Post-graduate paediatric training for doctors is conducted by the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of PNG. Doctors who have completed 2 years post-residency (working as a service registrar) begin by doing a one-year Diploma of Child Health (DCH). This can be done from any hospital in the country that has a paediatrician who can provide supervision. The Master of Medicine in paediatrics is a 4 year course, in addition to the DCH year, during which trainees work as paediatric registrars. The course includes the Part I examination process, one year of a research project, and at least one year working at Port Moresby General Hospital.
More details on the Diploma of Child Health and the Master of Medicine can be downloaded at:
Keep a log book of your training
This log-book is designed to be used throughout the 5 years of paediatric training, commencing in the DCH year. Trainees should record details of procedures learnt and practiced, cases managed, courses attended, and research projects. Along with the curriculum, the log-book can guide trainees in the skills and knowledge required to be a paediatrician in PNG. Supervisors should review this log-book as part of regular supervision.
How to do a DCH and MMed project and write a minor thesis
This paper describes the steps in conducting a Diploma or Masters research project and writing up a project report (a minor thesis). Read it before you start!
A series of 5 lectures: teaching slides on basic epidemiology, research methods and statistical tests
Clinical practice for paediatric exams
Paediatric lectures
2021 Lectures
2020 Lectures
- Lecture 1 Covid-19 and children May 2 2020
- Lecture 2 HIV in children May 11 2020
- Lecture 3 Dengue in children May 18 2020
- Lecture 4 Meningitis and encephalitis in children May 25 2020
- Lecture 5 Common kidney diseases in children June 1 2020
- Lecture 6 Anaemia in children June 10 2020
- Lecture 7 Paediatric oncology June 22 2020
- Lecture 8 Epilepsy in children July 6 2020
- Lecture 9 Child health epidemiology in PNG July 13 2020
- Lecture 10 Congenital heart disease July 20 2020
- Lecture 11 Congenital heart disease II July 27 2020
- Lecture 12 Diagnosis of tuberculosis in children August 3 2020
- Lecture 13 Management of CNS TB and TB-related chronic lung disease August 11 2020
- Lecture 14 Fluid and electrolyte management in children August 17 2020
- Lecture 15 Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in children August 24 2020
- Lecture 16 Neglected Tropical Diseases in children August 31 2020
- Lecture 17 Endocrine problems in children September 7 2020
- Lecture 18 Failure to thrive in infants and children September 14 2020
- Lecture 19 Paediatric mortality auditing September 21 2020
- Lecture 20 Neonatal problems September 28 2020
- Lecture 21 Neurological examination of children October 12 2020
- Lecture 22 Jaundice and liver disease in children October 19 2020