Stewart, PM, Bryan, S, Dukes, P et al. (3 more authors) (2012) What happens to clinical training fellows? A retrospective study of the 20 years outcome of a Medical Research Council UK cohort. BMJ Open, 2 (4). ARTN e001792. ISSN 2044-6055
Abstract
Objectives: The Clinical Research Training Fellowship (CRTF) allows up to 3 years support for clinically qualified candidates to undertake specialised or further research training in biomedical sciences. CRTFs are perceived as a crucial step in the career development and progression of Clinical Academics but there are no published data to support this notion. We conducted an electronic survey of a large cohort of Medical Research Council (MRC) CRTFs followed for up to 20 years. Design: Retrospective analysis of CRTF outcome data held with the MRC, UK. Participants: Two cohorts comprising 40 CRFTs awarded by the MRC in the year 1991 and 299 MRC CRTFs who were awarded a fellowship between 1993 and 2003. Results: The MRC CRTF scheme built capacity in clinical academia across the UK with 40% of CRTFs progressing to a University professorship. Importantly, the CRTF scheme is also providing NHS consultants who remain research active. Conclusions: This is the first analysis of outcome of CRTFs in the UK and provides robust evidence of the importance of this capacity building mode of funding to underpin research excellence at the University-NHS interface.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2012, Stewart, PM, Bryan, S, Dukes, P, Van Oudheusden, HL, Walker, R and Maxwell, PH. This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 2.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > Medicine & Health Faculty Office (Leeds) > Faculty Office Functions (FOMH) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2014 11:03 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2018 14:32 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001792 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
Identification Number: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001792 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81080 |