Syllabuses and Eleven Domains

Syllabuses are scopes of knowledge described for each subspecialty. General Paediatrics is all the knowledge that are covered by these syllabuses. In other words, General Paediatrics is the sum of all subspecialty areas during the first six years of training.

Depending on the training opportunity, a trainee may acquire the knowledge in these syllabuses at different breadths and depths. These syllabuses are meant to be the guidance on training, which should not be construed as the limits to the knowledge that a trainee may be tested at the intermediate examinations and the exit assessment.

The Eleven Domains

A trainee is expected to uphold the core competencies and skill expected of medical graduates listed in the "HK Doctor" document (the HKD) published by the MCHK (Latest version October 2017).

In addition, a paediatric trainee is also expected to achieve the outcomes and key capabilities in the domains below.

Difference between Curriculum and Syllabus

Curriculum is made up of specified Learning Outcome and Key Capabilities. It is the backbone of learning.

Syllabus specifies a scope of knowledge of a certain area of training. Its breadth and depth of acquisition may vary trainee to trainee. If the curriculum is the long bones in a bird's wing, the syllabuses are the feathers.