GOSH Summer School 2025: a national conference for aspiring paediatricians

Are you a medical student or a newly qualified doctor and considering a career in paediatrics?

GOSH Summer School is back for 2025! We invite medical students and resident doctors interesting in a career in paediatrics to join us. This year the theme of the conference is ‘Paediatrics: A World of Possibilities’, exploring the wide variety of opportunities within paediatric careers. Day one is virtual only, and open to delegates across the world. Days 2 and 3 will be hosted in the world-famous Institute for Child Health in London. Tickets are available below. 

Day 3 GOSH Summer School workshops (17th July 2025) will be available for sign up from Monday 12th May 2025. Only those who have purchased a GOSH Summer School 2025 ticket will be able to book onto a workshop. There is limited capacity for each workshop and spaces will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. 

Day 1: 15th July 2025: Online (Zoom)

Key speaker talk from RCPCH president

Specialist talks from a range of paediatric specialities:

  • General paediatrics
  • Paediatric A+E
  • Neonatal medicine
  • Children’s Acute Transport Service
  • Specialist Neonatal and paediatric surgery
  • Paediatric mental health.

Paediatric careers portfolio and CV session

Speciality careers panel

Elevator pitches from 5 more GOSH specialties

 

Day 2: 16th July 2025: In person (Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health)

Talks from a range of communities across GOSH:

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children patient educators
  • Paediatric intensive care medicine
  • Paediatric Ethics
  • Paediatric Oncology
  • Paediatric Neurosurgery

Lunch time careers fair

RCPCH representation with selection process and application session

Paediatric quiz with prizes

Opportunities for networking and collaboration


Day 3: 17th July 2025: In person (Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health)

Speciality talks

  • Community Paediatrics
  • Acute Transport service
  • Global child health
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital’s Data Research Innovation and Virtual Environments unit
  • GOSH multidisciplinary team
  • Paediatric palliative care

Workshops:

  • GOSH play team workshop
  • GOSH learning disability workshop
  • Gaining IV access in children (including heel pricks and IO access) workshop
  • Paediatric simulation workshop

Careers panel

National poster competition viewing and judging


 

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