ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

To apply for the International Residency Training Programme in Paediatrics:

• You must have completed your primary medical degree through English
• You must have completed a structured internship
• You must have provisional sponsorship from your National Training Body/Ministry/Hospital to cover your fees, salary and living expenses for the full duration of the programme
• You must have two letters of recommendation from senior clinical or academic supervisors at your University or hospital
• You must not currently hold a position on a Residency Programme in your home country

Following acceptance onto the Programme, you must:

• Achieve an Academic IELTS score of overall 7.0 (with no one domain less than 6.5) or an overall OET score of B (with a minimum score of B in each domain)
• Complete all requirements for registration with the Irish Medical Council

In order to train in Ireland, the Irish Medical Council requires that you possess one of the following qualifications: 

• Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) Part 1
• United States Medical Licencing Exam (USMLE) Step 1 and 2
• Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE)
• Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part I 
• Australian Medical Council MCQ (AMC)
• Saudi Boards for Health Specialties Intermediate Module/Part One Examination or Complete Saudi Boards for Health Specialties
• Arab Boards for Health Specialties Intermediate Module/Part One Examination or Complete Arab Boards for Health Specialties

Year 1

Your first year of training in Ireland will build your core skills in General Paediatrics, including exposure to the following key child health areas; Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes, Developmental delay, Autism assessment and Emergency Paediatrics.

• You will complete this year of training in an approved training post in Ireland under the supervision of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
• You will be required to attempt the MRCPI Part 1 Written examination in Paediatrics
• You may elect to sit the MRCPI Part 2 Written examination in Paediatrics
• You will be required to pass an End of Year Evaluation in Ireland

The first 9 months of your first year in training will be spent in General Paediatrics, before moving on to your first 3-month subspecialty rotation. 

Year 3

Further to completion of the MRCPI in Paediatrics, the final year of training in Ireland will be spent at the Senior Resident level, during which time you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical independence and decision-making skills. You will complete your last subspecialty rotation for the first 3 months of your final year, before completing one final 9-month rotation in General Paediatrics. 

You will also have the opportunity to select an elective area of practice that interests you and focus on this sub-specialty for a number of months.

• You will be required to complete all requirements for training and to pass your Final Year Evaluation

SUPPORTING YOUR MOVE TO IRELAND

Making sure everything is in place before you start

At RCPI, we know that moving to another country involves a lot of preparation and paperwork.

We are committed to making this process as easy as possible for all doctors who are accepted onto our international training programmes.

The support we offer in association with Castel Education, an agency that specialises in supporting international students coming to Ireland, includes:

• English language tutoring in preparation for taking the IELTS/OET and achieving the required score
• Visa and immigration assistance, including liaising with the Irish Embassy on your behalf
• Helping you apply for registration with the Irish Medical Council
• Helping you make travel arrangements
• Collecting you at the airport in Ireland
• Helping you find suitable accommodation
• Helping your family members move to Ireland, e.g. finding suitable schools
• Assistance with setting up banking and mobile phone accounts
• Emergency telephone support