title: Child health in low-resource settings: pathways through UK paediatric training.
abstract: UK doctors training in paediatrics benefit from experience of child health in low-resource settings. Institutions in low-resource settings reciprocally benefit from hosting UK trainees. A wide variety of opportunities exist for trainees working in low-resource settings including clinical work, research and the development of transferable skills in management, education and training. This article explores a range of pathways for UK trainees to develop experience in low-resource settings. It is important for trainees to start planning a robust rationale early for global child health activities via established pathways, in the interests of their own professional development as well as UK service provision. In the future, run-through paediatric training may include core elements of global child health, as well as designated 'tracks' for those wishing to develop their career in global child health further. Hands-on experience in low-resource settings is a critical component of these training initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, , Bolton, UK.
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goenka
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Magnus
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.forename: Bhanu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Steve J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003906:Developing Countries; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005550:Foreign Medical Graduates / Q000458:organization & administration; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Developing countries; Global health; Medical Education; Training; Tropical Paediatrics