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Clinical Academic Fellowships 2008
General Information
The Clinical Academic Fellowships Programme is a national initiative
offering entry-level specialist training to those who have Foundation
competences in medicine and can demonstrate that they have outstanding
potential for development as a clinical academic. There will be10 national
Academic Training Fellowships in General Practice offered in 2008 so the
awards are highly competitive.
The Fellowships provide 4 years training, of which about 75% is
clinical and 25% academic. At the completion of training the trainee will
be eligible for accreditation as a general practitioner. They will also be
in a position to apply for admission to a higher level academic training
programme leading to the award of a higher degree.
Fellowships in General Practice will be offered in seven Deaneries in
2008 in association with the Universities of Bristol ( Severn)
Cambridge (East of England),
Keele (West
Midlands), Oxford (Oxford),
London UCL (London),
Manchester (North-Western)
and Southampton (Wessex).
The academic programmes offered in each Deanery are described briefly
below, with links to more detail on the websites of the individual
schemes.
The person specification for entry is common to all Deaneries. All
applications must be made via the National Recruitment Office for General
Practice Training website by completing both the standard GP training
application and the additional academic training form. Those making
an unsuccessful application for academic training will still be considered
for a standard GP specialty training programme. General guidance on making
applications for general practice training available – see
How to Apply Guide.
Selection process and Interview dates
The first round of academic interviews for Clinical Academic
Fellowships will take place during the week commencing.February 26th
You will be notified by e-mail whether you have been short-listed for an
academic interview. Your place of interview will depend on the Deanery to
which your application is directed by the National Recruitment Office.
This depends on your expressed preference and your performance at the
initial assessment which all applicants for GP training will take (the
higher your score the more likely you are to be allocated to the Deanery
of your first choice).
If shortlisted, candidates are advised to speak with the named contact
for the scheme for which they will be interviewed. Candidates who do not
receive a provisional offer of a Fellowship as a result of their interview
may be invited to a "clearing" interview for a Fellowship in another
Deanery.
The academic interview will also assess suitability for clinical
training, and clinical training posts will be provisionally reserved for
applicants recommended for a Fellowship. Nevertheless, all applicants for
GP training will be asked to attend Selection Centre for clinical
placement at their allocated Deanery . This will allow applicants who have
not been offered Fellowships to compete for a standard GP specialty
training programme rotation and those provisionally offered Fellowships to
confirm their suitability for GP specialty training. Even if you have been
offered an academic place it is conditional upon your being assessed as
being fit for training. Shortlisted candidates who are unsuccessful at the
interview for the academic placement of their choice may have the
opportunity to be considered for an academic placement in one of the other
schemes if places have not been filled, in addition to being able to
compete for standard GP specialty training.
Key dates
See Calendar for key dates relating to
recruitment for August 2008
| London Deanery Royal Free
and University College Medical School (1 post)
We are offering one Academic Clinical Fellowship in
2008, providing vocational training in General Practice combined with
academic training in Primary Care Mental Health research.
Clinical training is in the Royal Free GP Specialty
Training Programme, research training in University College London’s
Department of Primary Care & Population Sciences (PCPS). Training in
teaching is provided by UCL’s Academic Centre for Medical Education.
Completing an MSc during the ACF years is encouraged.
Academic training in the first two years fits with
clinical training in four hospital posts including psychiatry, and
includes modular distance learning courses at the London School of
Hygiene or Primary Care Research methods at UCL. Research projects are
encouraged on clinical work in the hospital posts.
Years 3 and 4 involve an extended GP Registrar post
in a training practice within the network of PCPS University Linked
Practices. Year 3 is 60% clinical/40% academic; year 4 40%
clinical/60% academic. The Fellow joins the Primary Care Mental Health
research team and develops an application for an externally funded
research fellowship award. Many of our previous fellows have continued
in academic life by attracting national awards to study for a PhD and
making applications for academic posts.
Further details about the Department of PCPS can be found at
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pcps/. Departmental
contact: Dr Mirilee Pearl :
[email protected]
Specific enquiries about the London ACF programme can be addressed
to Dr Joe Rosenthal:
[email protected] |
| East
of England Deanery - Cambridge (2 posts) The East of England
Deanery and the General Practice & Primary Care Research Unit, School
of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, will jointly offer two
academic GP registrar training posts, to start in August 2008.
Applications are invited for the 4 year academic vocational
training scheme (VTS) which is fully integrated into the highly
regarded Cambridge VTS programme. An academic strand will be
maintained across the whole four-year period tailored to the
post-holder's needs. Training will be based in the associated primary
and secondary care trusts, with learning opportunities across the East
of England Region R&D infrastructure.
The programme starts with 6 months of general practice, followed by
12 months of hospital-based posts, then 24 months spent 50% in the
academic environment, and 50% in integrated general practice and
community posts, and a final 6 months of general practice.
Successful applicants will receive individual, flexible,
needs-based and tailored academic training to develop knowledge,
understanding and skills in research methods and medical education.
The academic attachment will include experiential learning about
primary care research and medical education leading to journal
publication. Clinical training will focus on the generalist clinical
knowledge base and special skills in the area of research interest.
Further information
http://www.medschl.cam.ac.uk/gppcru/AcademicGPTrainingPosts.htm
Specific enquiries about the Cambridge scheme can be addressed to:
Dr Fiona Walter:
[email protected] |
Oxford Deanery –
Oxford (2 posts)
The Oxford Deanery, in collaboration with the Oxford University
Department of Primary Health Care, anticipates appointing two Clinical
Academic Fellows in 2008.Clinical Academic Fellows will undertake
the standard hospital-based clinical training in common with other GP
vocational trainees during the first 2 years. In years 3 and 4,
trainees are attached to a University-linked general practice for
clinical training and spend 40% of their time in year 3 and 60% in
year 4 undertaking teaching and research training at the University.
