How competitive are academic clinical fellowships?
How competitive are academic clinical fellowships?
Our Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) schemes have an overall success rate of approximately 85% over the last five years in securing peer-reviewed internationally competitive research funding to continue their clinical academic careers.
What is an academic clinical fellowship?
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) Programme is a national initiative offering specialist training to those who can demonstrate that they have outstanding potential for development as a clinical academic.
When should I apply for ACF?
Applications open: Friday 1 October 2021. Applications close: Wednesday 3 November 2021. Shortlisting and interview window: Tuesday 9 November 2021 to Friday 14 January 2022. Initial offers from: Thursday 2 January 2022.
What is a clinical lectureship?
A clinical lectureship offers academic and clinical training to those who have completed a higher degree and have documented satisfactory progress in specialist clinical training.
What is an academic clinical lecturer?
about clinical lecturer (CL) posts It is a clinical academic post usually aimed at doctors with a PhD/MD (or equivalent), who already have specialty training experience.
What is clinical benchmarking ACF?
Clinical benchmarking relates to applicants reaching the “threshold of appointability” at the national standard clinical interviews/assessments for the GMC specialty and level of ACF post to which they are applying.
What is clinical benchmarking for ACF?
What is an academic GP?
Academic general practice is a varied career combining research, teaching, and clinical work. Opportunities include designing interventions for randomised controlled trials, and working on health policy, service improvement projects, epidemiological research, and medical education.
Can a GP do a PhD?
Some people get into an academic role via an Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF). This is an academic GP training track, which involves doing the research training alongside GP training. These fund you for a PhD, including your salary, fees and the costs of your research.
What does GP fellowship mean?
Fellowship posts are intended to meet current and future primary care workforce needs, supported locally by Training Hubs within their Integrated Care Systems (ICSs.) The investment in primary care set out in the GP Forward View includes funding for post-CCT Fellowships.
How do I apply for an academic clinical fellowship (ACF)?
If you are applying for an Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF), you will need to meet the criteria in person specifications for both General Practice ST1 & the NIHR ACF Person Specification. Detailed guidance on ACF recruitment and appointment may be found on the NIHR website.
How long does it take to become a cliclinical fellow?
Clinical Fellowship Requirements. 36 weeks of full-time (35 hours per week) experience (or the equivalent part-time experience), totaling a minimum of 1,260 hours. Part-time work can be completed, as long as the clinical fellow works more than 5 hours per week.
How do I provide performance feedback to the clinical fellow?
The CF mentor must provide performance feedback to the Clinical Fellow at least once during each segment of the CF using the 2020 Clinical Fellowship Skills Inventory (CFSI) form [PDF]. The Clinical Fellow must receive a score of “2” or better on all skills on the 2020 CFSI [PDF] during the final segment of the CF experience.
Can a clinical fellow work in more than one location?
For the purposes of ASHA certification, Clinical Fellows may work in more than one location and they may have more than one CF mentor.
