Twelve tips for Applying to Clinical Academic Training in the United Kingdom

MAW and colleagues offer their advice on applying for academic clinical training posts including the do’s and don’ts. The authors all have experience of the national Integrated Academic Training (IAT) pathway in the United Kingdom. Whilst all the following top tips are not mandatory to attain a clinical academic role, we believe they would put a potential applicant in a good position to succeed, regardless of whether they were applying for an academic foundation post, academic clinical fellowship or a clinical lectureship. We have tailored our advice so that it may be considered when constructing an application as well as helping applicants for the interview.