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果冻影院 awarded 拢13m to help train next generation of clinical academics
28 July 2023
The National Institute of Health & Care Research (NIHR) has awarded 果冻影院 51 clinical academic training fellowships for medics and dentists to train as clinical academics, alongside NHS partners.
The investment totals nearly 拢13million over the next two years (2024-2025) and will help support the development and delivery of 果冻影院鈥檚 Integrated Academic Training (IAT) Programme.
果冻影院 has one of the largest cohorts of NIHR clinical academic trainees in the UK and the new award places the university as one of the leaders in the country 鈥� receiving the highest amount of any university in the latest round of the NIHR鈥檚 national programme.
Funding from the National Institute of Health & Care Research (NIHR) will support 49 posts, while the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Health Education England (HEE) will support an additional post each.
It is hoped that the award will strengthen 果冻影院鈥檚 commitment to enhancing the lives of people and addressing some of the world鈥檚 most pressing health challenges alongside clinical partners, including 果冻影院 Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital Trust, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Trust.
The award includes 31听Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACFs) and 17 Clinical Lectureships (CLs) for medical research across multiple clinical specialities. There are a further 2 AFCs and 1CL for dental researchers.
The posts provides a structured research route for pre-doctoral (ACFs) and postdoctoral (CLs) clinical academic trainees, that enables them to combine research time with their clinical training.
果冻影院鈥檚 Integrated Training Lead, Professor Robert Howard (果冻影院 Psychiatry) said: 鈥淥ur success in winning so many new clinical academic training posts reflects the World-class opportunities for innovative medical research and excellent clinical training offered at 果冻影院.
鈥湽秤霸� remains the best place in the UK to train as a clinical academic.鈥�
The 果冻影院 IAT programme is managed by the Academic Careers Office and its Clinical Academic Training Office (CATO) team.
Head of the Academic Careers Office, Felipe Fouto said: 鈥淭his is a fantastic result that continues to build on our efforts to support our clinical academic trainees.
鈥淲e have an amazing team that is dedicated to delivering the best possible experience for our academic trainees and this outcome reflects their commitment.
鈥淲e will continue to build on our work in the next couple of years and create more opportunities.鈥�
Learn more about the career routes for doctors and the IAT pathway, and training and support programmes available on the dedicated ACO/CATO website.
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