Advanced Curriculum in Pediatric Global Health participants 2014 to 2015
Pediatric Residents
The Global Child Health Program provides teaching to all pediatric residents as part of their academic half-days. Six hours of teaching is provided per 18-month schedule, and is based on the Canadian Pediatric Society Global Child Health Curriculum http://www.cps.ca/en/curriculum. These modules address the core Global Health competencies required of all pediatricians, and represent the minimum knowledge required to practice in a multi-cultural setting with many children and youth new to Canada. The following modules are covered:
• Global Child Mortality
• Undernutrition
• Fever in the Returned Traveler
• Children and Youth New to Canada
Advanced Curriculum in Pediatric Global Health
The Advanced Curriculum in Pediatric Global Health is a multi- and inter-disciplinary course that offers advanced training to residents, nurses and allied healthcare professionals who wish to deepen their pediatric global health knowledge. Initiated in 2013, the 2-year curriculum provides advanced teaching on a broad range of pediatric global health topics, through didactic sessions and group work. The topics covered by the curriculum are based on a literature review and a survey of available global child health educational programs within North America. CanMEDs objectives have been developed for each topic and the course is RCPSC and OIIQ accredited.
The course is limited to 30 participants and involves a reading list, participation in group projects and mandatory minimum attendance of 80%. Completion of at least 1 year of the curriculum is required for McGill pediatric residents prior to an international elective in a resource-limited setting.
For more information, contact gchp [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Advanced%20Curriculum%20in%20Pediatric%20Global%20Health%20)
The deadline to register is August 31st of each year.
Global Health Electives
The Global Child Health Program is responsible for pre-departure training and planning of global health electives for McGill pediatric residents. There is currently an agreement with our partner site in Kigali, Rwanda to supervise senior pediatric residents from McGill interested in a minimum of 4 weeks elective.
Pre-requisites for global health electives:
• Senior pediatric resident
• Completion of 1 year of the Advanced Curriculum in Pediatric Global Health
• Local and McGill supervisors
• Elective objectives