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Training pediatricians.(Correspondance)(Letter to the Editor)
A recent item in the CMA Bulletin (1) discussed a proposal from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) to reduce the number of PGY-1 training programs from approximately 30 to just a few "generalist competency" training streams. This proposal has been presented as an alternative to the "common PGY-1 year," previously discussed as a model to improve medical students' flexibility in deciding on a career path.
The Residents Section of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS), representing over 500 pediatric residents in Canada, has a mandate to examine and ensure the quality of pediatric training in Canada. In a recent survey, members of the Residents Section expressed interest in the common PGY-1 year and emphasized the importance of retaining 4 years of pediatric training to allow proper development of the skills of Canada's pediatricians. (2) Allowing for additional flexibility in residency training while encouraging residents' interests in a given specialty during their first year of training might also accomplish the goal of preventing early and later-regretted career decisions. We are therefore pleased that pediatric ...
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- Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press Anonymous July 21, 2008 700+ words
...include bed sharing on a sofa, a very soft mattress or a water bed or when heavy covers are used. The Canadian Paediatric Society, in 2004, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, in 2005, recommended infants sleep on a separate sleeping...
- Problems of monopoly approach.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) September 9, 2002 700+ words
WELSH Paediatric Society chairman Professor Jo Sibert told The Western Mail that managed networks are needed to ensure Wales's children continue to receive...
