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Reflection on the specialty of paediatrics highlights the essence and history of paediatricians.
A paediatrician is a specialist medical practitioner committed to the health and well-being of infants, children and young people. However, curricula for training in paediatrics are predominantly process and content focussed, with some emphasis on professional behaviours, but because of their length do not distil the essence of what it is to be a paediatrician. In this paper, I explore some of the history of paediatrics to build a modern conception of this most marvellous vocation.
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