Academic Training
Paediatricians wishing to pursue an academic career have particular
training requirements and there is a continuing need to sustain and
develop academic training programmes.
- The College has established a network of
Academic Regional Advisors
throughout the country to provide guidance and support to academic
trainees and those wishing to undertake research alongside their
clinical training.
- Trainees undertaking research will generally obtain a CCT via
the conventional route, their registered specialty being
paediatrics. However, a small minority may seek to have their names
entered on the Specialist Register via the academic route.
- Information on entry to academic training via Academic Clinical
Fellowships and Academic Clinical Lecturer posts can be found on
the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC)
website.
- The Academic Paediatrics Association (Great Britain and
Ireland) welcomes members from among all those interested in
academic paediatrics and those undertaking research
- The
British Academy of Childhood Disability's
Strategic Research Group has developed information for
trainees considering a career in academic paediatrics. The
information will be of most interest to neurodisability and
community trainees, but also to neurology trainees. There is
information on general academic training, including its
consultancy service, and a semi-automated system for locating up
to date information on grant calls and fellowships relevant to
paediatric disability research.