Opportunities for Academic Public Health Dr Jennifer Mindell Educational Supervisor, UCL Dept. Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL 19 th September 2012

Welcome

READ Working in academe to give you a different perspective; to investigate pertinent links that other people haven’t noticed, or to find out why they occur, whether they’re important, and how that information can be used to improve health. Toilets Fire alarms / exits

Types of academic posts and attachments NIHR (Walport) Academic Clinical Fellows NIHR (Walport) Clinical Lecturers Attachment during general public health training Attachment during Academic F2 / SEM / GP training

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellows Purpose –Start specialist training in Public health (ST1) –Spend 25% of time in academe –Apply for PhD funding or post-doc fellowship

NIHR Clinical Lecturers Purpose –Complete specialist training in Public health (ST2+) –Spend 50% of time in academe –Build CV as independent researcher / educator –Apply for Post-doc fellowship or senior lecturer post

Attachment during general public health training Purpose –Continue specialist training in Public health (ST3+) –Spend a period of time in academe To fill gaps in CV eg obtain publications To meet missing ARCP competencies eg complex data handling Taster session for academic work Apply for PhD funding

Attachment during Academic F2 / GP training / Sports & Exercise Medicine Purpose –Spend a period of time in academe Taster session for academic work Taster session for public health / epidemiology To meet missing ARCP competencies eg data handling To fill gaps in CV eg obtain publications

Which post is right for me – and how do I get it?

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellows

Academic Clinical Fellows: Content of post Masters – usually in PH at LSHTM or Imperial 25% academic / 75% NHS PH training Pass Part A MFPH Writing papers, presenting research, teaching Fellowship application

Academic Clinical Fellows – Eligibility (2012 round) Must be medically qualified and registered with the GMC Must be eligible for general public health training –At least 12 months post-reg supervised clinical work (eg F2) –Meet Foundation competencies or evidence of equivalent –‘good enough’ to be accepted onto the general PH training scheme Can have a PhD or MD if not already on PH training –But not always eligible – need to check Can be an existing PH trainee if no PhD / MD

Academic Clinical Fellows What we’re looking for Evidence of academic achievement –Prizes, awards, degrees Evidence of research ability / potential –publication(s), especially peer-reviewed papers –presentation(s) at national conferences Evidence of numeracy and literacy Evidence of interest in PH / Epidemiology / Health service research Understanding of the posts

ACFs – Who should NOT apply Those with no interest in or aptitude for an academic career Those who do not wish to undertake a PhD or MD The general public health training provides opportunities to obtain all the relevant knowledge and skills for public health work. Do not apply for an ACF post in the mistaken belief that it is needed to pass MFPH or to acquire all PH specialist training competencies.

ACFs – then what? Obtain PhD funding –Temporarily leave the training scheme while working for PhD (OOP-R) Decide don’t want / not suited academic career –Transfer to general public health training scheme 100% (give notice) PhD funding not (yet) obtained –Change to be 100% on general public health training scheme until CCT or funding arrives or further application successful (give notice)

Recruitment: ACFs ACF posts to start August 2013 –Imperial –LSHTM –UCL x1 (?2) –King’s Advertised (BMJ) mid-October –Closing date ?late October / November –Interviews January 2013? –Offers made by ? Application pack will be on London Deanery website: –follow link to Specialist Training training/acf-recruitment-2013www.londondeanery.ac.uk/careers/integrated-academic- training/acf-recruitment-2013 (??)

NIHR (Walport) Clinical Lecturers

NIHR (Walport) Clinical Lecturers: Content 50% academic / 50% NHS PH training Pass Part B MFPH if not already obtained Writing papers, presenting research, teaching Fellowship application eg NIHR Clinician Scientist Posts approved: –Imperial: ? –UCL: one 2013/14 (EPH or IPH or DAHR)

NIHR Clinical Lecturers: Eligibility (April 2012 – Mar 2013) Must: be medically qualified and registered with the GMC have PhD or MD (or MB PhD), or have submitted thesis (but must be awarded before starts post and 31 Mar) be eligible for ST3 or above in PH training scheme have passed Part A MFPH

Recruitment: Clinical lecturers Each medical school advertises separately: –UCL: Advertised after 01/04/13 to start by 31/03/14 –Imperial: ? –HPA/UCL ACL advertised recently (closed 10/09/12) –Adverts often NOT in BMJ –Application pack on London Deanery website or from medical school

Attachment during general public health training

Duration and content of attachment by agreement Open to all trainees on general PH training scheme, if appropriate Can be used by non-medics to have support for PhD funding applications Mostly used by people intending local public health career Any academic PH dept in London / KSS

Attachment during general public health training Informal discussion between the trainee, current trainer, potential project supervisor and educational supervisor –what the trainee wants / needs to achieve –what opportunities are available Attachments can be formally arranged and agreed only by the Training Programme Director Generally for 12 months but can be shorter (occasionally longer)

Recruitment to general public health training scheme (see FPH website) For both medics and non-medics Advertised (BMJ/NHS Jobs) 2 nd November 2012 Applications open 16 th November 2012 Applications close 30 th November 2012 (A full week before all other medical specialties) Written tests in January 2013 Interviews in Feburary 2013 Offers by 1 st March 2013

Attachment during Academic F2 / SEM / GP training

Similar to attachments during general PH training but generally shorter and doing simpler work Need to make contact and plan in advance to identify suitable project / time / supervisor

Recruitment: Attachments Speak to your TPD and to us

Recruitment: General If you don’t apply, you won’t be appointed –But don’t apply for posts you’re not suited for or don’t want If you don’t follow the instructions, it will make life difficult (eg application form vs CV) To be shortlisted: –You must meet all the essential criteria –You need evidence of some of the ‘desirables’ If you don’t tell us on the form, we won’t know GOOD LUCK!