Flow chart for
career decisions
DECISION MAKING FOR SpRs UNDERTAKING HST IN PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY/DIABETES
YEAR 1 - YEAR 2
Core HST:
- General Paediatrics
- Neonatology
- Community
Early in YEAR 2 need to decide on proposed career path:
Career path must not be immutable - Discuss in YEAR 2 with Paediatric
Endocrinologist and agree:
I Appropriateness of plan
II Outline training programme
Assuming agreed, discuss with Regional Adviser and Programme
Director re. plan and YEAR 3 post.
YEAR 3
- Broad experience in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes
- Agree full training programme and submit to Endocrine &
Diabetes CSAC of RCPCH for comment. Endocrine Number awarded
and recorded centrally.
- Include goals (educational/audit/projects) to assess suitability/
aptitude/ commitment of SpR
- Regular appraisal and assessment by Consultant Paediatric
Endocrinologist Supervisor
- End of YEAR 3 meet with supervising sub-specialist and agree
to continue/not continue with training (liaise with Regional
Adviser)
Three options:
- 1 Return to General Paediatric training/alternative sub-speciality
training
- 2 Further 6 months to 1 year of training in Paediatric Endocrinology/Diabetes
to give further period of assessment prior to completion of
Secondary Level training in Years 4 and 5
- 3 Definitely continue with full sub-speciality tertiary training*
* Need to intercollate 1-3 Years Fellowship to obtain Higher
Degree
YEAR 4 - YEAR 5
Complete Tertiary Level training**
** Full Tertiary Training may need to be undertaken at more than
one accredited centre dependent on resources available
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