Study Leave

List of approved study leave course

1 Mandatory	2 Strongly recommended	3 Desirable
Elements that must be completed to meet the curriculum requirements	Courses/ costs identified as the best means to achieve curriculum requirements	Courses/ costs identified for educational benefit to a trainee’s portfolio
MRCPCH	RCPCH Annual Conference	Respiratory GRID - BPRS membership
FOP		PICM GRID - PICS masterclass
TAS	Cranial Ultrasound Course	RCPCH Effective educational supervision
AKP	Attendance at RCPCH Annual Scientific Meeting	Professional and generic skills course
Clinical	Paediatric epilepsy training level 1	Safeguarding report writing
RCPCH START assessment	Paediatric epilepsy training level 2	Simulation leader training
APLS (or equivalent)	Generic instructor course (eg APLS, NLS)	International conferences
NLS (or equivalent)	Respiratory GRID - Bronchoscopy course
Child Protection: Recognition and Response (or equivalent level 1 training)	PICM GRID - European Trauma Course
Level 2 safeguarding training	Rheumatology GRID specialty course
Level 3 safeguarding	Neurology GRID - British Paediatric Neurology Association Annual Conference Paediatric Neurology Trainees Meeting	Neurology grid – BPNA distance learning modules NeoNATE – neurology ChAT headache course
ST1 induction day	Endocrinology GRID - BSPED conference
Regional study days (level specific)	Neonates GRID - BAPM Conference
Regional Simulation Programme	Gastroenterology GRID - Endoscopy course
Key Competences	CCH GRID Standardised development course (range available) Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
Step up to registrar	Attendance at RCPCH Annual Scientific Meeting
Neonatal step-up	Paediatric epilepsy training level 1
Confidence in paediatric emergencies

With effect from the 1st April 2015 trainees need to apply to their employing Trust for all study leave requests and claims. The Trusts within Severn PGME now administer your study leave budget. Please look at your Trust PGME processes for more details of how to apply for study leave (we have put some local contacts below).

You can see the Severn PGME study leave policy here.