Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Contacts

Mr Len Tyler, Chief Executive                                     

Dr Stephen Greene, David Baum Fellow/International Officer        

Ms Shanaz Islam, International Co-ordinator
Dr Stephen Allen, Overseas Director, Africa
Dr Ezzedin Gouta, Overseas Director, Middle East
Dr Michael Webb, Overseas Director, South Asia  

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
50 Hallam Street
London    W1W 6DE

Tel: 020 7307 5600
Fax: 020 7307 5601

Website: http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/
Email: enquiries@rcpch.ac.uk  

International Activities

The College has a limited but, nonetheless, important programme of international work, overseen by its International Board.

• The International Paediatric Training Scheme: Allows outstanding paediatricians from overseas to come to the UK to train in posts approved by the College. There are currently 212 doctors accepted on to the scheme.
• International Awards: A number of International Awards are made each year to enable overseas paediatricians to pay short visits to the UK.
• Iraq: The College is running a series of courses in Amman for Iraqi paediatricians, in collaboration with the Jordanian Pediatric Society.
• The David Baum Foundation: A subsidiary charity of the College was set up in memory of our late President Professor David Baum. The Foundation funds medical education projects throughout the developing world.
• Overseas Linkages Programme: There is an active Overseas Linkages programme with paediatric societies and institutions overseas. Memorandums of Understanding have been signed with India, West Indies and West Africa.
• The College is working with the Medical Aid for Palestine, the RCGP, the Palestinian Ministry of Health and DFiD to run a project in Palestine to help with training paediatricians and developing paediatric services.
• The College has set up a programme jointly with VSO to enable specialist registrars to undertake one year accredited placements overseas.
• The College also maintains links with paediatricians overseas, formally through bodies such as IPA and CESP and informally through personal contacts that have been developed over many years.

Other

The College offers two examinations, the membership examination and the Diploma in child health. The membership exam can be taken in the UK or at one of a number of overseas centres: Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Malawi, Malta, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sudan, West Indies, Zimbabwe. The DCH can be taken in the UK and Hong Kong at present. Potential candidates should contact the College for more information.