Resources

• Clinical Academic Training & Careers Hub (CATCH) acts as a one-stop shop for information about Clinical Academia, the careers it can lead to, as well as current funding and training opportunities. CATCH covers all aspects of clinical academic careers across multiple healthcare disciplines, offering step-by-step guidance for aspiring academics in all four UK nations.
• The Academy of Medical Sciences is the independent body in the UK representing medical sciences. Their vision is to improve health through biomedical research, and their website provides an abundance of information and resources that can be useful for any career stage.
• The Medical Schools Council website provides more information about what it means to be a Clinical Academic, the impact it can have and why it matters.
• The Royal College of General Practitioners offer a Research Engagement Hub service, in collaboration with the NIHR School for Primary Care Research. This aims to celebrate and showcase academic general practice as an exciting and varied career path, offering advice and resources for every career stage.
• The Vitae Researcher Development Framework

Further links and extra information:

CATCH Website:

• CATCH – National Clinical Research Career Pathway
  • The information at this link can help to consolidate ideas around what Clinical Academia is, the role it can play and why it is important in the medical landscape. It also provides insight into possible funding streams and expectations at the various career levels.
• CATCH – Why Clinical Academia matters
  • If you’re still unsure about why you might choose to become a clinical Academic, and how this can help, this page tells you everything you need to know
• CATCH – Who can become a Clinical Academic?
  • This is a landing page for initial ideas and the signposting of those who may be interested in Clinical Academia
• CATCH – Getting started as a Clinical Academic Health Care Professional
  • This page provides extra insights and suggestions as to how you can get started with ensuring that you’re on the right track for a career in Clinical Academia – particularly for Allied Health Professionals
• CATCH – Developing Research Skills
  • Here CATCH highlight some of the various skills that you may need to complete any future research projects or academic activities, and where you can go to develop these if needed too.
• Funding & Training Opportunities
  • This section of the CATCH website hosts information about various grants, awards, programmes and events that are available to you from across the UK
• CATCH – Careers
  • This page acts as a central hub on the CATCH website to host all things ‘Career’, including some more general Clinical Academia advice, as well as advice specific to fully qualified medics.
• CATCH – Cross Funder Career Mapping
  • This link is to a PDF document created by CATCH in partnership with the Academy of Medical Sciences and Medical Schools Council, which outlines some of the various funding opportunities available to academics at each career stage, in each region of the UK.

The Academy of Medical Sciences Website:

• AMS – Strategy 2022-2032
  • This link features the Academy’s current strategy documents (executive summary and full-length), including how they plan to create and open and progressive research landscape for health improvement, particularly by supporting researchers and building resources.
• AMS – What’s available to me?
  • Whether you’re a student, clinician or researcher, this link compiles a whole number of grant schemes, programmes and events tailored specifically for people like you!
• AMS – Learning Hub
  • This is a fantastic resource to improve your skills as a budding researcher. It features tips and tricks for a wide-range of academic activities, including Grant Writing, Networking, Communicating your Research, and even maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Research Engagement Hub:

• This resource is the result of a collaboration between the Royal College of General Practitioners and the NIHR School for Primary Care Research.
• Here you’ll find a wide-range of case studies from people that have been in your position for, and be able to hear how they navigated the entrance to Clinical Academia, as well as being signposted to more resources regarding research skills, fellowships, funding and networks.

SCREDS

• Here is the link to the NHS Scotland website for the Scottish Clinical Research Excellence Development Scheme (SCREDS)
• We also have information about the opportunities for SCREDS Lectureships here at the University, here.
• For more information on SCREDS, you can also explore NHS Education for Scotland and Public Services Delivery Scotland

Other Sources:

• Here is the link to the NHS Health Careers page ‘Developing your Health Career‘, where one of the subsections is all about Clinical Academic & Research Careers, with another discussing your options regarding research qualifications too.
• The UCEA (University & Colleges Employers Association) also host a web page about Clinical Academia, with some general information about it as a career choice, as well as links to the Follett Report – the results of which outline a number of recommendations and principles regarding joint working between NHS and Higher Education.