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Bsapch, Supporting Junior Paediatric Doctors
Archives of Disease in Childhood ; 107(Supplement 2):A396-A397, 2022.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2064052
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Aims The British Sudanese Association of Paediatrics and Child Health is a non-profit professional and educational body established in 2003 by a group of enthusiastic paediatricians and paediatric trainees of Sudanese origin working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The purpose was to assist members in developing their careers and participating and coordinating efforts towards the common goal of advancing services provided to children and child health providers in Sudan. We aimed at the current term to support international medical graduates (IMGs) applying to join the paediatrics training or securing their first NHS non-training posts. This was to help them overcome the hurdles of entering a new healthcare system, which comes in line with the GMC current approach. We also provided educational activities for paediatrics trainees and trust grade doctors to develop further in their careers. In this , we present the educational activities offered by BSAPCH and its impact on trainees and trust grade doctors by reviewing their feedback. Methods All the educational activities and feedback provided by the participants over the last 12 months were reviewed and summarised. Results With each national round of applications for both ST1 and ST3/ST4 levels, BSAPCH offered support to applicants by reviewing their application form contents and providing oneto- one mentoring and guidance. The applicants also attended two days of interview workshops that covered interview stations topics on the first day and mock practice sessions with constructive written and verbal feedback on the second day. BSAPCH organised training sessions to support the trainees and trust grade doctors, such as using the E-portfolio, preparing for ARCP, getting your work published, leadership and management, audit and QIP. In addition, we held workshops on reflective learning and giving and receiving effective feedback. We also arranged regular series of presentations on clinical topics such as paediatric emergencies and COVID19 (table 1) A mentoring program was built to support junior doctors, particularly those new to the NHS. All activities are recorded and made public on the BSAPCH Youtube channel and website. In addition, BSAPCH members are actively involved voluntarily in the organisation and management of all these projects to help them build confidence and gain management and leadership skills. In both 2021 - 2022, the number of applicants for paediatric training who received support and mentoring was 58 (ST1= 27, ST3/4=31). The Number of ST1 applicants shortlisted for interviews was 16. ST3/4 shortlisting results not released at the time of submission. Conclusion We received constructive feedback from participants (table 2). The feedback demonstrated that the activities helped change the thinking and attitude of IMGs junior doctors towards many aspects of their practice in the NHS. We need to continue the support we are providing and collect more data about the impact of the activities on their learning and practice.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Language: English Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood Year: 2022 Document Type: Article