During the last two years you will be expected to take part in a
research project leading to journal publication in an area in which
the University Department has expertise and can provide supervision.
There may be opportunities for trainees to spend short periods of time
overseas.
We are keen to admit strong applicants with an interest in research
but will consider candidates with a primary interest in medical
education. On completion of your 4 year training you will have the
option of returning to a clinical career track but most previous
trainees have applied successfully for higher academic training awards
(to complete D Phil or MD degrees) or junior Lecturer posts.
Further details about the University Department can be found at
http://www.primarycare.ox.ac.uk.
Enquiries should be addressed to
[email protected] |
North-West Deanery
- Manchester (2 posts)
The North Western Deanery in conjunction with the
Manchester Medical School have been awarded 2 national Clinical
Academic Fellows in General Practice.
We will appoint one Fellow in Medical Education and one in
Research. There will be strong links to the National Primary Care
Centre for Research and Development for the research post and to the
Department of the Professor of Community Based Medical Education for
the education post.
The successful applicants will be supported and encouraged to
undertake a Masters Degree in either Medical Education or Research and
supported to develop the necessary skills to embark on a higher (PhD)
Degree in the future.
The training will be based in the Manchester PCT and the University
Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust and will be linked
throughout the 4 years to experienced training practices with academic
links in education and research respectively. There will be 1 year of
hospital based training, 1 year of innovative split training (40% in
hospital 40% in the training practice and 20% in the Academic Unit).
The final 2 years will be as a GP Registrar with 50% attachment to the
Academic Unit to complete the Masters Degree.
For further details contact
[email protected] |
Severn Deanery -
Bristol (1 post)
The Academic Unit of Primary Health Care in the University
of Bristol, in association with the Severn Institute GP training
scheme, has been awarded one Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF)
programe in general practice commencing August 2008. Applicants
wishing to pursue an academic career attached to a very successful
academic department are invited to apply.This programme will
provide a two phase, four year training programme. The first phase
(two years) covers four hospital posts in appropriate specialties.
Phase 2 involves two years of integrated academic general practice,
with time divided equally between the Academic Unit of Primary Health
Care, University of Bristol, and training as a GP registrar in a local
practice recognised for undergraduate teaching, accredited for
vocational training and highly research-active.
You will have an academic GP mentor whom you will meet regularly
during the two year hospital phase and who will oversee your academic
progress throughout the four year programme.
The training programme incorporates research methods and completion
of a specific project, and developing an application for an externally
funded higher fellowship award. Our unit conducts research important
clinical areas such as cancer, sexual health and mental health, and
health policy areas such as patient decision making and organisation
of care.
For more information please look at our website
www.bris.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare
or contact Professor Debbie Sharp :
[email protected] |
Wessex Deanery -
Southampton (1 post)
The Primary Medical Care Group at the University of Southampton
School of Medicine, in association with the Wessex Institute GP
training scheme, are offering a four year training programme including
two years in hospital posts and two years of integrated academic
general practice, with time divided equally between academic work in
the department and clinical training in a practice in the Wessex
region.
The trainee will undertake generic research methods training
through a programme run by the School of Medicine’s Postgraduate
School, and conduct a systematic literature review or a
pilot/exploratory research project to help inform and develop a
proposal for an externally funded research training fellowship. The
trainee will also undertake training courses appropriate to their
specific learning needs in Southampton or elsewhere, in both
quantitative and qualitative research methods.
The trainee’s clinical GP training will take place in a research
active practice local to the School of Medicine, supervised by an
experienced trainer. The academic supervisor will be a senior academic
in the University’s Primary Medical Care (PMC) Group. In-house
mentorship will be provided by a second senior academic GP within the
PMC Group.
More details can be found on
http://www.som.soton.ac.uk/research/acadtrain/aca_clin_fel/documents/academic
For specific information please contact Professor Paul Little:
[email protected] |
West Midland Deanery - Keele
(1 post)
The West Midland Deanery and Keele University offer one Academic
GP Fellowship in 2008.
The Keele programme provides an integrated clinical and academic
training configured to support participation in our modular Master’s
programme. The Vocational Training Scheme (VTS) at Keele is now
delivered entirely through the Masters in Medical Science, where
negotiated study leave secures protected time for participants to
undertake structured academic training and a supervised project for
publication. Mentorship is provided by academics at Keele’s Primary
Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre.
The first two years of the training programme involve standard
hospital training. In years 3 and 4, trainees are attached to a
University-linked general practice for clinical training and spend 40%
of their time in year 1 and 60% in year 2 undertaking research
training at the University. In addition to completing their supervised
project for publication, trainees will be supported to develop an
application for a PhD Fellowship for submission to an external funder.
We are keen to admit applicants with an interest in research, and
can offer a strong grounding in clinical epidemiology and qualitative
research, but also anticipate admitting candidates whose primary
interest is in medical education. On completion of the Fellowship you
will have the option of returning to a clinical career track but
previous trainees have also applied successfully for higher academic
training awards (to allow completion of a PhD degree) and for Clinical
Lecturer posts.
More details about the University Research Centre can be found at
www.keele.ac.uk/research/pchs
Specific enquiries about the Keele scheme can be addressed to
[email protected] |
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