Paed Child Healt Can
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Paed Child Healt Can · Nov 2007
Performance of clinical clerks doing paediatric rotations in a community hospital versus a university hospital.
Most clinical clerks (third-year medical students) do their paediatric rotation at the IWK Health Centre, the Dalhousie University-affiliated tertiary care paediatric institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Due to limited space, some clerks are sent to community hospitals in the provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. These community hospitals are different in terms of the academic environment and the availability of paediatric subspecialty services. ⋯ Clerks doing paediatric rotations in community hospitals perform as well and receive similar educational benefits as those at university hospitals. Community hospitals can provide a quality experience for paediatric clerkship training.
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Paed Child Healt Can · Nov 2007
Seasonal timing of the Royal College examination in general paediatrics: A survey of residents' preferences.
Currently, the general paediatrics examination administered by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada is offered annually in the spring. Controversy exists regarding its seasonal timing. Assessing the views of residents anticipating the examination is relevant to examination administrators. ⋯ Residents' preferences for the timing of the examination are varied, with 'spring of 4th year' being most preferred. Residents demonstrated stronger support for 'fall of 4th year' with increasing years of training, and if planning to pursue subspecialty training after three years of general paediatrics.