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 Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 9am. 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.
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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
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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
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Workshops: - GOSH play team workshop
- GOSH learning disability workshop
- Gaining IV access in children (including heel pricks and IO access) workshop
- Paediatric simulation workshop
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Careers panel |
National poster competition viewing and judging |
