Child Health

Child Health Academic Section

Academic and honorary NHS staff within Child Health are responsible for the teaching of paediatrics and child health to undergraduate medical students.  Several staff members have major research programmes in a wide range of paediatric disciplines and have a long track record of providing postgraduate training.  Undergraduate and postgraduate students are eligible to apply for academic achievement prizes and awards.

Child Health has close links with the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity which supports paediatric research in Scotland and beyond through an annual call for research applications. 

 

 

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Contact details:
Child Health
School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing            University of Glasgow
Zone 0.01, Ground Floor, Office Block
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital & Royal Hospital for Children
1345 Govan Road
Glasgow G51 4TF

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Karyn Cooper
Unit Administrator
Tel:  0141 451 5841

Side view of a little girl lifting a spoonful of soup to her mouth. Behind her is a boy also eating soup from a bowl. Image credit: iStockphoto | Bilanol https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/two-children-boy-and-girl-eating-soup-gm1156667059-315332163

Postgraduate Certificate in Child Health

The Postgraduate Certificate in Child Health is run jointly by the University of Glasgow and NHS Education for Scotland.  It is a structured part-time programme that normally extends over one academic year.   During this programme, students are required to complete five obligatory sections, ending the programme with a Certificate in Child Health.   Certificate element of the programme largely focuses on the delivery of the Level 2 training curriculum (RCPCH, 2008).  The taught element of each section will comprise of face-to-face teaching running parallel with an online component.

Apply at : Postgraduate Certificate in Child Health

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Updated 8/8/23

 

Postgraduate Research Degree Applications

After discussions with your proposed Supervisor, applications should be submitted using the University of Glasgow Online Application System. Please select the following subject title: Clinical and Surgical Sciences. Find Further information on PGR Clinical and Surgical Sciences.