Objectives: To understand the physical, intellectual, and emotional development of children; to recognise important interactions between the child, the family and the community; to take a reliable medical history from children and parents/guardians; to perform a reliable physical examination; to communicate with children and parents/guardians; to recognise acutely ill children and initiate management; to recognise and initiate management of common paediatric disorders; to recognise the role of preventative care in child health; to recognise the roles of allied health care professionals. General Paediatrics and Paediatric Surgery are taught at the Sydney Children s Hospital (5 weeks) and Associated Hospitals including rural locations (4 weeks). Clinical clerking and practical involvement in care of inpatients are emphasised. Seminars and lectures on core material, case conferences, and instruction in clinical skills are provided. Students are expected to spend one night in four and one or two weekends per term in residence. Neonatal medicine is integrated with teaching of obstetrics and gynaecology. Assessment: Progressive assessment from clinical supervisors through the term, multiple choice, objective structured clinical assessments and clinical examinations in the last week of term.