Child health research 2: Getting started and finding support, with Professor Will Carroll

How can paediatricians get started in research alongside clinical work? In this podcast episode, one of our Area Officers and former Officer for Research talks about how to navigate the balance between research and your clinical role.
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Professor Will Carroll, consultant respiratory paediatrician at University Hospitals North Midlands, Honorary Professor in Child Health at Keele University and RCPCH Area Officer for West England, talks with Davide in our Research & Evidence team.

Will discusses his experience building child health research programmes in a district general hospital. He shares the challenges he's faced from limited time and funding to balancing priorities. He also points to available support for paediatricians at different levels, such as trainee research networks, NIHR and your local research and innovation department.

Be enthused, be excited. Don’t give up that questioning spirit that I know so many of you have. I expect even people listening to this podcast are dialling in because they're interested in research because they want to get things going. And the truth is, it is possible.

Professor Will Carroll on the podcast

Tune in for an enlightening discussion about how paediatricians at any level can get started in research alongside a clinical role.