence levels in different domains of neonatology were assessed with pre- and postcourse questionnaires, showing a significant improvement in confidence following the course. Trainees' qualitative feedback was also overwhelmingly positive. Overall, there is evidently a desire for supplemental neonatal education for paediatric trainees. The long-term plan to address this is to build upon this course with a transition to face-to-face lectures paired with skills workshops for paediatric trainees in London.Key MessagesWhat is already known on this topic: What this study adds: How this study might affect research, practice, or policy.© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Postgraduate Medical Journal. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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