Paediatrics and Child Health

Expected level by the end

Professional behaviours consistently, clinical assessment, communication with patients, documentation, prescribing and investigations with indirect supervision, and knowledge applied to practice

RACP Basic Training Orientation resource

Online, 2 hours, in the first 6 months

Paediatric Advanced Life Support

Or an equivalent course, recommended in this phase and required by the end of Basic Training

• A course in the 12 months before you start counts

RACP cultural competence and cultural safety resource

Online, 2 hours, recommended in this phase and required by the end of Basic Training

Other RACP online resources

Communication skills, ethics, and leadership, management and teamwork, recommended in this phase, and required by the end of Advanced Training if not done here

Progress decision

A Progress Review Panel certifies the phase before you start the Consolidation phase

Expected level by the end

Clinical assessment, communication with patients, documentation, prescribing and investigations with supervision at a distance, and knowledge often applied to practice

Divisional Written Examination

170 multiple choice questions over 2 papers on basic science and clinical knowledge, held in February and October

• From 2027 it can first be sat once the Foundation phase is complete, so early in this phase at the earliest
• Sitting it now is optional, and it can wait for the Completion phase
• 4 attempts

Progress decision

A Progress Review Panel certifies the phase before you start the Completion phase

Expected level by the end

Every work task with supervision at a distance, including transfer of care, acutely unwell patients and procedures, and knowledge consistently applied

Divisional Clinical Examination

2 long cases of 95 minutes and 4 short cases of 17 minutes with real patients, in May

• It opens once the written examination is passed and the Foundation and Consolidation phases are complete, at least 24 months of certified training
• 4 attempts from 2027

Examination gate

Both passed before Advanced Training, within the 8-year time limit

Completion decision

A Progress Review Panel decides you have completed Basic Training, and a letter of completion follows

An appointed Advanced Training position

You win it through the program you choose, then apply to the RACPRoyal Australasian College of Physicians for Advanced Training each year

Programs

general paediatrics or one of the paediatric subspecialties, each with its own training requirements

• Basic Training gives broad exposure that each program develops further

Fellowship

Once every requirement is complete, the program committee recommends you for admission, and the RACPRoyal Australasian College of Physicians invites you to apply for Fellowship