Updated Paediatrics Curriculum
A specialty focused on the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents, from foundational clinical skills to advanced management of major childhood diseases.
Course Units
Explore the complete Paediatrics curriculum from Year III to Year V.
YEAR III
Introduction to Clinical Methods in Paediatrics and Child Health Practice
Primary Aims
Core Content
YEAR V
Advanced Clinical Methods in Paediatrics, and Paediatrics and Child Health Practice
Primary Aims
Core Content
How to use the Paediatrics curriculum
Children are not simply small adults: normal findings, communication, drug calculations and clinical priorities change with age and development. This curriculum is designed to move from careful history and examination toward integrated assessment of common childhood conditions, prevention and emergency recognition.
A practical learning sequence
- Begin every topic by defining the relevant age group and the expected developmental, growth and physiological context.
- Practise obtaining information from both the child and caregiver while keeping the child’s comfort, privacy and safety central.
- Build a consistent examination sequence and record growth, hydration, nutrition, immunisation and development when relevant.
- Organise common conditions by presentation, then compare likely causes, danger signs, first investigations and indications for referral.
- Revisit advanced topics through short cases that require a problem list, prioritisation and a clear monitoring plan.
Study checks
- Can you identify age-specific normal ranges before labelling a finding abnormal?
- Can you recognise general paediatric danger signs and seek senior help promptly?
- Can you explain a plan to a caregiver in clear language and check understanding?
- Can you separate preventive care, acute treatment, follow-up and safeguarding needs in your case summary?
Use these notes for structured revision alongside bedside teaching, national child-health guidance and your institution’s official course materials. Clinical assessment and treatment of a child must remain supervised and based on current local protocols.
Note availability: Purple, clickable topics open published notes. Items marked “Notes coming soon” remain in the curriculum so learners can see what is planned without being sent to an empty page.
