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Starting out in clinical academia
Amitava BanerjeeNIHR Clinical Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine
University of [email protected]
Conflicts of interest• Nil
Outline
• Current UK climate for clinical academics • My career path
• Lessons from my mistakes
• Specific questions from trainees
UK healthcare spending-under threat
Patients and funding-on the rise
Growth of publications (and retractions)
Lesson 1
• Go where there is a need and a future
Flow diagram for clinical research
Flow diagram for knowledge creation
Flow diagram for clinical academic training
How to never become a consultant• 1996- Medical school (Oxford)• 2002/3- House jobs (Oxford/Newcastle)• SHO A+E/Cardiothoracic (Hull)• 2004/5- MPH (Harvard)• Internship (WHO)• SHO Medicine(Oxford/London)• 2007- DPhil (Oxford)• 2010- Cardiology (West Midlands)• 2011- Clinical Lecturer (Birmingham)• 2015- CCT due
Lesson 2
• Life is not a flow diagram
ST years pre-doc
• Broad experience• Identify potential local mentors/projects• Ask ACFs/ACLs• Read around to establish your interests• Get exams out of the way• Publications
How to prepare an application for funding for a higher degree
• Person• Place• Project
• Mentor• Peer review• Deadlines• Supporting documentation• Develop a thick skin
Sources of PhD funding• MRC• Wellcome• NIHR• Speciality-specific funders- CRUK, BHF• Special funding-BMA, AXA, Fulbright, Mason
Medical Research, Dunhill Trust, Pharma• Societies-RCP/RCS/Academy of Medical Sciences• Secured funding
• BMJ Careers
NHS research
Flow diagram for clinical academic training
Lesson 3
• Don’t worry about failure
Challenges facing surgical speciality ACFs/CLs
•Support of clinical and academic supervisors/teams and deanery
•Gaining practical competency
•Realism
•Selecting the right subspeciality
•Mentorship
Lesson 4
• One size does not fit all
Conclusions• There is plenty of scope and need for clinical
academics• There are many ways to become a clinical
academic• Identifying good mentors is crucial
