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Paediatrics and Child Health

The Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health within the School of Medicine is situated at Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) and Mater Children’s Hospital.

Teaching Activities

Undergraduate - MBBS
The Paediatrics and Child Health Core Clinical Rotation integrates teaching across all related disciplines giving students exposure to Neonatology, Paediatric General Medicine, Surgery, Adolescent Medicine, Community Child Health (including Child Protection and Developmental Paediatrics), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Radiology and the specialties of ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Emergency Paediatrics and others.

Goals

A/Prof Mark Coulthard
Head, Academic Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health
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  1. Understand the basic clinical, biopsychology and social aspects of paediatrics and child health
  2. Apply clinical and ethical principles to maintain the health of children in the community
  3. Have the knowledge and skills to identify and manage common acute and chronic illnesses in children
  4. Have a detailed understanding of communication skills pertaining to paediatrics
  5. Incorporate research and evaluation into clinical practice and delivery of health services to children
  6. Continue to direct their own learning and evaluate their own performance after graduation
  7. Apply the highest ethical standards in their practice of medicine

Research Activities

  • Delivery of clinical services to children and families
  • Primary health care
  • Prevention of illness and injury
  • Promotion of children’s rights
  • Promotion of a sound legal and ethical base for services to children and families
  • Protection of children from injury and abuse
  • Studies of nutrition in childhood
  • Adolescent health
  • Burns treatment and prevention
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